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Hi David, I recently purchased an AA Broadbill. It is a homebuilt and I have a thread on the forum that has turned into a thread on repairs (Advice on sneakbox - AA Broadbill or MLB Wigeon). If you have a home built you might find a picture on the thread that would give you an idea. My...

I would not say I'm a woodworker. In the last 10 years of my career I collected a few tools: a General 14" bandsaw, I rebuilt a Unisaw and a Makita 2030 jointer/planer thinking I would need something to do. Unfortunately my garage is not big enough for the boat and tools and I had to put...

I'm slowly picking away at the hull. I managed to source some local epoxy and not so local marine plywood. There was more water damage than I originally found. When I started to make the scarf joints on the plywood it was still damp in places and I had to enlarge the holes quite a but. Eric...

Thanks Eric -- that's really helpful. Yesterday I took to the hull. I had plans to make nice surgical removals of the affected areas of plywood with a router and a patterning bit. It was a good plan but in the end I hacked up the hull with a hammer & chisel and one of those multi-tools. What...

I've not been able to flip the hull yet, but with a block and tackle I was able to get it up on one side so I can access the bottom. Bottom looks good. I have a couple of questions. I mentioned before I was thinking about double up the floor by added 1/4" plywood filler strips between the...

Hey Eric, The rub rails were bedded in that black rubber compound, counter sunk and screwed. I don't know what kind of filer they used on the screws, I sanded off the paint in it was a white filler. It was hardened but not epoxy -- I used a small drill bit to make a hole in the filler, they...

With no help to turn the boat over I picked at a few things that were bothering me. 1: Rub Rails - there are a couple of sections of the rub rails where there are gaps between the rail and the hull. Using a heat gun and putty knife, I was able to release a section of the rail. I thought the...

I was thinking the same. I'm not sure what the boat is framed the way to is. The frames sit on top of the inner keel and battens. This is good as water can pass, but if they were let into the battens the floor would be almost an inch lower. Seems to me that inch would make it easier to hide...