Recent content by Coersum

Congrats on a successful and dry launch. I am surprised she sits so high with all that extra weight (the floor.. talking about the floor lol). We'll see how mine sits once I finally get her wet :D (if everything goes to plan, possibly this Saturday, or next weekend depending on weather).

This is what I was thinking, if anything, that means I don't have to include them in the budget right now. I've seen the Attwood portable LED nav light kit, one of those days I'll snatch a kit and keep them in the boat.

My transom boards looks like they are made to hold a 20hp, that stuff is strong... I do have a 20hp in the basement I am hoping to sell. I would try it on if I wasn't worried that the whole transom would fall off from the vibration :D (also for the fact that we might take on water from the...

**** that's some nice work, your are getting close, you will be on the water before I do :) Post some pics sitting in the water to see how she floats.

It's been a while since the last update, had some other priorities for the last few weeks but finally did some significant work. Daughter helping me with the front end floor.. just enough floor to stand, walk, turn around on and limited additional total weight: The floor is fixed in place and...

Awesome, note: make sure to wire brush and polish the bottom before to paint the top of the hull lol. Took some precision wire brushing which could have been done much faster :D

Finished polishing the bottom of the boat: Next, I need to re-install he oar locks (need to paint the supports), fiberglass the transom pieces, install a support for the trolling motor and cut a piece 1/4" aluminum to put on the outside of the transom (my 2x1/2" piece doesn't come flush with...

Sorry for the lack of updates, weather has been more winter than spring... I have been doing a lot of figuring out for the inside, I will be adding a small 14" wide floor between the middle and front bench (just enough to stand and walk between the 2 benches), which will add about 4lbs to the...

My Trailer is.. less than great I would say, the back tubes are rusted out pretty good, the rest seems to be in ok shape. For now I am going to cut off 8 inches in the back. (it looks worse than it is because we tried to weld a support on the left side but failed and it rusted a bit (didn't...

Thank you, I got a bunch done this last week (even though it doesn't look like it) because we have had higher than normal temperatures, trying to get all the weather dependent parts now :) Shortened the front of the trailer, installed a new Coupler with Grade 8 nuts and bolts (this thing won't...

I like the idea of using stencils (IMO sending something is way easier than removing Lettering glue) Did you just print them on reg paper ? What kind of glue did you use for the stencils ? I have to wait to make sure my paint is cured before I put anything on it :D Boat is looking good!

Did the first coat of the inside sides yesterday, it's called quicksilver, it's a blueish grey, closish to battleship grey. Looks much more blue than it really is in the picture: Second and final coat today. Also did some work on the trailer, shortening the tongue (got a new coupler for it...

I am not going to do anything to the outside bottom till I get to leak test it.. till this week we had weather in the teens and lower, this week it's like spring is early and I get the chance to paint (or would have had to wait till may/mid-may to get 50+ deggrees here in WI). This is why I am...

Finished painting the outside top sides (rustoleum navy blue rattle can, no more cans for me!!). I called it good enough, it really doesn't look all that bad, but a boat with lots of dings will show with gloss paint :D Checked with a seat put in and it is dark (much lighter with sun, this is...

Yes this is half the reason why I am unsure about the floor (the fact that those little boat are tippy and the weight). If I do add a floor, it will only be about 2" to 3" off the bottom. Another idea was to make a curved floor so that I don't have the ribs in the way when walking, forming pink...