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We've had some silly names for our boats. My favorite has always been one of our family boats, a 14'ish skiff, part of the duck hunting fleet. My younger family members liked The Monkeys back in the 60's-70's, specifically Davy Jones. We named the boat Davy Jones Locker, which the young kids...

The first attempt at a deck was as anticipated. As easy as the bottom was to make with a sheet of plastic instead of mold release, the deck fought me at every turn. In short, I found the coaming impossible to glass using the plastic sheet. I tried several ways, just a mess that carried over into...

If I can pull off making four of them, I'd be happy to let you borrow one. It's always nice to get different perspectives on how a vessel performs. I absolutely intend to have one glued together this weekend. If it takes longer than that, I don't think I'll have time for four this year. I...

I was reminded of Herter's when I wrote regarding ordering from US Composites. Them/Him, and to a lesser extent Cabela's in the late 70's - early 80's when you could drop a dime to order, and not long after get two/three day delivery. That was George Jetson stuff. In fairness to US Composites...

Yes, PVA mold release is it. I forgot it when I ordered the glass supplies. My big complaint about US Composites is that the ordering system is stone age cumbersome. Been that way for years. My plan was to try the sheet plastic on a male mold anyway, so it worked out fine. So far I'm really...

I just put it back on the hull to cure when I saw your post. Unquestionably, it would warp left unsupported for a few days while green.

I got sidetracked watching golf, so no top today. The bottom is rough trimmed, I'll wait till I have a top to mate it with to trim it further. This photo shows the wrinkles caused by the plastic. I don't view it as a big deal since I always intended to glass the interior anyway to avoid...

There a lots of books about gun fitting, but the only way to get it right is to experiment. You're doing it the correct way. Make a small change, shoot the gun, observe the results, ponder. Small changes can make a big difference. I doubt you'll ever be 100% satisfied, there's always one more tweak!

Yup, nothing says stinkeye better than a retriever deprived of his mission. Then, there's pointing dogs. When I was a kid, we had two pointers who had been champion field trial dogs. Fabulous for grouse and woodcock. Until somebody missed. Then they ran home alone. :rolleyes: My dog Gunner is...

Made great progress. The hull bottom will be removed later today. My friend and I lifted it off yesterday, but decided it needed more glass before final removal. The 0.3mm sheet plastic allows it to pop right off. There is spidering on the inside from the plastic, assuming the plastic doesn't...

Sounds like you're a man that knows what he wants. (y) A gun that fits sure is a pleasure to shoot! Far too few hunters spend the time to figure out what stock dimensions actually fit them. Rather, they fit themselves to the gun. Then complain when they can't hit anything and get beat up by the gun.

I applied several coats of Partall #2 tonight. I forgot the PVA when I ordered. I do have a plan however. ...the dreaded .3mm plastic drop cloth over the wax. I recall you saying you've tried it, and that it bubbled. I've cast small parts using plastic sheeting and suffered the resulting...