Posts made by David E Lee

• Cockpit drain?

  How do you keep the cockpit from collecting rainwater when trailering? Is there a way to install some sort of drain with such a thin hull? Thanks David

  posted in Builders Forum

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  David E Lee
  11/7/25, 9:45 AM
• Hull largely complete and nearly ready for "sea" trials (before the lake freezes)!

  I finally got to the painting stage when temperatures started to drop below 60F here in the NE. I rented an indirect diesel heater to get the uninsulated garage to where it needed to be and ran it ...

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  David E Lee
  11/6/25, 8:37 PM
• Trouble modifying mizzen mast for sailing RC

  For those wanting the rest of the story... I noticed that the aluminum insert on section two (which shouldn't have been there) pushed down inside the tube, so it wasn't fixed in place. That was a b...

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  David E Lee
  11/6/25, 8:10 PM
• Trouble modifying mizzen mast for sailing RC

  I purchased two masts for the O'pen  skiff per the directions and finally got the nerve to modify one of them to be the mizzen mast. I was very careful where I made the cut, but I found that s...

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  David E Lee
  9/28/25, 2:51 PM
• Roll your boat

  @Loren Kelley did anyone ever answer your question about installing a bilge pump? I'd be very interested as well. Thanks! David

  posted in Boat and Product Questions

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  David E Lee
  3/29/25, 10:06 PM
• Rowcruiser Assembly

  Wow!! I'm just starting my build with the amas and akas, because they are small enough to build in my heated basement until the weather gets more cooperative to use the garage. You've done an amazi...

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  David E Lee
  2/26/25, 8:13 PM
• Cutting akas to length

  Hi everyone, The laminating of the akas turned out to be a cinch with the great instructions and using nails to guide the top and bottom boards! But now I'm at the delicate point of cutting them t...

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  David E Lee
  2/26/25, 12:40 AM
• Mystery parts from Sailing RC kit

  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...

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  David E Lee
  2/20/25, 7:37 PM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  @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

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  David E Lee
  2/19/25, 9:28 PM
• Mystery parts from Sailing RC kit

  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...

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  David E Lee
  2/19/25, 9:01 PM
• Coating panels before assembly

  @Colin Angus makes perfect sense. Thanks!

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  David E Lee
  2/17/25, 5:43 PM
• Coating panels before assembly

  Hi everyone! im new to the forum and am just starting the build of a sailing cruiser from kit. I've watched pretty much every video out there on the RC (very helpful!) but I'm surprised people see...

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  David E Lee
  11/8/24, 11:21 AM