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Discordo. Há muita utilidade em ter um compensado marítimo com casco de fibra de vidro. É por isso que barcos moldados a frio têm melhor desempenho do que barcos de produção feitos inteiramente de fibra de vidro. A comparação entre resistência e peso não é próxima. Pelo menos na minha opinião. Por que você acreditaria que toda fibra de vidro seria melhor?

@@Bigeaux20 não acho. Prefiro o de madeira. Por isso achei um desperdício. Mas só depois que vi que era um casco simples e liso.

Tudo bem. Você pode ver a construção toda no meu canal e ver como tudo aconteceu. Este é o único barco que eu já construí, então você provavelmente tem muito mais experiência do que eu.

@@Bigeaux20 talvez eu não tenha ne expressado bem. Boa sorte. Bom trabalho também.

Yes, the whole boat has been done using epoxy as opposed to polyester resin. I may use polyester for some hatches, but probably stay with epoxy through this whole build. You see anything I could be doing better? Besides fairing, and painting, and sanding, and fairing, and sanding.

Appreciate it. It's not all fun and games, but it's been a good project.

That's an option, but I think if I was do to that I would start over so I can correct some of the imperfections from the mistakes I made early on. I think this may be the only one I build, but you never know.

Te lo agradezco, amigo. Es trabajo, pero es un trabajo divertido. ¿No es ese el mejor trabajo? Un día no recordaré lo divertido que fue.

Can you email me that money back no squeak guarantee?

@@Bigeaux20 Yes as long as it stays on the patio. And now for the legal disclaimer: This guarantee not legal in certain undefined areas at our discretion. The definition of 'squeak' is determined by a lawyer in a side alley on the 2nd floor of P.O. box south of San Diego. Do not look directly at this legal disclaimer.

Yes, there is plenty of horror stories about soggy foam. It is my hope that by only putting foam in completely sealed compartments due to the design of the boat, that we can mitigate that process as much as possible. The benefits of flotation in an emergency, and the sound buffering is valuable. Maybe you can help me understand. How can water penetrate foam in a completely sealed, epoxied, fiberglassed compartment? How can moisture, outside of normal air properties, infiltrate a sealed space? Can you help me understand so maybe I can plan better?

@@Bigeaux20 all good mate I worked on commercial fishing boats boat building you have skin fittings movement as in flex which creates hairline cracks deck fixings that haven’t been sealed properly and so forth. But if you have waterproof voids which in theory are airtight the best buoyancy is air for instance try turning a bucket upside down on water full of air and try to push it underwater it will literally float a person.multiply that volume by your internal space and you’ve got more than enough. I:e that’s if you haven’t torn the bottom out on a reef of course 😩

@@Westozmagic yes the other consideration being as this is a skiff is the foam will act as a sound absorber to dampen the echoing in a hollow space. It’s going to give a little more weight of course, but the solid feel, and the noise dampening, along with the emergency flotation should something terrible happen, are my reasons. Good to hear your thoughts. Stick around!

Oh there are already a couple dings. Those things will happen, and are repairable. But I wanted to see how good I could do it without quitting on the process. I learned a lot by doing that. Hopefully I can use those skills going forward. Appreciate you commenting.

Appreciate it. Thanks for checking it out. Still a ways to go.

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Yep, still making a little progress here and there. Hoping once the weather cools a little I can make some big strides. Appreciate it.

я сначала думал что он матрицу делает. к пенсии лодка будет готова.

No, we got pretty lucky with this last one. It shifted east and put us on the good side. It got a little windy, but nothing extreme. Maybe got an inch of rain. Never lost power so I slept right through it. Was really worried about the tent, but it held together just fine. Amazed at how tough that thing is. Appreciate it.

All in due time I suppose. Appreciate it. Just have to stay on it till it's done. I have to admit, I have thought about the emotions I will experience the first time it goes in the water. Going to be powerful for certain. Don't be jealous. Be happy.

Probably more like $250,000. But it’s like a Van Gogh painting. How much did it cost to create, and what is its value now.

That’s what folks don’t understand. There is no cost on the enjoyment of creating something. It’s a joy to those who do it. In the end it will be way cheaper than purchasing and I will have learned skills I didn’t have, and challenged myself to accomplish something very few have. That’s worth a lot more than my time and money.

What would be the purpose of that comparison? You are assuming I couldn’t purchase any boat I would like. What if just maybe, I have some skills and I wanted to challenge myself and build something as its own form of enjoyment. That’s the reward for me.

@@Bigeaux20 I just thought it would show you could have just bought a really nice boat but chose to acquire your boat through a passion and hard work. It’s the only way to get that feeling of accomplishment on your first voyage.

I get what you are saying. I've said all along that in a twisted way, I am having a blast building this thing. And most people aren't aware of how little I have actually worked on the boat over the past two years. I still hunt a lot, and fish even more. There are times I go 3 maybe 4 months without touching it. But, it will get done in time. Appreciate you checking it out. Stick around. Hopefully the best is yet to come.

Appreciate it. Me too!

