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THINK BEFORE YOU FIBERGLASS You are ready to apply the fiberglass covering to the boat you are building. All of the screw holes and imperfections have been filled and sanded smooth. You even took great care to minimize sanding over the Douglas-fir plywood surface as you knew that would accentuate the grain and cause […]
The boat building project started June 10, 2011 when my wife wanted a real neat boat to enjoy with friends that wasn’t noisy. She fell in love with older shaft design of the Lo Volt. How was I to know that I was to start a build that few had ever built before. So the fun and adventure began. Table […]
Gerald Hurst sent me the video below and I just had to share it with our readers. The video was made for him for his birthday to celebrate the completion and christening of his Tahoe 23. Some details on his build are below. This is really a beautiful and touching video–enjoy… Gerald’s build specs: […]
To read the previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Saturday – June 16, 2012 I finally finished the painting on the Super Spartan and waxed it all up today and set it on the […]
Plywood is wonderful stuff. It’s lightweight, stiff, strong and readily available in most areas. However, it is limited as to the shape it can be formed. Sheet plywood requires a developable surface or it won’t bend in place. The designer uses a method often referred to as “conendric” development. This uses a segment of a cone […]
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