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The structural ply is CD quality. If you have a look at the picture of the front transom in the process of being stitched, that shows a D side: there are a couple of open knots and quite coarse grain. It’s not visible in that pic but some of the open knots and voids were filled with a chalky...

Yep, that was a downside of the 45° chamfer. The join line at the chine did wander in places and there were areas where I had to use the wooden mallet to persuade it back. One section wouldn’t go and I needed to insert a chisel to lever the panels into place. Overall if I had to give the joins a...

Stay tuned, I need to get my build thread up to date because that’s what I worked on today! Without giving too much away, I do have some minor issues… Thanks for publishing your pics. Even though I hate sanding, the finish on your boat looks fantastic and reckon I could be inspired to sand...

I was somewhat conflicted when I started to prepare for the stitching process. The cabinet maker in Rob tried to convince me to make all panels as close to flush fit as possible. I did not like that idea for two reasons. 1/ it sounded like a lot of work ( but I would have become quite proficient...

This one is cheap and nasty, probably why it came free with the 100ah lithium battery that I got for the boat. There are much better quality and designed battery boxes available. I have a better one at home which contains a deep cycle AGM that I use for 4x4 camping, but as soon as the AGM dies...

If you already need a new battery it might be worth considering mounting it in one of those battery boxes that have charging outlets, voltmeter, circuit breaker, etc built in. The boxes add bulk, but with today’s lithium batteries you can choose a much smaller and lighter battery. Same here, I...

BUILD METHODOLOGY Would be interesting to see how others approach a right-side-up build. I’m sure there would be different approaches taken by different builders. There were quite a few times that I wished I had built upside down, but due to lack of space at my workplace there was no room where...

Awesome! Congats, she's a beauty. Interested to see what you'll do for seating. Does the boat come with an electrical panel with USB ports/cigarette lighter socket etc. for device charging?

For a better perspective here's a plan picture with what I'm constructing marked in pink. I’ll be running dual Scepter Marine 25L fuel tanks. I went out and bought one to see how it would fit into the fuel compartment, and where I should place the floatation compartment bulkhead. In the...