I obviously did not know that hard piping was against ABYC regulations. I may have to look over that and consider my options before I close the floor. I guess there is still possibly time to remedy that. What type of hose is suggested. I think I can swap it out now. This is very helpful. Those seacocks have backer plates epoxied in as well as at a minimum double layers of 1808 biaxial. Seems you have a mind for redundancy, and I like that approach. How can I justify double bilge pumps in the space I have available and based on the design that isolates each compartment? Tell me if this is wrong that any penetration in one compartment is isolated and can't travel throughout the rest of the vessel. Is it wrong that the biggest risk is an intake of green water, or a rain deluge that exhausts battery capacity? I'm intending battery backups in my plans. Does it factor that this boat will live on a trailer? Lastly, on the gas tank, it will not be crowded and have room for expansion and/or contraction but will be strapped in place. Love your insight and recommendations. Keep them coming please.

@@Bigeaux20 I didn’t see any seacocks or backing plates, only the strainers, but perhaps I missed them. I also didn’t see what you were using for sealant, but a good rule of thumb is 3M 5200 on anything below the waterline and 4200 on anything above. Sikaflex also makes excellent sealant, (IIRC 291 is their equivalent to 5200) but isn’t as widely available at brick and mortars. I would also suggest running the cockpit drains through the hull with scuppers and check valves, that way you aren’t killing batteries to evacuate the water, especially rain water when it’s sitting on a trailer or tied up at a dock. Two bilge pumps minimum are a good plan on any boat. The bilge is an absolutely awful environment for anything especially electrical plus debris can clog them. The last thing you want is to be out in the water with a pump failure and no backup especially if you are taking on water or are caught in a torrential downpour and have the cockpit draining into the bilge. Where are the fishbox and live wells draining to? Ideally the fishbox would go to a macerator and overboard, you don’t want that stench building up in the bilge. Yes, in theory you have compartmentalized everything, but water has a way of getting everywhere. If a compartment fills up and there’s even a pinhole between it and an adjacent one, say a tiny void where the floor meets the bulkhead or tiny spot you missed around any of those hoses/pipes passing through bulkheads and stringers, it’ll find it. As for the type of hose, check the ABYC regulations, they have different specs for raw, fresh, grey and black water. You definitely want to use barbs and two hose clamps like you have been, but I wouldn’t rely on glue on any connections. It’s incredibly strong under normal conditions in a home but a boat is very different, your house doesn’t bounce up/down and slam into waves. All that jarring and vibration will not be good for any glued connections and once the floor is in you’ll have no easy way to inspect or maintain those connections. With respect to electrical, you want to have a house battery or two, a starting battery and ideally a trolling battery as well. The best way is to isolate each of them and use an automatic charging relay that will connect them to the battery charger or alternator when charging and disconnect them when discharging. Also, a battery switch that can combine them in the event one is dead and you need to draw power from another. ABYC has regulations about wiring as well, but just like plumbing, it needs to be flexible, so you want multi strand everywhere and there shouldn’t be any solid core anywhere.

Outside of the piping I think we are on the same page with most other things. I am looking at replacing the raw water lines. In regards to the electrical, it seems you aren't aware of the plan. I plan at minimum to have a house/starting battery, and two trolling batteries. I will probably add an isolated starting battery with all the relays for charging between the house and starter battery. Standard battery switch off, 1,2, or 1&2 options. The trolling batteries will stay isolated. All fish boxes, live wells, and drink boxes all drain overboard via through hulls.

Yeah, kind of had to work with the tools I have. After using that little hand saw I knew a longer pull saw would have been cake. Another good tip. Why do I always get these after the fact? Hmmmmm?

An effective alternative is an electric carving knife. The ones with two serrated blades that move opposite each other from the 70s. They eat foam like nobodies business.

My wife freaked when I used her sewing scissors to cut out the templates, I don't think I will have a place to live if I use a kitchen carving knife. But, a cheap replacement one would do the trick.

Yeah we will just have to see. Most of my stuff is in a little work room, but I keep some stuff around the boat. I put some extra lashings on my tent, and it's not supposed to be super bad when it gets up to us, but we will see. We won't know until we know. Appreciate it.

Keeyaw! Boy you no couyon you for moving from Berwick to Tampa. You can hit me at bigeaux20 at that yahoo dot com. Oyster lugger reminds me of my hometown and the time we would spend around Mobile Bay.

@@Bigeaux20 ha fickin to start work (nites) Houston ship channel (IKR)! Meh I ah boat Capt!

Keep it in the deep parts my friend!

Step by step right? Appreciate it.

Appreciate it. I may put the floor down and fill some of the remaining holes like you did. I was reluctant to do that because I wanted to know the compartments were full and I didn't want to use more than I should, or not enough. Im glad I left some empty compartments to use my trimmings because that would have otherwise been a lot of waste. I've never messed with foam so as with most things here, I have learned a lot about it, and I will be better suited going forward. One of the main reasons I wanted to fill the floor was for the potential noise. It may not be so bad with so many compartments, but I know with the foam it will deaden the sound, and that's what I was really hoping for.

