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I always wanted to build a hydro. i used to have a souped up 9.9 that combo would have been a lots of fun.

You only need a few things to build a stripper: Listed in order of importance for success Patience, LOTS of clamps, about 5000 staples, and plenty of beer

Nice Looks like a teardrop without the troublesome curves and big piano hinges I thought seriously about doing that to an old jet ski trailer

It worked great. It was hard as nails after it dried and stood up to use really well. It didn't like oyster shells though....scraped through paint and primer right down to the epoxy touch ups were easy but took longer to dry than latex.

Crocs with either wool or polypro socks In cold water I wear my boot foot waders with a belt in case I turtle

Bringing out the Boy Scout in me I like to do a leave no trace fire whenever possible. If there is an existing fire ring or fire pit I'll use that...No sense adding to destruction right :wink: If there isn't a pit or ring here's my site prep options 1. Dig a fire pit 4 ft diameter and at...

Bellybuster I haven't tried Tremclad, but I have used Rustoleum. That's the green lapstrake canoe I posted on the bragging board. My current yak just gets latex exterior paint. I abuse that boat and frequent easy touch ups are a must to keep it looking decent.

Run, Run ,Run for your lives, the Tasmanian Deveil is one the loose, RUN!!!!! Classic Bugs Bunny Awesome pics Mick. Does the missus part time for National Geographic??? The classic boats is my new desktop photo. Hope you don't mind :)

Bellybuster Good plan on scrounge built boat. 8) The first yak I built was entirely from mahogany plywood packing crates. We were importing a lot of materials from South America at the time and EVERYTHING came in a mahogany box.

I vote for prevention One of the best ways I've found for making smooth transitions (joints) is to cover the joint with 6 mil clear polyethylene sheeting. Then using a dry roller or squeegee roll the joint smooth. Get rid of as many air bubbles as possible, smooth all the wrinkles and rough...

We do this one every Sunday morning on our Boy Scout campouts. It makes cleanup a breeze and the Scouts can be packing gear while breakfast cooks. Make sure you use the freezer bags though, with cheap bags you get poached eggs. :wink:

Yeah it is. The only problem is that I'm about 40 pounds heavier than when those pics were taken, so I don't have much freeboard. I spend my time in the plywood yak now.

I do both depending on three things 1. what is the inteded use 2. how much time am I or my customer willing to devote to keep it pretty 3. base material for the project My fishing kayak is painted w/ latex on the hull and has a varnished deck. I drag it though mud, over oysters, even...

She's abeauty Digr

I keep trying, she's still my baby girl at home but she's almost 15 now and too cool for hugs from Daddy in public :cry:

It had a much smaller opening when I first buit it. I loved the way it looked, but getting things out when I needed them for fishing was a pain. I didn't want to strap a big plastic crate on the back deck, so the Jap saw came out. It dropped a little weight in the process which is neve a...

I like that coaming I did something similar on my Mill Creek using a 2x4 that I ripped into bending strips

It really depends on where one lives. I'm 1/2 hour from the coast, so most of my time is on tidal creeks and rivers chasing trout and redfish. There is a landing on the Ashley River only 5 minutes from my house with a 7 mile trip to a landing north of Charleston or 13 miles to a city park in...

Here are a couple more pics of the lapstrake canoe The first shows how the strakes overlap and the stem profile. I had to cut a tapered rebate into the ends of the strakes to get it nice and flat. The ends were eopxied to the inner stems and got 3 screws in each strake. The garboards were...

The lapstrake was sweet. I built it for a customer. His goal was a 15 1/2 ' boat what weighed less than 40 pounds, had good tracking and lots of secondary stability. I drew a boat with a nice round bottom, gentle flair and no tumblehome. I put a total of 3" rocker in the boat and 15...