Boat Builder Central

As someone who is preparing to use QuikFair for the first time, this is very helpful. I especially appreciate it that you included tools that you improvised (ice cream scoop - Eve is going to have a problem with that...) or recommend (drywall knife makes perfect sense for the task but everyone seems...

It has been almost a year, with some medical bumps along the way, since I have made a post or any progress but I am hoping to do some work on the boat and get it turned over before winter. At this point, it is fair to say that I am struggling a little with the project and hoping for some advice and ...

Trying to be well-set-up before attaching the first layer of the rub rail gave me some confidence, but there were still a lot of unknowns. It was a little unnerving to see Gel Magic for the first time and be using it to permanently (I hope) attach a piece of rub rail to the boat. Dan's recommendatio...

Thanks Cape Man - learning is always fun and the teaching done on this forum is the best kind of learning.
To my mind it reveals aspects of the world that make perfect sense, but is mostly stuff I could never have thought of on my own.

Wow! Thanks for all the clamp ideas and examples and for the welcome Cape Man. Improvising is something I truly admire and love to dabble in when I have confidence. Both the pvc clamp idea from OrangeQuest and screw/fender washer idea from Jeff are like genius ideas - and I already have the perfect ...

Wow Jeff! Thanks, you made my day already. All of your suggestions make perfect sense to me, especially nesting and alternating long/short layers... actually especially practicing the process makes the most sense of all to me. I think that Reid recommended/sent me some gel-magic that I put on a shel...

Thanks Dan! It feels like very good company indeed. I've been away for a few days and hope to get the rub rail built up and in place before the low temperatures move me on to other projects for the winter. The steps, as I see them include: 1. Remove the fiberglass that dripped beyond the sheer to th...

Covering the sides of the hull took longer than I had predicted, but I had a lovely day to do it (75 degrees). It was also much messier than I thought. The dripline of epoxy on the floor made me feel like a toddler but very grateful to Pee Wee for advising me to put down some resin paper to protect ...

Hi Jeff! - Thanks for the welcome (and especially for complimenting my shop). Readsboro truly is one hilly and beautiful part of Vermont - not to mention one of the snowiest ridges in New England! This forum is an amazing community and it has added great fun to the boatbuilding process. Pretty much ...

The temperature today here in southern Vermont will not get out of the 50's and the extended forecast has most nights dipping into the 30's, so I am starting to strategize what I can get done before I have to shut down progress on the FS-14. Dan - Thank You for the reminder about the pleasure that c...