JohnICe

Nice one

MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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That is a bad ass little boat bud! I like the little rooster tail it's throwing up. Kool old school nostalgic pic. Ty for sharing!

MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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finally got some glue and started this lil' buggy.
1st step. Laminate some pieces. Make opposite sides and the rear of the boat. Also a nose piece to stiffen the middle front of the hull. I think it's a hull. Lol.
glued the pieces and sat soup cans stacked on top for weight.

MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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Sanded the edges with wet 400 paper. What I had.
next is to assemble some skeleton of the hull. I let the glue sit over night well I sleep.
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Bud

It was just putting along in the pic. Wide open it got a little unstable. Was a fun little boat, though.

MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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more skeleton of the hull from this morning after I pulled it up from the paper a little and carefully.
Weight. Blahblahblah. Next i think is to sand the nose beam and shape it and add the skins along the bottom i think. Idk ill check later. Need to pack for tx and turkey day ect.
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MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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Home from work. Shaped the nose beam. Glue prep for the left skin of the hull. Pics of it all weighted down. Trying to remove as much gappage as possible. Shimed a spot too with excess material from the wood under one can to remove the gap in that spot.
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MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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this things gonna need a lot of finish work. Really need to work out a plan for sealing the hull and outside. Also need a color!
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MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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well we're on day 3 or 4 of this build and I need to buy clamps. Lol
Go figure. Ive also decided to coat the boat in automotive clear coat or possibly marine depending on the cost.
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Bud

Suggestion... run a bead of glue on all the seams on the inside of the hull. A little extra strength won't hurt.

MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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Yup! As soon as I get these skins on the hull. Gonna reinforce the transoms and run beads of glue around all joints. I did get some epoxy. May try and water it down with alcohol and test it on some scrap remnants to see how it turns out and if I'll need the clear coat 2 part.
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MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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After the gluing. I'll be sanding and sanding
lol

MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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boringness...lol but almost skinned the bottom of this boat.
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MonkeyCmonkeyDo

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Used the bar clamp to push the two skins together as I secured the skins with the wood clamps.
prob the 4th step or so getting around the front curve of the boat.
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