Boat Builder Central

Tremendous! That's one big hull. Is that the standard Meranti that comes with the CNC kit or did you upgrade? It looks like beautiful wood.

-Dave

Jacques, Did you make significant structural changes to the C17 with this modification? I have the original C17 plans, and I've made what I think are very similar modifications to them. I don't want to buy another set if I can add a center console to the original plans along with my other modificati...

Here's another link.

http://www.boulterplywood.com/

It's the "Teak and Holly Decking" in the Marine Plywood section.
You have to email them to get a quote

-Dave

Lori, No, it's hard to do it without sanding down the epoxy around the area. What I do is just use the edge of the sander on the edge of the glass. It creates a bit of a "V" right on the transition point, but it's easy to fill that with fairing compound or quickfair to get a uniform surfac...

I prefer to use both. If it's the heavy biaxial tape, first break down the edge with your grinder, sander or whatever you'd like. Next, use a fairing compound of thickened epoxy/microballoon mix to feather the edges in to the hull, then finish by sanding the whole thing to end up with a nice transit...

I like it. I'll ask the first question. Is there standing headroom in the under the pilot house roof?

-Dave

Looking good Umlaf. Keep the pics coming.

-Dave

GuestUT, I've never been in the Cheap Canoe, but I've hunted and fished from canoes in the past. I actually like the canoe as an all-around boat. It's light, transport is easy, maneuverable, most are usually easy to handle when you're alone. For duck hunting, you don't have to worry about large boat...

Scott,

As we used to say here in Mass, USA, pissa! Or as we say now, niiiice! Sweeeeet! I really like the finished brightwork. That front deck is outstanding. I'm excited for you to launch that puppy. Send some good pics of her on the water.

-Dave

Just some opinions, Umlaf has a good idea. If money is tight, you could start with something like the FL-11 or GV11 and add a motor later. Start out as a row boat, add a trolling motor and finally, a gas motor. A canoe is a great idea if it's just two people, but after fishing for years from a canoe...