Lee Harker
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Don'tchaknow....The ducks are always there...yesterday or tomorrow.
Wood Flour
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Correct me if I'm wrong but I looked at all the pics on the Toller site and the boat in question appears to be fiberglassed on the ouside only. If the plan called for marine grade plywood then I would use just that. Water will always sit in the lowest place in the hull and slowly degrade any material. Yikes? I'd get the plans and follow them to a tee. I've seen a few boats come apart literally before.
Bill G.
Bill G.
Lee Harker
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Bill, I read through the price page and he said he covers the inside with epoxy and paint. He has a lot of interesting ideas on those boats. Pretty neat how he uses Closet Maid wire shelving for flip down blind/decoy rack.
Ray
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The toller photos do not show a complete build. There are a couple showing filled and taped epoxied seams, and then the next photos show the bed liner over it all.
I have seen a couple of his boat builds on the 'fuge, and he does epoxy the insides on his current boats. Those photos may be the first boat.
No Birch plywood. Birch rots when you think about water, let alone get it wet. Any exterior ply would be better than birch.
I have seen a couple of his boat builds on the 'fuge, and he does epoxy the insides on his current boats. Those photos may be the first boat.
No Birch plywood. Birch rots when you think about water, let alone get it wet. Any exterior ply would be better than birch.
Howard
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Lee,
That boat is wood over frame and Brad Tayler builds nice on. Most of the guys that build them coat the inside with 2-3 coats of epoxy. I hunted out of one the previous 2 seasons and came to the conclusion it is not really a big water boat. (duh!) That's why I designed the Heavy Ducker. It is however, a great little marsh boat. The orginal plan calls for AC plywood. These pics can show ya the difference.
That boat is wood over frame and Brad Tayler builds nice on. Most of the guys that build them coat the inside with 2-3 coats of epoxy. I hunted out of one the previous 2 seasons and came to the conclusion it is not really a big water boat. (duh!) That's why I designed the Heavy Ducker. It is however, a great little marsh boat. The orginal plan calls for AC plywood. These pics can show ya the difference.
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Lee Harker
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Howard, I was hoping you would jump in since I knew you had one. I like your design much better. AC is a plywood grade for fir plywood A=face C=back..the c also denotes exterior glue..if it was AD it would be interior glue. With the proliferation of imported plywood, finding domestic exterior fir is getting really tough. Most "A/C" plywood anymore is Radiata(Arouko) pine or "Satin Ply" /"Super Ply" with different specie faces and almost unknown core plies. I guess the "Cheaper is better" crowd is starting to win.
Howard
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Lee, I think your right.
I built both of mine from A/C and the sneakbox I'm donating to DU for the fund railser will be A/C but the rest of mine will be Marine grade. I'm fortunate that we have some suppliers pretty close. If a customer just wants to save money, I'll build from A/C but I'll recommend against it.
Thanks for the compliment on the Heavy Ducker. Means something, comming from you.
I built both of mine from A/C and the sneakbox I'm donating to DU for the fund railser will be A/C but the rest of mine will be Marine grade. I'm fortunate that we have some suppliers pretty close. If a customer just wants to save money, I'll build from A/C but I'll recommend against it.
Thanks for the compliment on the Heavy Ducker. Means something, comming from you.
Since you are building plank on frame you can use talc mixed with the resin to filet corners or smooth surfaces. I used to buy it in a 50 lb bag but for small projects use Johnson's Baby Powder. It is the same thing only scented.
We have used this when building large sailboats so it should work on a small boat. There is also a product called microballoons which will do the same thing but it can get pricey if you use a large amount.
Gary
We have used this when building large sailboats so it should work on a small boat. There is also a product called microballoons which will do the same thing but it can get pricey if you use a large amount.
Gary