Beginnings of what I'm hoping to turn into a mirage drive / daggerboard box
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
Bow, transom, and second coat of epoxy complete. I'll come back tonight for the third coat. A question if anyone is reading. I've run out of the raka epoxy from duckworks, but I do have epoxy from ...
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RowCruiser in Utahposted in Builders Forum
Looking great! In retrospect I wish I had used the same technique, but I decided (poorly) that it would be more effort than it was worth.
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
The second side was much harder to smooth than the first. It had essentially no tack left, but was still a tiny bit soft. That was enough to make the cloth refuse to slide while smoothing it. Got i...
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
First side on! Back again in a couple of hours.
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
I won't have time to glass the hull until middle of the week. Then it's on! Hopefully having the first layer out for a couple days won't hurt anything. I also rolled out and cut the second piece so...
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
Amas are now sealed up. Just between us, maintaining any level of professionalism while filleting their insides was "challenging". Let us never mention it again. I can safely deny that the insides ...
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
So work has basically taken over my life for the last little bit. But I've been able to sneak off once in a while. My plywood warped slightly in the humidity here, so once formed into the hull, th...
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Dagger board placement?posted in Builders Forum
@Michiel Kommer Thanks! I haven't started on the outrigger system yet, so I would have REALLY been kicking myself!
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Dagger board placement?posted in Builders Forum
So I've done a bit of reading, and from what I'm seeing, you place the board like this. Draw a line from the center of the main and the center of the mizzen. The board is placed along t...
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
I took yesterday and today off work. The amount of progress I achieved on the boat surprised me. The entire inside is epoxied, and fiberglass/epoxy where intended. I'm thinking I'll give it another...
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Dagger board placement?posted in Builders Forum
Not going to lie, that's not what I wanted to hear lol. But it sounds like what I NEEDED to hear. Thanks for saving me from a mistake! Now I've got some head scratching to do
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Electric propulsion for RowCruiserposted in Builders Forum
I have no experience with the mirage drive, but from what I've read, the turbo fins "hopefully" will be sufficient. My plan is a well for the mirage. Bixby sells an electric that drops into the pla...
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Dagger board placement?posted in Builders Forum
I'm thinking about using the sail from the goat island skiff (105ft2) and no mizzen. Elsewhere Colin had said a sail of this size might be doable but for the sake of balance the dagger board would ...
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
Up to this point I've been using all total boat thixo products in the tube. Fillets on the bulkheads went great, but I wasn't sure it would be thick enough to do the bow and stern. I also bought t...
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
Seats are just sitting there. Bulkheads are all wired in. Shear clamps in the bow are matched. Winding sticks said the boat was a tiny bit twisted, so I clamped them in place and hung another...
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Sliding riggerposted in General Discussion
I seem to remember seeing that Colin had done some experiments with a sliding rigger. Were the results of those tests ever published? Would it be worthwhile to attempt fitting one into a row cruise...
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
I know I said progress would be slow, but I got excited and took the week off work. Bulk heads are temporary and will need fitting and wiring in. No progress next week until the weekend possibly
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I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxyposted in Builders Forum
I have gotten my replacement kit from duck works. However the slow time at work I had planned for boat building passed while I waited. That combined with not wanting to spend time in a 100+ degree ...
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