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I'm withholding any pride until I confirm it floats and stays upright! But thanks!
Boat building
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I’ve got faith in your craftsmanship, Henry. No worries, but pack a bucket just in case.
Fantastic looking boat Henry. What's the stuff you attached to the deck? Looks really nice and will improve grip and keep things quiet.
Hey Tom, do you think he has that decal on the bottom that says something like “If you a read this turn me over”……..
Wait till he gets the first ding in it. It will be that first dent in a new car feeling times 100.
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Hydroturf - wasn't originally in my thinking, I was planning to add some non-skid to my final coat of paint and use some old GI sleeping pads in the cockpit for keeping sound down. But I realized when doing some sanding this summer that the surfaces get fairly warm and wanted something to also keep bare feet comfortable when using the boat in warmer weather. This eva foam serves all three purposes (grip, cool, quiet), and saved a little paint work.
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Well, that's already happened a few times - the nice thing about wood/epoxy boats is that repairs are quite easy!
Cool boat- How much do you think it weighs?
should be much easier on dog also.
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I'm going to be interested to weigh it and find out... but I'd guess between 600 and 700 pounds before the motor.
I fished with a guy named John Turcot out of Titusville for quite a few years. One trip John had just received a new Gordon skiff, first time in the water. It was a super skinny boat so we took it into some challenging spots and proceeded to scrape off some gel coat, put a ding in the bow chime, and put some redfish slime in a few spots. That might be the best way to break in a new boat - do it all at once, like ripping off a band aid.
used to have 16'bass boat. Fished chain lakes on CD'Lane river. all theses lakes- I think 11 had channels to river- developed to log back in late 1800's-early 1900s. One, Swan lake had reverted to just a creek. about 3/8 of a mile- could us electric for over half but friend would get out and Afican queen it up the last bit with me abusing trolling motor. The cool thing is when we got into lake we had an almost unfished lake- and no competition. Made for fun day alone on 100 acre+ lake. It was by no means easy on boat. very cool water history on lake and river.