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  1. James Dalton

    Transom edges

    I was getting ready to "sharpen" the trailing edge of my transom and started to question if I needed to. I don't have too much roundover and was wondering how sharp of an edge is needed. From the pics you can see that I would only be adding about 3/16" of thickened epoxy. Makes me worry about it...
  2. James Dalton

    BBIII update Part 2

    My first thread was getting a little too long so I thought I would start a new one. The keels are on! I attatched mine differently than Eric did on his Scaup build from the main page. I used bolts to draw down the keel on the curve. Placing the 1" x 3/4" African Mahogany between the...
  3. James Dalton

    BBIII update

    Well, here is my progress thus far. Some of the pics are from about a week ago. She is stitched up on the keel and ready for the sides. I'm going to have to take a little break as my bride is having her gall bladder taken out. Should be back up and running by next weekend. Enjoy!
  4. James Dalton

    Let the game begin!

    After weeks of collecting hardware, epoxy supplies, wood, tools and everything else I could get my hands on I officially got a start on my build today. I received the scarffing jig from John on Friday and scarffed all my wood today. John that thing works like a champ! Thanks so much for letting...
  5. James Dalton

    Expensive custom tank for BBIII

    I have talked to Pete McMiller and Pete Markantes who have gone to RDS to manufacture a custom tank for the Black Brant III. Pete gave me the part number and I contacted RDS for a quote. $323 + 15 for S/H. Wow! Pete Markantes stated that he paid aprox. $175 + S/H for the orig design. I really...
  6. James Dalton

    BB3 Sponson modification

    Hello everyone. I have been lurking around this site for a couple of months now and have heard a lot of good things about Devlins BB3. I decided that this would be my first build. Never built a boat before but with the great plans that Devlin produces and the wealth of info from this site I...
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