Boat Builder Central

Ken at Propgods is fantastic to deal with.

First the outer thickness seems very thin to me- maybe 1/4 inch at best(@ transom) that's not bad at all Next as you can see in the pictures - the stringers were never bonded to the transom. that is definitely a better way to do it. You will leave/make limber holes for drainage. Cut the stringers b...

would be very interested in hearing about the VC spraying vs. rolling and how much paint you have used (coverage). I am going to be helping my buddy spray his 25 seacraft

nice!

I hope this EMC lasts a long time.

well, its the same stuff that goes on the hulls of boats and also aircraft......so Im betting you have time to forget the pain

If you do something like that, you will cut through the rubrail - which is a structural piece

I dont think its a bad idea at all, I would probably do it if I built an FS18. You are going to need to build up some thickness on the edge in order to attach a rubrail. you can do that from the underside, or make a toe rail on the topside. this is how I made extra thickness on the underside of the ...

AH Ha..... then your golden

Any other tips that might be helpful? Yes :!: Dont do this :D ........ Throw a drop cloth over the hull with an oil filled space heater underneath to warm the surface overnight. Over the years there have been more than one instance of people have coating failures due to residue from oil heaters. Th...

Transom: 2" thick total. 2*3/4" plywood. Outer skin was 1/8" thick. Inner skin was 3/8" thick. That is an abnormally thick inner skin 8O More typical of a boat that sixe is 1/8" t0 1/4" inside skin. To rebuild that thickness you will use approximately 3 layers of 1708....

for scuffing paint, i think 180/220 does a great job. The more aggressive grits do not "bite" as well into a super smooth/hard surface. The primer sands well with pretty much any grit.