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Posted: **Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:59 am**

Moving the build to the progress page

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Posted: **Sun Dec 05, 2021 9:35 am**

Wow! Lots of good progress there!

Posted: **Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:37 pm**

Looks like good patient work. What filler are you using that’s green?

What will be her home waters?

Jbo

Posted: **Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:40 pm**

jbo_c wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 12:37 pm Looks like good patient work. What filler are you using that’s green?

What will be her home waters?

Jbo

Total boat

I tried making a dyi filler but the total boat filler is far superior

Posted: **Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:53 pm**

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Posted: **Fri Dec 31, 2021 11:05 am**

Fun place in the build where you see a lot of progress. Looks good.

Posted: **Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:30 pm**

Rub rail modification

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Posted: **Mon Mar 28, 2022 9:04 pm**

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Posted: **Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:56 am**

Looking good!

We should get together with PeeWee sometime and go fishing and have a beer.

Posted: **Thu Apr 07, 2022 8:10 am**

Nice progress!!! Jeff

Posted: **Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:18 am**

Browndog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:56 am Looking good!

We should get together with PeeWee sometime and go fishing and have a beer.

Great idea!

Posted: **Sat Apr 09, 2022 10:42 am**

pee wee wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 9:18 am
Browndog wrote: ↑Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:56 am Looking good!

We should get together with PeeWee sometime and go fishing and have a beer.
Great idea!

Yeah sounds good, are y’all both on the Ga coast?

Posted: **Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:56 am**

I’m just up the road from y’all by the Harris Neck Wildlife Refuge. Exit 67 off of Highway 95. But I get down to St. sSimons & Brunswick about once a month. My wife works in Darien. I think Pee wee is pretty close to you.

Posted: **Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:10 am**

Right, I'm just south of the big bridge on the Little Satilla river.

Posted: **Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:03 pm**

Browndog wrote: ↑Sun Apr 10, 2022 10:56 am I’m just up the road from y’all by the Harris Neck Wildlife Refuge. Exit 67 off of Highway 95. But I get down to St. sSimons & Brunswick about once a month. My wife works in Darien. I think Pee wee is pretty close to you.

Ok cool, when I finish we’ll get something figured out

Posted: **Sat Apr 16, 2022 9:07 pm**

pee wee wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 10:10 am Right, I'm just south of the big bridge on the Little Satilla river.

Yeah we’ll have to meet up, maybe I’ll have it finished for fall fishing and mash hen season

Posted: **Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:23 am**

I’ve got more boats than I can use. Inshore, near shore, offshore. Anytime y’all want to do something, I’m game.

Posted: **Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:22 am**

Browndog, really good to hear from you!! I hope you and the wife are well!! Jeff

Posted: **Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:16 pm**

I decided to level the transom

Posted: **Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:23 pm**

Posted: **Sun Apr 24, 2022 9:46 am**

Looks good!!! Jeff

Posted: **Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:08 pm**

Well done! Tom

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2022 7:12 am**

total fair on the topside

Posted: **Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:52 pm**

Bottom coat and underside of rub rail filled in

Posted: **Tue Sep 20, 2022 10:36 pm**

Alexseal seafrost. Rolled with the rolling additive.

Posted: **Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:28 am**

Nice finish, looks great!

Posted: **Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:54 pm**

pee wee wrote: ↑Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:28 am Nice finish, looks great!

Thanks

Posted: **Fri Sep 23, 2022 3:56 pm**

Hull finished finally

Posted: **Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:22 pm**

Looks good Edd. Tom

Posted: **Fri Sep 23, 2022 4:23 pm**

Nice work Edd!!! Jeff

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2022 10:08 pm**

Ready for top coat

Posted: **Sun Oct 09, 2022 5:48 pm**

Taped off for non skid

Posted: **Sun Oct 09, 2022 6:53 pm**

That is going to be a *very* pretty boat...nice work. Looking forward to photos from the first time on the water.

