Recent content by Mainline9

Echoing what GYPSY400 said, what was once CDX (now Performance Rated Sheathing) is an interior panel made with exterior glue. If you haven’t already started, you may want to consider returning the sheathing and replacing it with BCX or ACX. These sanded panels have the same glue line as your...

My advice is that you answer these 3 questions and you’ll be closer to envisioning what you hope your layout requires. 1) Is this a multi-species craft or do you see yourself targeting one type of fish? Live well, bait well and rod storage options will depend on your answer. Striper fishing...

2 parts min spirits, one part spar, one part boiled linseed oil. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’m not easily embarrassed - I’m in. In fact, I feel like a winner already as it’s not costing me $30 to finish near the back of the pack. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Without knowing the size of your transom (or how large a blank you’re going to lay up) and whether you’ll be using sanded fir or sanded southern pine, you’ll want to give some thought to how you will ensure good contact in the center of your blank. Southern Pine is particularly prone to bowing...

Rich - You are a font of knowledge. Great approach to securing Starboard to a transom. My only hope is that you got the ideal location - short of your boat being rear-ended by a school bus - that mounting plate is there to stay! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Enjoying your ‘account’ of the build. Almost expected to see a spreadsheet from a boat builder who knows his numbers. Looking forward to seeing your progress. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

LED lighting is certainly the way to go with interior lights, trailer lighting and your 360* white light. I’m still looking for LED red/green bow running lights that are USCG approved - hope you find these. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Scoot - I like that idea you have about using those modified screws to mark the panel back. I had toyed with trying something like a Q-Tip soaked in ink but abandoned the idea. After doing a dry fit of the plywood itself, I plan on sealing face, back, edges and fastener holes with epoxy, then...

Hoping to hear some thoughts about the preferred method of fastening this to the original ribs from anyone who has already done so. I’ve accepted that either fastener will be installed with the head above the finished floor surface and want to understand the merits of screws with finish/cupped...

I feel your pain. Vinyl has a lot going for it but there’s no denying that anything higher than your deck will telegraph through. Initially it will be nothing but a visual annoyance but time & traffic will eventually wear through over these rivets. Assuming you have ruled out replacing your...

You’re right as rain, a wide board is sure to cup and split. If you want that look, and have access to a table saw, R.I.P. the board into four strips, flip the second and fourth and glue with Titebond III. Re-orienting the grain direction on alternating strips will give you the stability you...

Duke, I had some scattered pitting and corrosion, particularly where the OEM foam had become waterlogged. After scubbing, sanding and a vinegar wash & rinse, I planned on primer, Bondo and more primer. After reading some threads and talking with Paul at Epoxy Products, I elected instead to...

Back at the rebuild. Over the past two months, I’ve addressed the issue of pitting/corrosion on the hull interior where the OEM expanded foam flotation had been compromised. All that foam has been removed and replacement pieces cut from 2” Dow extruded polystyrene to fit between (and then...

Advantech is NOT plywood but rather oriented strandboard. 7/16” OSB is heavier (15-20%) than 1/2” plywood and although it is made with exterior resins it will not withstand repeated soakings - it is intended to be used where moderate exposure to the elements exist, as in framing a house. Do...