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I'm pretty much like you, been in and around the water my whole life and probably not as fearful of being dumped as I should as a result. When the water is cold I wear one, but otherwise I don't... whether inshore or offshore.

My adjustable measuring jig worked just fine for getting measurements every 6 inches so I could loft onto the sole... my problem was that the span was too big for 48" wide plywood (at the top/surface side of the sole). As a result, I measured to the bottom of the sole. Worked fine, but the lip...

After sleeping on it, I decided to just go ahead and get a couple more sheets of 1/2". I hate wasting wood, but my scraps are big enough I can put them to use in future projects - and the result will be cleaner and less time-consuming than trying to fit outer spacers. You're right, Tod... I...

BTW 2 and 3 inches. I went back and forth on it, and rather than pick up an extra piece of plywood I went ahead and cut what I had to see where the 48" fell. I still have a few tweaks around the cutouts to make that will get the sole totally flat, but once done at the outer edges the sole will...

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Wow, that's strong!

Great post Steve, thanks!

Great post Mike, thanks for sharing!

I'll have to recheck to tell you for sure, but given the fairly small slope back there it is likely a inch or two. I'll let you know when I get back there - its easy to flip the sliders on my jig and get a measurement.

I've been thinking along similar lines (lengthwise to get a little more length and thus higher at the edges), just trying to decide if the juice is worth the squeeze. As to why it worked out that way on mine (and maybe not yours), the only thing I can figure is that it is possible I cut my...

Initial plan was to measure and loft to the top of the sole, and just undercut at a bit of an angle. Once I started taking measurements, though, I realized 48" just touches the rising bottoms of the boat, so I added a piece to each end of the jig so I was measuring for the bottom of the sole...

Tod, if you'd asked it that way the first time I'd bet you would have gotten a lot more responses. 😎 Seriously, would depend on the birds (if safety truly not an issue). I'd go if confident in the birds. I'd bail if not.

Inside of the bottom epoxied and keelsons installed. Made a little jig for getting sole measurements, and have laid out the sole... just waiting on a break from the rain (not likely before Sunday) to cut it out for dry fit and tweaking.

Bonus points for using live decoys?

Thanks Ed and Eric!