Recent content by ulav8r

I was thinking after my last post that the deck probably would be a little stronger if it were crowned. Yes I too will miss this forum though I have not been on it very long. It would be great if it could be moved to groups.io.com. I am a member of several groups there though some of them...

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That is a beautiful boat but I would like to offer an opinion on two changes I would make if building a similar boat I would make the strips on the transom horizontal instead of vertical and I would make the deck with a crown(higher down the center).

That would be great.

Such bad news! I have not been on it near that long. I need to login and start saving pictures. Does anyone know of a quick way to save entire threads?

Thicker plywood would work. Also, the ribs I first suggested if wider or more of them would add more strength and weight. An experiment you might try would be fiberglass cloth adhered with Titebond III instead of epoxy. Maybe a 4 inch wide strip of plywood and fiberglass to compare to a 4...

Reinforcement on the interior will add more stiffness than the same on the exterior as water, rock, or logs pushing against the bottom will be trying to stretch the interior and most reinforcement materials are stronger in tension than compression. Fiberglass on the inside would provide the...

I would be tempted to try ribs on the inside of the bottom. Run them between the frames, one down the center and one or two on either side parallel to the center rib. Maybe 5/16" thick for the center rib and 1/4" for the others. 3/4" or 1" wide of cedar, cypress, or yellow pine.

I find using diagonal cutters to remove the brad nails works very well. Grip the brad right against the wood, then twist the cutters sideways to pull the brad. It doesn't take much grip to hold the brad against slipping and the cutters release the brad easily. For long brads the cutters...

Do you have a table saw? Saying that using spacers would make the gunwale too wide seems like you don't but making strips from 1x12's indicates you do. If you have a table saw you can cut strips to a width of your choice. Using spacers between the gunwale and the hull would be easier than...

Getting ready to put tile in the master bathroom. Put down heat mats yesterday.

If it were being sold to an individua l, it would be worth more than you could ever get for it. Twice the cost of materials would let you continue building as many as you want but will not leave much for wages though it could keep a retired geezer busy doing something he loves if he can...

The pictures are now showing at the bottom of post 1 and enlarge when I click on them. Great looking boat.

Thanks, I will watch for them.

What happened to the pictures? I would like to see this one.