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Yea, pretty soon you will see why I wash MF at the river. COOL BUILD BRO! Now you need to fix a few holes and I will go on the "next" trip. =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

Looking like we need to get it a bit slimmed and bloody. Oh, and anchor dented. Yea I owe you a ding. :D

That was my thought but my friend told me today that there is "voids" in normal ply and that marine is "non-void" laminates. I don't want to have to redo this build so if the extra money spent is worth it I don't mind spending the money. My thoughts were too that if it were sealed in epoxy...

If I am going to epoxy/fiberglass in all my plywood, why do I need to spend $90 a sheet for marine grade plywood? Would the hardwood birch plywood at Lowes for $40 a sheet work just as well? After all, it is 100% covered in epoxy resin and fiberglass. So is there a benefit to using the marine...

After burning through 3lbs of HTS-2000 let me tell you that the hand torch you have isn't enough. I finally went and got my dad's cuting torch and after getting that aluminum really good and hot, and tinning the aluminum first, I am getting joints that I would put up to welding. The rods are...

Ok, well, I guess I can put all this on one thread to start the time line. The boat is now named "Middle Finger" because I stuck a cut off wheel in my middle finger Saturday cutting aluminum angle. My friend named the boat "Middle Finger" because of the gash I have on my middle finger from the...

Pretty funny...... I had a guy ask me one time if I used my prop for a weed eater around a railroad track :D

Got a question about this jack plate. I have a 35hp long shaft and a 20" transom. I am trying to do two things. One move the motor off the transom to cleaner water and two use the plate to distribute torque more to the center of my transom. This is rated for "up to" 35 hp. How well is it...

I have gone through my 3 lb now of HTS-2000 and hold my "brazing" to a weld. The secret is that you have to tin your aluminum and use a rose bud tip with a cutting torch NOT that piece of crap propane torch. I have some pictures I am getting together on my mod. and will be posting them in the...

Thanks both of you for answers. I like the thin width mount

Poolie, Where did you get the base mount at?

It is a center console w/ front seat live well. In order to do an over flow I thought I would have to come out the top of the live well and then down under the sole and then up again and be over the water line for the drain. The water will not gravity flow this way or am I missing something?

I am in the planning stages in building my console with 15 gallon live well under the front passenger seat. The live well will be Epoxy resin fiberglassed. I am building the inside floor with the bottom slopped the back wall. I have two thoughts and need opinions. 1: Put in a bilge pump with...

Thanks. That would be a mess if I caught 700ish sq. foot of expoxy and fiberglass on fire in my garage :D

Good info and post.

I am paranoid because the last time I did this mod. my ribs failed and hence the reason for me to have to do this rebuild. I am trying to make sure that at each joint I have a structural joint that does not fail. With me fiberglassing in this sole and decks, my supports have to be a fail proof...

Good ideas on hardware. I like that pumping with the livewell. My paranoia is from a build to a bust finding that I didn't brace enough the last build and had ribs collapse again. I guess I am just paranoid and gun shy

Disclaimer: I am a redneck that has an idea from time to time. My ideas sometimes work, and sometimes they don't. Do not attempt any of my ideas as authority or you might find I am full of it most times ;) _________________________________________________________________________________ So...

I guess I was not clear in my question. I want to Gluvit my boat. After it has hardened I wanted to start to build resin/glass up in an area. Are you saying that after it is hardened that the heat of the resin would melt the Gluvit again?

Are you getting the fiberglass resin to stick to aluminum? Is it epoxy resin? Please explain more about the adhesion to aluminum if you don't mind. I just ripped my boat down to bare hull (had the nice carpet) because of the same reasons you are doing yours. I was going to glass my wood then...