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Building a boat is not really rocket science. Building a boat with the avaliable splinters, compounded by the issue that we can no longer keep wooden boats in the water in the area, and if so the costs for anything especially a small hull is not in the cards with me, I built these hulls to...

I used the PL window, door, and Siding sealant. At the time it was 3.88 a tube. It does takes some getting use to as far as drytime and curing times. I like it because it cures under most situations in a day unless its really cold as long as the caulk tube has been kept warm. It does not like to...

I guess this is as good of a place to put this as I know.. A great Christmas gift this year included a simple teeshirt, fitting I guess. I got a real kick out of this one.

Wellllllllllll, I guess it just depends on short or long term fun too. You do not need any purple pill to enjoy it longer. A boat is kinda like your pet dog. Its always there at a moments notice, no excuses, very little makeup to buy, no fancy meals to purchase before hand, just a peanut butter...

Heck that crowd has forgotten more than I will ever pretend to know. One last one before I go kiss Ms. Santa Claus goodnight, for the regular side framing and longituals I used fir sawn from thrown away window sills, since nowadays folks use plastic for almost everything. I used heartpine for...

There is just nuttin any better than being afloat in your very own constructed boat. You will recieve ten fold for sure. Pretty work and pretty scenery!!! Enjoy!

On these bottoms, they have a constant deadrise from bow to stern, even though the bottoms are tucked up. The transition to maintain this creates a building nightmare for people that have never done this before. In the foward area where the deadrise is, this is the shape and how I did it. IN...

Well I guess I will finish my blogging. :wink: Hopefully this will help someone reading down the road. On both the centerboards I used old plywood, a nono from the standpoint of purists and by all building practices since its not really strong from the side stresses. So I glassed it with 1808...

Round stern planking was done with strips of the cedar fastened to longituals simular to cold mould construction methods. The strips were from the two sections of the siding, the transom was from the narrow side and the sides were from the wider section. I used a lot of the narrow stuff in the...

Now for some details of the two builds rolled in one thread. I used western red cedar siding which got a lot of chuckles from the purists as it was house siding that could not be sold since some of the edges of the laps were broken. BUt what the heck, wood is wood you know, or at least I do...

Then I made mast crutches so I could stand up and also made some that are just above the cabin top if I am by myself or just two on just an overnigher along the barrier island. I use the mast which is easily removed by pulling the pin out at the tabernacle which also steps the mast to the keel...

:lol: I also can sleep four very comfortably in decent weather. I fabricated a hardtop convertible so it would be easily accessible under the short bow. I also created inserts long the centerboard and slatted seating for split boards that store away foward easily. There is actually two shelves...

Thanks guys. They are just functional and fun hulls for poking around the shallows. I have detailed shots of the constrution which I will provide later as I really enjoyed the builds. Paddling Gator, we do the Cortez show in the early spring time and sailed all across the flats where all of...

This is my build on a 23 foot Skipjack of my own design using reclaimed lumber and creative building technique working around dumpster wood that I used from a local lumberyard that sells home building materials. The thread will be loaded with photos but hopefully will not cause much harm for the...

One thing that I have personally found is that the Min Wax is its much thinner for sure. Thinner varnishes do not like overcoating over epoxy either. Less solids does bring the costs down too and will require a few extra coats indeed. As I attempted to state, the initial prepwork and build up is...

I am a fan of plain old oil base varnish, spar it is. I also like the price and can deal with varnishing every couple of years, Yep, thats right. The key to longivity for varnish is make sure to fill the grains from the beginning. The wood will not crack the finish and will last longer. People...

Hum that has to be some background on the issue of MinWax varnish. I do know that over epoxy coated surfaces, and sometimes depending on what type of epoxy resins thats been used, varnish will not dry. But for me I love the stuff and get great service on my trailer sailor sailboat, 23 foot...

They have ruined almost all of the coastal and waterfront land, paying big bucks early on, bulkheading , gated community bylaws, and some taking over the commissioner seats all along the banks and SOBX region. The boatbuilders and landowners for generations that worked the water around Harkers...

Thats a really old fishing town thats been converted to some retirement living in the marsh grass because its way out of the way even though you can see life across the creek. .

LOL! I am not sure if you are pulling my leg as I am still green here. I do know that it does appear that you like to build period? Yes, No?