Another year and another project....

[tin can]

I don't believe the boat will be finished by then bman....I got a few more yards of fiberglass and gallons of epoxy to go before I can even think about a wet test...

That equates to another 2 years.

[MudDucker]

If you have it ready, I'm sure I'll be at Cape San Blas for a week at some point during the summer.

[Chalk]

That equates to another 2 years.

I just ordered 100 yards of biaxial tape....

To Be Continued...

[tin can]

That equates to another 2 years.

I just ordered 100 yards of biaxial tape....

To Be Continued...

OK, 18 months.

[Chalk]

Did some filleting and taping today....Kinda started without thinking about it much (I tend to over think things, it's best to jump in head first sometimes )..Anyway used S3 EZ fillet and filleted three seams...realized I didn't have any brushes to spread resin with so I ran to Home Depot....picked up a couple of cheap brushes and thought about a roller...Picked up some 4" Quali-Tech Foam rollers (the ones for all paints, not the one for latex)...Nice small roller with a round end that worked great for smoothing out the glass and fillets...They worked for me with a 2:1 slow cure resin, not sure how they will hold up with a fast cure or warmer temps.

1/2 the hull inside is taped and smoothed out with "poor mans" peel ply.

To Be Continued...

[qoutrage]

Man, ya coming right on along with that thang. We gonna need some more pictures pretty soon to see ya progress.

[Chalk]

Q, it's been a journey...some say I'm slow, but it's therapy for me...Not to many things let the other things melt away for a few hours...Spent two hours tonight laying some more fiberglass all I have left to do is fiberglass the inside keel.

Need some more epoxy and fiberglass fabric...Decided to use some composite foam for the bulkheads to keep here light (to carry more tackle ).

She should be done in a few months if work and slush funds permit

To Be Continued...

[tin can]

Decided to use some composite foam for the bulkheads to keep here light (to carry more tackle ).

I've seen the boat. I would suggest outrigger pontoons if you're going to put your tackle bag in it.

[tin can]

Here's the motor you need. We now have a local dealer.

http://www.prodriveoutboard.com/videos.htm#

[Chalk]

Here's the motor you need. We now have a local dealer.

http://www.prodriveoutboard.com/videos.htm#

If your buying....4K

Hit a couple of yard sales, pick up a lawnmower motor, some pipe, bearings and a prop and we can do it

[tin can]

Here's the motor you need. We now have a local dealer.

http://www.prodriveoutboard.com/videos.htm#

If your buying....4K

Hit a couple of yard sales, pick up a lawnmower motor, some pipe, bearings and a prop and we can do it

I've seen the motor. a little more sophisticaded than a lawn mower engine. All of the money is in the lower unit.

[rocket]

Here's the motor you need. We now have a local dealer.

http://www.prodriveoutboard.com/videos.htm#

If your buying....4K

Hit a couple of yard sales, pick up a lawnmower motor, some pipe, bearings and a prop and we can do it

I've seen the motor. a little more sophisticaded than a lawn mower engine. All of the money is in the lower unit.

I wonder how those things would hold up in the salt.

[Chalk]

I wonder how those things would hold up in the salt.

Tin can is buying, I don't care ....Probably going to be an outboard when all the saw dust settles, but I'm still interested in seeing what a mud motor would do on it...

[tin can]

Here's the motor you need. We now have a local dealer.

http://www.prodriveoutboard.com/videos.htm#

If your buying....4K

Hit a couple of yard sales, pick up a lawnmower motor, some pipe, bearings and a prop and we can do it

I've seen the motor. a little more sophisticaded than a lawn mower engine. All of the money is in the lower unit.

I wonder how those things would hold up in the salt.

I looked at it pretty close. The muffler is painted sheet metal. There are some lawn mower type exposed cables. Other than that, it's all aluminum, stainless, and plastic. Keep the cables sprayed, plan on a muffler every couple of years, and you should be OK.

[rocket]

Here's the motor you need. We now have a local dealer.

http://www.prodriveoutboard.com/videos.htm#

If your buying....4K

Hit a couple of yard sales, pick up a lawnmower motor, some pipe, bearings and a prop and we can do it

I've seen the motor. a little more sophisticaded than a lawn mower engine. All of the money is in the lower unit.

I wonder how those things would hold up in the salt.

I looked at it pretty close. The muffler is painted sheet metal. There are some lawn mower type exposed cables. Other than that, it's all aluminum, stainless, and plastic. Keep the cables sprayed, plan on a muffler every couple of years, and you should be OK.

I fished out of Hickory Mound with a 6 hp go-devil for years, that's about how it reacted to the salt as well.