Shawn_B

For structural filler I use wood four and cabosil. For fairing compound I use phenolic microballons.

Thank you Eric, I’m going to start sanding and fairing soon. What fairing compound do you all prefer?

Here is what I came up with to reinforce the hull, at least a little; I think 😉 It’s not the best craftsmanship ( I thought of this...

If you can get a copy of Renn Tolman's book- 'A Skiff for All Seasons' I think his explanation of epoxy filleting and taping is one of...

SJ, I should try this.

Thank you Carl, it’s probably too late for me now though. I’ll definitely make a mental note for if I ever build another one (probably...

Thank you for your thoughts, I’m going to run it on ~ 10hp outboard. If I do go with his original drawings I’ll add some more cross...

Ok I understand Mr. Devlin has an alternate drawing showing what you’re explaining however I liked the original. I’ll post a post a...

Yes I did and I’ll be sure to epoxy the framing down

So I am thinking of building the decking inside the boat with 1x planks over cross framing like the plan shows but I’m not going to...

I've never seen that approach, I will defer to those with more boat building experience!

Lol my approach is unconventional or stupid gotcha lol. I still have to hole saw that area of the deck to pour in the floatation foam...

thanks. I am going to use a lag style bow eye that I’ll fill the hole with epoxy and run the lag through with sealant around an outside...