Applied the two layers of fiberglass to the exterior hull. I am looking forward to working on the interior components and decking next.

Macbeath hardwoods in Berkeley no longer carries Okoume. Meranti they do. In the Sacramento area Hughs Hardwoods carries Okoume down to 4mm

Hello Jim,The sliding seat and the oar pins are the only moving parts on the Expedition model. Hence, they’ll most likely to need close attention and maintenance.I’m very keen to learn ...

I really like those pontoons for the Rowcruiser.  Do you have the basic dimensions? Thanks!

Keep at it Daniel. Cutting the parts is a fun job and exciting to hold the parts in your hands. I finished glassing the inside and turned the hull over to prepare the exterior for fiberglass.  

David, im right behind you on the build. Getting ready to cut all the pieces in the next week or so. I'll be following along. I do like how clean you build looks so far. 

Bow compartment complete. I grabbed the 4 inch wide roll of fiberglass tape off the shelf by mistake and installed it before realizing I had the wrong width. A little more weight for the bow.

Completed glassing the front and rear compartments. The bottom fillet at the stern required a fan to keep it cool during curing. That is a lot of thickened epoxy in one location.

I'm starting my sailing row cruiser build and have a question about CNC cutting the parts. I have a 4' x 4' cnc table and was going to cut the parts that will fit on the table using the .dfx files ...

Hello Jim. I'm keen to get a better understanding of the problem. Can you share photos of rhe uneven ware. Can you share photos or drawings of the 'flexing'. What is regular use? What is heavy...

@Kelle Snodgrass You're very welcome Kelle. I got great joy to see my boat with its deck fitted, it felt like a big step forward. I hope for the same for you too.   T.

Hope this helps Paul. Best of luck now. Tony 

The orange did not work well with the dark coloured primer.  I put four coats on the bottom, it's still not great, used a lot of paint. Now I'm turning my attention towards the deck. I have ...

The blue worked well with the my choice of primer colour. I got two coats on the sides and hatch lids from one 750ml can

For topcoat, I expect choosing only one colour is most economical.  I choose two colours, blue and orange. 

Hello Paul. I can't speak about varnish.  I got two coats of Two-in-one primer/undercoat onto my Expedition. Roller application. I didn't need the entire contents from the 2 x 750 ml cans, m...

I built my Expedition at my summer cottage last fall but didn't sand and paint it yet.  I'm planning to varnish the deck and paint the hull.  I won't be able to source quality paint/varni...