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For my transom drain holes I drill oversize holes and used a piece of copper pipe. I found the drain plug I wanted to use for the pipe, then drilled/epoxied the pipe into the transom.

You could also use a threaded pipe fitting and then use a pipe plug for that fitting. Just another thought!

If you ask my brother (who is a diesel mechanic), go Dodge diesel. He likes that diesel engine the best.

So you feel lonely?

I found some dry PT at Lowes about a month ago. Not much deck building going on, so these had dried in the store. I have the laminations all done and painted. The epoxy worked well on them.

Just wanted to wish all my fellow boat builders a Happy New Year. May you all have the best for 2015.

I think I am going back into the boat building with another kayak!

WOW slug that is some awesome stuff. My first love is building, like most on this site.

When I was about 9, my dad ordered and built a 14 ft Cris Craft boat. I would help him "sand" or so I thought I was doing great work. I guess that is when the bug bit. Then at 16 I saw a plan for a boat and dad said lets build it. He helped me with setting the frames etc, but I did all the fairing w...

what a beautiful picture.

The only problem with making the utility frame height higher will be the stem. You may have to make a cardboard or luaun template to see how the stem will fit. I suspect you will have to make the stem longer to minimize the angle or you will never get the plywood panels to bend. Just some thoughts. ...

The pics above this message is exactly what I did to the flying saucer, except I have the smart tabs. I also had the power trim on the motor, so I could change the motor angle depending on how much weight I had in the boat.

316 SS is the only stainless that resists corrosion from salt. We used it all the time for our food processing equipment that was exposed to salt.

You can also use stainless steel. Some SS can be use also in salt water. I used all SS on my flying saucer every where I could.

Mojo, You can try heavier shock absorbers on your smart tabs. Don't know if you already tried that. I am really shocked that you have not found the right combination. Smart tabs and motor angle did it for me no matter how much weight was in the boat. Just thought about it. Did you make yours the twi...

have you tried ebay. that is where I found mine.

that is cheap way to fix the problem, vupilot.