Posted: **Sun Oct 09, 2022 9:54 pm**

Looking good Edd. Tom

Posted: **Mon Oct 10, 2022 12:46 am**

TomW1 wrote: ↑Sun Oct 09, 2022 9:54 pm Looking good Edd. Tom

X2

Posted: **Mon Oct 10, 2022 7:56 am**

XX2. Jeff

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:39 am**

Non skid. I debated on kiwi but just went with the nonskid broadcast method.

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:40 am**

Which paint did you broadcast over and what product did you broadcast?

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:43 am**

fallguy1000 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:40 am Which paint did you broadcast over and what product did you broadcast?

Alexseal

It’s called skidtex aka sand, got it from my local pair store

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:48 am**

Edd wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:43 am
fallguy1000 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:40 am Which paint did you broadcast over and what product did you broadcast?
Alexseal

It’s called skidtex aka sand, got it from my local pair store

Paint store

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2022 12:02 pm**

Nice Edd!!! jeff

Posted: **Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:35 pm**

Jeff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 13, 2022 12:02 pm Nice Edd!!! jeff

Thanks Jeff

Now I’ve got to get all the excess sand with shop vac

Posted: **Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:44 am**

2 coats of alexseal. I’m going to lightly sand and one more coat; to get rid of stray sand particles and lint.

Posted: **Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:50 am**

Really well done Edd!!! Jeff

Posted: **Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:00 am**

Jeff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:50 am Really well done Edd!!! Jeff

Thanks

The alexseal is good stuff. Excellent coverage. I’ve done the hull and topside with one gallon. I’m gonna get another qt to finish coat 3 and the inside of the two storage hatches. Two coats really had if covered, but three no question.

Posted: **Tue Oct 18, 2022 11:09 am**

Just to clarify. The cover so far is with one gallon mixed. Two quarts topcoat plus converter and reducer to equal a gallon mixed.

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:35 pm**

Hatches done

Posted: **Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:39 pm**

Nice work Edd!!! Looks great!!! Jeff

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:04 pm**

Dang Edd, have you been to Seaslugs boat building school or what?

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2022 6:03 pm**

That's one fine looking skiff, beautiful work. Looking forward to seeing the splash. I used Alex seal on my last build and absolutely loved working with it.

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:23 pm**

Fuzz wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:04 pm Dang Edd, have you been to Seaslugs boat building school or what?

Yeah I tried and failed haha , those are the fiberglass hatches from bbc

Posted: **Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:26 pm**

seaslug wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 6:03 pm That's one fine looking skiff, beautiful work. Looking forward to seeing the splash. I used Alex seal on my last build and absolutely loved working with it.

Thanks

The alexseal is good stuff

Posted: **Sun Oct 30, 2022 7:54 am**

Here’s a few pictures of the console set up

Posted: **Sun Oct 30, 2022 1:04 pm**

Nice!

Posted: **Sun Oct 30, 2022 7:42 pm**

Posted: **Thu Nov 10, 2022 9:08 pm**

A few pics

Posted: **Thu Nov 10, 2022 10:29 pm**

Nice Edd. Tom

Posted: **Fri Nov 11, 2022 8:55 am**

Very nice Edd!! Jeff

Posted: **Fri Nov 11, 2022 10:24 am**

May your livewell never be empty! Fish pics please!

Posted: **Tue Nov 15, 2022 9:28 pm**

Pretty much done. We put it in the water today. Start breaking in the Suzuki.

Can you post a video on here?

Posted: **Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:57 am**

Beautiful! Congrats!!

Posted: **Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:59 am**

Upload the video to YouTube and then post the link.

Posted: **Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:32 am**

Congrats Edd, she looks great!!! Jeff

Posted: **Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:25 am**

Did you give her a name?

Posted: **Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:34 am**

Great work, huge congrats! Very professional looking build, looks like she floats in a puddle!

Posted: **Wed Nov 16, 2022 9:42 am**

Very nice, congratulations on the splash!

Posted: **Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:59 pm**

Nice! I bet it feels as good as she looks!

Posted: **Wed Nov 16, 2022 6:30 pm**

She looks great.

Congrats on the launch! Tom

Posted: **Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:59 am**

Wonderful job. She looks absolutely stunning. Congratulations!

