Hi Anthony, Oak works very well for riggers, and looks good.  Cutting a rigger from one piece of wood creates a nice elegant and seamless look, however it requires a very wide piece of wood t...

Hi Colin, I have an oak board that is 5 3/4 wide,13/16 thick, and 10 feet long.  I would like to make my rigger out of one piece rather than two pieces that are epoxyed together.  I plan...

In my personal experience, you can't expect to get perfect trim before the boat goes into the water because of all the variations in what you are carrying, who is going to be in the boat and what d...

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Typially, about 8" of overlap is optimal.  This is measured with the oars completely level, and with maximum overlap.

What should the overlap be for the oar handles?

Measuring by volume or by weight both work well, each having pros and cons.  I've always done it by volume, but see no reason why mass wouldn't be just as good.   The biggest benefit...

Is there an advantage to mixing the epoxy by weight rather than volume, and if so, what would the ratio be? Thanks. 

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Hi everyone, I’m in the process of building my rowboat and was wondering about the best ways to adjust trim and balance for optimal performance. Since weight distribution plays a huge role i...

@Kellan Hatch Many thanks Keelan. I've advanced the idea a little bit more. I created that flat area for the rub rail to settle on. After removing paint and sanding I built up a flat area with epo...

@Tony Farrell Sorry for the delay, out of country.  Thanks for the very helpful analysis. I'll be going over my rig in anticipation of wetsuit season and will supply close-ups as soon as...

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@Tony Farrell Great idea. I used a strip of hdpe plastic on one of my boats and that worked pretty well. On my two most recent builds I just layed up 8 layers of fiberglass of diminishing sizes alo...

@Colin Angus I was also missing these parts, so I contacted Brandon. He said they are no longer included in the kit because they were getting broken frequently. Consequently, the grooves into which...

@David E Lee This is hilarious. I have now used all of the parts in my kit except a handful of mystery parts. They are the same ones shown in your picture. We need to start a competiton to see who ...

@David E Lee I'm not overjoyed with the result. My hatches don't quite fit flush. It will be ok, though, I'm going to install them with turnbuttons which will flatten them out and hold them down ti...

Flipped, sanded and primed. I ran out of primer 80% through, so now I'm twiddling my thumbs waiting for another can to arrive. I'm excited to be in the final stretch. My goal is to be finished a...

Another nailbiting cut into the hull. This time for the bottom of the daggerboard well.

Works well.  All the second position material can be removed and a big hatch attaches, so it works as a single too.   How do I post a video here? ,