Boat Builder Central

Awesome! I am sure you will get the trim issues worked out. I would hate to add ballast on a planing boat, but it shouldn't affect you materially in displacement mode. Have you thougth about water ballast? It would be easy to flood some compartments near the transom and then pump them out before tra...

Hi all, I recently bought a nice quiet Honda 2000w generator because of flooding issues around here. However, now that I have this on hand, I am thinking that I may try to use a 36v trolling motor for secondary power on my GT23. Batteries alone should last a few hours. If I carry my generator on boa...

I am sure it will look great Daddy. Good luck and hope you are on the water having fun soon. I took a look at that trailer model you are using and noticed that it has two sets of bunks (fore and aft) rather than some that have only one set. Looks like it would be more adjustable to fit this style of...

Daddy, Wow, it amazes me the speed at which you are working. Keep it up and you will be there in no time. I know from home remodeling that those many final detail projects seem like they take forever to complete. We are plugging along slowly as usual. Been working on glassing the inside with biax fa...

Daddy,

Excellent progress. Can you post pics and make/model of trailer? Did you have to modify it much?

I read the thread on your motor bracket. Can't quite picture how you are setting that up.

Keep up the pace, you will be on the water in no time!

Greg

Wow, nice shop you got there Daddy. Looks like you will be passing us up soon. I have been down with the flu this week, so nothing got done. Have you decided what materials you are going to use for the cabin sides and roof? I originally wanted to do the corecell composite but I really need to save s...

Here are the negatives I have been able to come up with so far for the cab aft version: 1) Passengers sitting outside when underway will get more spray. 2) When anchored from the bow, passengers in front will get all the wind (could be a positive at times) 3) If all the passengers are outside the ca...

Got the rollover frame/cradle part way done. Quick work with the nail gun. Hope to roll soon when the snow melts off the driveway. Plan on using a tall A-frame with a block and tackle. Daddy, I did some old fashioned "cut and paste" to consider your aft cabin idea. I have to say, it doesn'...

Daddy, Bottom is painted and done. We need to do a final 1-2 coats on the sides and transoms. Currently working on building a frame around it to use for rolling. Just got a framing nailer so that should go fast. However, there is about a foot of snow in my driveway right now so it aint goin nowhere ...

Looks great Gubbs! IIRC, you used some heavy glass windows and fairly heavy plywood construction for the cabin? This is likely contributing to the weight distribution issue. I was planning on building a lightweight foam cabin/roof with lexan windows and putting the tanks under the bunks. Now I'm not...