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Finish it in Florida and take the grand kids sailing. Think Cetol..

Nice little weekend project ! Beautiful..

High tide yet?

Guess I'll try this again... http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2338&familyName=Roll-Off+Amazing+Marine+Cleaner
I promise you will like this stuff.

Interesting... Looks like it will track well.

Nice work Mike.... As usuall.

Hmmmm. Maybe Velcro a surfboard to the underside of the inflateable?

I think your idea could work... Also maybe something like this. http://www.marinetechproducts.com/pages/550024/

I think they should all be put on a time limit. When a thread is getting a lot of traffic, then give it a stickie, when the traffic dies down, adios... I rarely look in on them, usually scan right...

Yes, please do keep us informed.

I had a shed kept trawler on the upper Chesapeake years ago that was the favorite target for pooping spiders, that stuff was nearly impossible to get off the gel coat and wood surfaces. And then I...

I worked with a young fellow the other day that had a nice set of purpose built saw horses, as much as I liked my Workmate, it's hard to beat a nice set of wooden saw horses....

Definitely a transom plug. Your boat will spend way more time on the trailer than in the water and you will want to properly store the boat with the bow raised and the plug left out. You will only...

A little pricey but these look like the way to go for our needs. I favor the bucket and chuck it method when offshore, these bags look good for the bay or rare instance when the marina head is not...

Always wondered about that... I see people on here once in a while in near panic because you can't buy red lead anymore.

My Workmate got claimed by Sandy, spent a couple days in salt water and is now a rusted mess.
I have been looking at these units from Home Depot and they look a lot sturdier than the Workmate and...

I use a Stanley surform wood rasp for initial clean up.

These old PT boats were state of the art back in '45 and they were very impressive with rocket launchers, aircraft engines, and depth charges that got results. Interesting they were built by yacht...

I can always pick out an Elco or a Huckins, I'm guessing Higgins. That boat must of had some serious tankage, three 1800 hp engines, I bet they could slurp down some gasoline.

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/boa/3746533668.html

Penetrol worked out good, I mixed the quart of bottom paint real well, then added about 6 oz of Penetrol and remixed again, then applied the paint, went on like a dream, about the last quarter of the...

Getting my boat ready for the season and bottom paint is next on the list. I can damn near paint the bottom with a quart and usually have enough paint around to get it done, no such luck this year....

Yes what Thorne said.... And I would assemble with PL premium or whatever stickum you prefer.

What Bruce said...
Have you ever built a boat before? that is a hell of a lot of plywood?

Welcome Happy Camper... I'm a big Devlin fan and have built a few of his designs, the crew at Devlin are first rate and will keep you on the strait and narrow if need be. Their plans are very good...

Nice work, he should be thrilled with that..

I knew this thread would degrade into a "I hate jet skies more than you" contest. Truth be told they are fun and no more harmfull to the environment than any other motorized boat as long as they are...

I don't think sailing is in decline, I think its on an upswing, atleast in my area anyway. The marina I keep my boat in has 300 slips, mostly sportfisherman and motor yachts usually about 85% with...

Google...

In order to get an insurance rider you first need to get an insurance policy, and getting a policy will most definitely require a survey, I doubt Mr Lane will be getting insurance. Here in NJ when...

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I'm sure all the authorities that matter are keeping a wary eye on this guy, give him his 15 minutes.

Looks like there is a trailer or dolly between the hulls, must be getting close to launch.
Wonder if bottom paint is on the to do list?

It's a shame this fella put this amount of effort into something like this. Coulda been a contender had he gone with a proven design.

I have been using butane canister cookers for years now and love them, we have two now, and use both at the boat and at home on occasion. I rarely use mine in the cockpit because the least amount of...

Thanks Dave, very enjoyable video. Filmed in 1981 oysters were aplenty back then, good times... Building rack of eye is a talent not seen much anymore, of course we have are own Erster Mike here on...

What is the construction of the bottom? Is it plywood with fiberglass over it, or plywood and carvel planking and fiberglass? Have never seen a Pacemaker of this vintage with factory fiberglass over...

Not a good place to find rot thats for sure, I suppose pictures would help. Do you have the same condition at both shaft tubes? I noticed on another thread you said you had a survey. There's no...

Funny....

I can't imagine building a boat without a table saw. He really needs to get over that. Maybe Dr Phil could interveen.

You guys are something else.... Why can't we let this thread fall to the bottom were it belongs.
After all this is just "One builders opinion on plywood" granted he happens to be The Grand Poobah ...

Looks like you will have big muscles when you are done... Congrats on you're downsizing, it is a good feeling and your new home will be awesome. Very interested on your review of FLEXICAT.

"Can't we all just get along"

A good way to stop this hardener from escaping from the can is to take a sharp awl and punch a vent hole in the top of the can. I'll second saw dust.

Nice boat shoes..

I don't get it either.. why drag this dead horse topic back out for a few more whacks when we ALL know plywood and epoxy isn't going anywhere. Traditionally built wooden boats are awesome, there is...

Sad, $100k worth of work reduced to 3,500 in scrap. This smells like an inside job, or somebody very familiar with their operation, they will get them...

You should consider reaching out to the local TV news station, that's an impressive pile of scap, who knows you may get lucky.

That's all good, it's best to have an experienced hand who knows how to economize and not waste material.

They look like nice boats.. I think you would use every bit of 3 gallons, if you are buying WEST they sell a 4.35 gal unit that's always nice to have laying around.

What do the plans call for? Two layers is a bit excessive, is this a stitch and glue design?

I too have had this set up on a few different boats and never had a problem. I think most people will turn the stereo down or off to use the VHF anyway...