Posts made by Jay Bonthius

• CNC Shops around the World

  For those in the Puget Sound area, I've had great experiences with Edensaw Woods. They stock marine plywood (although they are currently out of 4mm Okoume like everyone else) and seem to price thei...

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  Jay Bonthius
  1/26/23, 12:39 AM
• Custom camper top design feedback

  @John P, right, I can't imagine it'll handle particularly great at high speeds. But then again, it's a Prius, and it wasn't meant to go high speeds ;-) Anyway, thanks for the feedback! @Colin Angu...

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  Jay Bonthius
  1/26/23, 12:35 AM
• Custom camper top design feedback

  @Colin Angus thank for the feedback! On your sunrofo point, I will be able to enter the top “bedroom” directly from inside the vehicle because I'll be removing the trunk hatch. @John P...

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  Jay Bonthius
  12/11/22, 12:33 AM
• Custom camper top design feedback

  This is an off-topic post not relating to Angus boats specifically, but to stitch-and-glue construction. If this violates the forum rules, please feel free to delete! I'm designing a stitch-and-gl...

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  Jay Bonthius
  11/30/22, 10:42 PM
• Stretched Sailing RowCruiser

  Colin, thanks for the informative reply as always. And that pic! It's amazing what the boat can handle for its size.

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  Jay Bonthius
  11/1/22, 6:20 PM
• Stretched Sailing RowCruiser

  In this year's R2AK, Team “Fix Oder Nix” raced in a “stretched” (24'6" LOA, rather than 19') Sailing RowCruiser. Their extension included a second smaller cabin for an addit...

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  Jay Bonthius
  10/25/22, 10:30 PM
• Tiny bubbles in fiberglass

  @Colin Angus Thank you! I think I'll leave them as is, then. Building this boat was largely meant to be a learning experience so that I could hop into the larger boat projects (e.g. Rowcruiser) wit...

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  Jay Bonthius
  10/7/22, 1:21 AM
• Tiny bubbles in fiberglass

  I'm nearing completion on my Oxford Wherry 16: Despite Colin and Julie's top-notch instructions, I managed to screw up the interior fiberglassing of the hull. I found myself playing a game of wh...

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  Jay Bonthius
  10/5/22, 11:13 PM
• Expedition vs RowCruiser

  @Colin Angus, on the seaworthiness aspect, how would you compare the Expedition to the Sailing RowCruiser? Or, say, a regular RowCruiser with additional ama/aka outriggers? I'm in a similar positio...

  posted in Boat and Product Questions

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  Jay Bonthius
  10/4/22, 7:01 AM