Hello Dennis, Do you plan on bringing the the paint over the sides and onto the deck a bit, or having the line right at the corner/edge of the deck?  The latter option is easier.  Overal...

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I am getting ready to paint and varnish my expedition. It will have white hull , with blue stripe along the gunwales and varnished top. the painted areas will have primer . What is the best order f...

LOL, well, I'm sure I can find use for bonus pieces somewhere! I contacted Brandon at Turn Point design because I need to replace a few parts and I asked him about those strips. He didn't think the...

Hello David, I'm glad you've been able to get most of it figured out.  It can be a bit of a jigsaw puzzle starting out.  I do believe there may be a few bonus pieces in the kit, that are...

@Kellan Hatch Exactly the photo I was looking for! Thanks for that. It wasn't clear to me how the hatch pieces fit together David

Hi everyone, I finally had the time and space to take everything out of the original kit boxes to inventory all the pieces. It was a bit of a puzzle but it definitely helped me visualize the proje...

Moving on to rowing components.

Building the hatches. Believe it or not, this was not an adequate number of clamps for the companionway hatch. It came out a bit wavy. I will probably rebuild it at some point, but it is solid and ...

It's always really scary cutting holes in your boat!  

After a delay my sailing row cruiser is almst complete - but I still have not decided on the rig.  I have found a source for all the necessary Hobie parts here in New Zealand, but quite a lot ...

@Colin Angus makes perfect sense. Thanks!

Trinidad sounds like a dream location for boating. I used fiber cement siding on my shop in Northern California. It's great for that application (fireproof, rot proof) but I wouldn't want to try it...

Vulnerable Points at Bow and Stern. Lesson Number One: Paint is not impact protection (Obvious). Lesson Number Two: Stick-on keel was partially successful. It can't cope with the small radius (&l...

Prevent hatch lid blowing away. Tendered. With a black plastic quick release buckle.

Cargo Tie Down Points. I don't have evidence there are a benefit. However I derive peace of mind knowing a cargo will remain low and centered no matter now bumpy the sea state.     ...

Hi Jens, That seems like a good way to go.  The Expedition kit comes in three boxes.  These are the approximate dimensions: Box 1: 13x13x13", 28 lbs Box 2: 32x28x6", 25 lbs Box 3: 100...

Hi Colin Even though I wasn't planning to buy the whole kit for the Expedition Rowboat in order to a) cut costs and b) really build the entire thing from scratch, given the difficulty in sourcing ...

Hi Colin Thanks much for the feedback. That's very helpful indeed. I'll take a closer look at the availability of birch instead. Cheers Jens