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Fair. Except that it is no resin, it is a used resin bucket I store screws in. And it's no dumbbell, it's a weight for holding things in place. :) There is also a demoted barbell weight somewhere, serving the same purpose.
I would think I'd catch cr*p for tools on the ground first, though. :D
Bulkheads and stringers added, hull crated up and flipped. Mower in the back serves as a brake to keep the hull going over too fast and too hard; seems to have worked well. No damage (that I can see), except to 2x4.
If I could do it indoors, I would have done it indoors. :)
Drought helps. I'll probably be ready to flip it again next weekend for fairing and painting.
Second half of August: Floppy hull assembled, removed from temp frames, and forced into alignment. Yes, 2x4 is crooked, but my real reference is the string. Second image has some of permanent rubrail already added.
One thing I learned so far is that stitch-and-glue gets uncomfortable at this hull size. Worked well enough for a 15' Tango, but three plywood sheets end-to-end get unwieldy and flop once in place. Had to add temporary rubrails to control tincanning during initial assembly.
Traditional planking...
24', semi-planing, stitch-and-glue structure. Plans call for 30-90 hp outboard, but 90 seems to give very little extra for a whole lot more money, and 30 would probably struggle. For interior, I am planning one RV-sized bunk and room for a sleeping bag under the helm.
That was my other issue with cabin boats on the market - they all seem to have a commode under the v-berth, which means the bunk will get peed on eventually. I think I found enough space for a separate throne room (no proper head, just a pee bottle), and if the pop-up roof idea works, I might...
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My current BlueWave has served me well, but it’s getting uncomfortable: too much where I don’t need it, not enough where I do. I don’t need 35 knots, especially around South Texas bays, but I do want an overnight angler.
And herein lies the problem: nothing reasonably...
I am considering a new 60hp to power a build in progress, and trying to assess reputation, ease/cost of maintenance, general reliability, and anything else that I might need to know before plunking down a wad of cash. Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks!
The thingie with the red lever, top right. Aftermarket ones tend to have the wrong inlets.
Yep, I used a kit for the pump replacement - not sure which manufacturer. I wasn’t happy with the bracket bolting to the vapor tank support, so I made a different one that bolts directly to the block...
Love the idea. I’ve had both fuel pump and solenoid failures on a 2005 J115PLSOR. The solenoid was replaced with OEM (luckily, still available, but pricey), while the pump was replaced with a premix retrofit kit. That, in turn, got a 3D-printed mounting bracket because the supplied bracket...
