Posts made by Kellan Hatch

• RowCruiser in Utah

  Here's what I used: https://www.amazon.com/Creatyi-Flexible-T-Handle-Engineering-Machinery/dp/B075YD6PSV/ref=sr_1_15_sspa?s=hi&sr=1-15-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1  

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  Kellan Hatch
  4/17/25, 9:17 PM
• I bought a b̶o̶a̶t̶, I mean a pile of plywood and epoxy

  I'm glad to see you're back at work, Thomas. There were many days I cursed myself for being too impatient to wait for things to warm up. I hear you about how unpleasant bending over to work on the ...

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  Kellan Hatch
  4/11/25, 2:06 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  And that's about it. I guess I'm pretty much finished, apart from a few ongoing tweaks and touchups! My reward is a pat on the back, self administered. Of course, nothing is perfect, but over...

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  Kellan Hatch
  4/10/25, 7:44 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  I used eyebolts to secure the ourtrigger. These are just general connect points. For instance, if I want to plop a galley box down on the outrigger while I'm at anchor I can secure it to these with...

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  Kellan Hatch
  4/10/25, 7:41 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  I took a clue from Marty Loken and added oarlocks to the forward cockpit bulkhead for stowing the oars while at anchor.          

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  Kellan Hatch
  4/10/25, 7:38 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  The U bolts on the transom are general purpose attach points for cartopping and two-line shoreline walking. It's also a convenient place to thread a pair of handles through for moving the boat around.

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  Kellan Hatch
  4/10/25, 7:36 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  As I said before, I don't really care for the straps used in the original design to secure hatches. I was going to do a standard sailboat-style sliding hatch, but the instructions explained why tha...

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  Kellan Hatch
  4/10/25, 7:20 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  Forward hatch and bow hardware: 

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/30/25, 11:27 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  I added a window to my washboard. The hinges are motion resistant, so they will hold any angle: Latches on the interior allow me to lock it down tight:

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/29/25, 12:18 AM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  I installed battery terminals and a four-way battery switch (off, batt1, batt2, both) for experimenting with electric propulsion.

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/29/25, 12:11 AM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  Rowing rig and cockpit hatches installed (more on outrigger details later).

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/29/25, 12:08 AM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  I don't care for the straps in the plans, so I tried something completely different for the aft hatch cover.

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/29/25, 12:06 AM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  Painted and ready for fitting out. I used Wet Edge brand paint. It gets good reviews, but man, it takes a looooong time to dry. Like a week between coats. I was going to do three coats but settled ...

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/29/25, 12:02 AM
• Expedition - 1st season - lessons learned

  @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...

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/5/25, 4:48 AM
• Mystery parts from Sailing RC kit

  @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...

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/5/25, 4:39 AM
• Mystery parts from Sailing RC kit

  @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 ...

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/5/25, 4:34 AM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  @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...

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/4/25, 11:46 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  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...

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/4/25, 11:43 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

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

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  Kellan Hatch
  3/4/25, 11:41 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  Moving on to rowing components.

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  Kellan Hatch
  2/18/25, 5:57 PM