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Thanks Hank. The trailer has a lot of work yet and what you see is mainly temporary especially at the bow end. There will be proper stops for the bow guard and i will add vertical stabilisers as well for loading the boat. I bought submersible LED lights for the rear and they have yet to be wired but...

I got the boat turned today and its a great milestone reached at last :D . It was a good effort by all to manoeuvre the hull into place. See attached some images of its resting place for now. Trying to turn the hull was the difficult part but many hands make light work. I look forward to building th...

Here are a couple of pics before the turning of the hull tomorrow. I will send more when on the trailer.

I made the trailer to suit the hull and the Irish whiskey will be ready for my team who will help.

Regards,
Neil

Hello all, I have been away from the OB19 for quiet some time with work and other things. Since my last posting I have worked hard on the hull and have applied all coatings including primer, undercoat and 3 layers of International Perfection Top coat (Platinum colour). I must say it looks good and I...

Plenty of work with this console and will be good to get the same finish as the hull. I plan to build a t top around it. My plan is to have the Image of the boat with t top but in ireland, it's purpose will be to keep the rain off instead of the sun. I have been looking at paints a lot and my next c...

Had a go at the centre console. It was a mix of designs off the internet and a few inputs from myself. http://i1366.photobucket.com/albums/r761/Nkelly100/df8e2c607c9d2addbca95c21f9a56ee0_zps9b2eadbf.jpg http://i1366.photobucket.com/albums/r761/Nkelly100/70bf09703c00c738124c0c224fb841e0_zps55bf0cae.j...

Been working away since the last post. After all the sanding and prep, I was happy to apply the first layers of primer. I used the international inter protect primer. It's tough stuff and very smelly especially after a day or so. The weather in Ireland is cracking right now and good for this work. T...

I can't believe its over a year since last on the site. Been busy with work and been gone for almost 8 months but I am back with family and the boat building. Please see attached photos of progress from the beginning. http://i1366.photobucket.com/albums/r761/Nkelly100/image_zps7f82880c.jpg Started w...

Wade Thanks for the reply and the advice. I already have half the hull covered with 300g and it was a race to complete it. I done it by myself and it was hard work. I asked my brother to help but all he done was drank coffee and supervised from a distance. I will finish this first layer and will pos...

That is a very good idea and definitely something to try. It was certainly a challenge to make the strakes turn out as you did on the hull. They look well finished and will do a good job. I am going to attach new photos of my progress so far to date. Question, Is it ok if you apply two layers of 300...