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I remember and that was a lobster boat in name only. It was a very light boat with a traditional look.
I think they used the same engine we have.
Same concept here but with the runabout look.
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Are the videos that are on Facebook available here? I am not a.member on facebook so I couldnt see the video.
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I mobile upload them right to FB, so thats the only place I have them right now. I will upload them to youtube eventually.

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uploaded some pictures from friday. Hull is stitched up. Having the stitch holes pre-drilled by the machine really helped in aligning panels. Having a lip at the bottom of the MDF molds is a huge help in knowing how far down to pull the side panels = no droopy bow, which is going to be really important on this boat for the aesthetics. Tacked the panels in place with a some epoxy glue from a cartridge, next step is going to be to attaching transom and finish tacking it all up.

I used some PVC pipe pieces as backing to the stitches, this makes he panel pull together when you tighten the stitch. Also, i needed up needing to use wire towards the bow, zip ties would not cut it.

The build sequence for this boat is going to be a little different from the others because we have to flip the boat twice. Once I have the outside of the hull glassed, we will flip the hull in order to put in the jet pump. Once the pump and the part of the jet-ski hull that is around the pump is glassed to the inside of the runabout hull, the hull gets flipped back over so we can completely fair the bottom.

In order to make sure we do not loose any of the shape of the hull with all this flipping, i may epoxy glue the molds to the inside of the hull with a few cleats here and there - just to keep it from moving. I can pop those out later with the multi tool in no time.

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Looks good 8) I don't do facebook.
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The rounded sided look awesome. I think that alone is going to really make this boat standout. And that transom is cool too. Very retro looking. Good job guys. Those puzzle joints turned out nice and neat, I like that.

And I am with Larry, I don't do facebook.
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This is going to be very cool!!

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Are those puzzle joints that strong that you don't need a layer of glass :?: I know there is a lot more
surface area for the glue but was wondering about when the boat hull is working under way .
This is a very cool project .
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Yes, the puzzle joints are strong enough for the hull assembly. One of the advantages is that they don't produce the extra thickness of the fiberglass splice = less sanding. Also, no flat spot as with the butt blocks.
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