Posted: **Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:13 am**

The boat performs really good. 27mph and dry with my dad and I last Saturday. We had to work hard for two keepers.

Shot a limit of marsh hens yesterday morning.

Posted: **Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:25 am**

Sweet! Very nice-looking haul.

Posted: **Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:02 am**

Edd wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:13 am The boat performs really good. 27mph and dry with my dad and I last Saturday. We had to work hard for two keepers.

Shot a limit of marsh hens yesterday morning.

Those fish are too easily spooked. I found out using an 8' rod allows longer casts and more hookups after spending the whole day throwing with a 6' rod and having the captain continue to tell me to throw harder with my bad shoulder. I finally setup my 8' rod which was onboard the whole time and the captain commended me for finally casting further.

Posted: **Sun Nov 27, 2022 1:40 pm**

fallguy1000 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 27, 2022 11:02 am
Edd wrote: ↑Fri Nov 25, 2022 9:13 am The boat performs really good. 27mph and dry with my dad and I last Saturday. We had to work hard for two keepers.

Shot a limit of marsh hens yesterday morning.
Those fish are too easily spooked. I found out using an 8' rod allows longer casts and more hookups after spending the whole day throwing with a 6' rod and having the captain continue to tell me to throw harder with my bad shoulder. I finally setup my 8' rod which was onboard the whole time and the captain commended me for finally casting further.

Have you tried braided line? You will pick up some distance with braid too. We were a little tight, but the area we were in usually produces for us. I’ve gotten accustomed to having the luxury of a trolling motor, which makes a huge difference. I’m planning to put one on this boat ASAP.

Posted: **Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:29 am**

Blood on the deck! Ultimate Success!

Great work, congrats again!

Posted: **Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:33 am**

Looking good Edd!

Posted: **Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:51 pm**

What HP did you go with?

Looks great.

Posted: **Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:06 pm**

Cbuf wrote: ↑Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:51 pm What HP did you go with?

Looks great.

Suzuki 30, I was trying to keep it light.

Posted: **Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:23 am**

Is that a 4 blade prop? I tried several props and because the boat is so light I found that a 3 blade is much faster and the boat doesn't require the lift of the 4 blade. Just food for thought. I would think you should be able to hit 30 mph especially because you built light.

great job.

Posted: **Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:37 pm**

Cbuf wrote: ↑Tue Nov 29, 2022 10:23 am Is that a 4 blade prop? I tried several props and because the boat is so light I found that a 3 blade is much faster and the boat doesn't require the lift of the 4 blade. Just food for thought. I would think you should be able to hit 30 mph especially because you built light.

great job.

It’s just the stock aluminum prop. I’d like to try another one. I messed up when I mounted the Jack plate and the engine sits too low. The cavitation plate is about 2” below the hull with it jacked all the way up. It should help when I get that straightened out.

Posted: **Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:08 am**

If it helps I built mine heavy, ( Livewell, trolling motor, poling platfoam, with a 50 hp). My cavitation plate is about 1.5 inch above the bottom and I'm thinking of going one more hole up. Also, the transom as designed (or at least how I built it) was too steep. I had to install motor shims to get more negative trim.

Posted: **Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:13 pm**

The negative trim is good. I definitely need to get it lifted though.

Posted: **Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:07 pm**

Chuf, when you tried your 4 blade props were there pitch size at least 2" smaller than your 3-blade pitch. The most in speed you should lose is 2-3 mph. Edd if you would like I would be glad to work up a new prop size for you if you would like. Tom

Posted: **Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:20 am**

Edd,

Really nice job on the LM!!!! Always nice to see some fish in the cooler!

-Reid

Posted: **Sun Dec 04, 2022 8:05 pm**

TomW1 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:07 pm Chuf, when you tried your 4 blade props were there pitch size at least 2" smaller than your 3-blade pitch. The most in speed you should lose is 2-3 mph. Edd if you would like I would be glad to work up a new prop size for you if you would like. Tom

Yeah I’m open to suggestions, thanks

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