@@Bigeaux20 stay safe with hurricane coming in.

Been lucky for the last couple. That last one was bad bad.

I'm one step closer and I am not even sure I'm closer to the finish line than I am the starting line. It is going to take what it takes, and I'll be done when I'm finished I guess. Until then, one bite at a time, right. Appreciate it.

It's certainly something I have been reluctant to tackle, but truth be told, it's much ado about nothing. The little saw just slices through it like nothing. Biggest down side no-one ever talked about is that it's like being at the beach and rolling around in the sand. All those little tiny bubbles get everywhere if you know what I mean. My knees were hamburger from those things getting in my kneepads. Where I had hoses and pipes I tried to do small batches so that I didn't run the risk of them being moved too much. The compartments I didn't fill yet, I may do after I put the floor down. I still have some figuring to do on that.

Appreciate it. It’s a process for sure.

Appreacite it. The black stuff is called a guide coat. It's a fine carbon like powder type stuff that attaches to your coating. Once you sand back everything, the dark spots are low areas. If you go back to Ep 36 you can see it in better detail. I became a huge fan of it. Also for the plumbing, there is a lot going on for sure, but I am attempting to make the boat as functional and have as many comforts as possible. All live wells will be insulated to double as drink boxes. Raw water pumps in every livewell, in addition to recirculating pumps as needed. But the biggest thing is preparing for having room to do new stuff in the future. I'd love to hear more about your project or if you have any posts or anything you can/will share.

Appreciate it. You guys partnering with Lou (Tips of a Shipwright) had a lot to do with me doing this project. How do we explore a partnership like that?

Well it's a process for sure. For me, I kept thinking about how fairing sucked less than the regret I would feel if my paint job looked like crap. Also, I had to learn how to fair and that learning process from knowing nothing to maybe figuring it out was only done through worn out shoulders. I'd love to see your project. Post a link and share if you can.

I agree in some part about worrying about the amine blush. For most of my project I used 2:1 slow hardener epoxy which was non-blushing. Otherwise, I would check with the manufacturer and ask them. They are typically easy to work with. I used US Composites and they were always easy to get in touch with. Does that answer your question?

Well I can’t tell you how much you will need because you didn’t mention your project or scope. I did a total of 4 coats and maybe 6 coats on this 18’ boat and that was almost a gallon. I know I will use more on the top side but I doubt it will be as much as the bottom. Will also depend on how thick or thin you mix and apply. Be glad to try and help but there are a lot of variables you have to consider. For me, if your supplier is close, start small. You can always buy more. If supplier takes a while or is far, well, then factor that as well.

Appreciate it. I can’t wait to see it finished either. But that’s many moons in front of us.

You can check into purchasing plans at SaltBoatworks.com. Let me know if that works…

SaltBoatworks.com

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I can certainly understand that approach. I would believe it would be faster. It's not as hard to tear and cut stuff out to get to a bare hull as it is to build from scratch. I just wanted to do it all from paper to finished boat. It has always been about the journey for me. Best of luck to you. I'm curious about your wooden boat and problems comment. My hull is a wooden epoxy fiberglass hull. What problems should I expect?

@@Bigeaux20don’t let his comments bother you. Epoxy/ply boats are quite durable. As with anything a person builds, the amount of effort to construct the object correctly and with as much quality as possible will determine how “good “ the thing is. A giant benefit to the epoxy/ ply boat is the tremendous weight savings over a conventional fiberglass hull. I am planning to build a Glen-L 16’ Cabin Skiff. I’ve been delayed by some health issues, but plan to start in early 2025. Your boat looks great and you appear to be a craftsman. Good fishing & boating to you!

Appreciate the insight. I am not sure about all that craftsman talk, but I like to think I understand concepts and I ask a lot of questions or do a lot of research into what I think should be done. I don't always get it right, but I intend to do the right things. Best of luck to you on your build. I looked at the Glen L stuff a lot and honestly came down to the Salt build or the B&B Marissa. I'm excited to see this one finished and floating with my kids to enjoy. Hang around and let me know if I get off the path.

@@kenyoung976 I see you are hoping to build a Glen-L boat. I built a 16’ Outrage by Glen-L a few yrs ago. I thoroughly enjoyed enjoyed the build. I just finished restoring an old Checkmate I found in a salvage yard. You will enjoy building your boat. Wish I had done this 30 yrs ago. If you do a search here on TH-cam, plug in Glen-L Outrage. You’ll find a couple of short videos.

@@kenyoung976 I would love to build a Glen L or any other wood boat. I just find it hard to trust a wood hull without a great deal of attention given to it on a daily basis. I will also be going with proven construction. No worries from the water line down. Lastly my idea of boating now has nothing to do with fishing, camping, cruising or skiing. I’m old and don’t have time to build one but do want the topside to reflect how we use it.

Thank you! Cheers!

Truth be told most people you have seen probably knew what they were doing. I probably made it as hard as possible on myself. The upside is I learned a lot about what to do, and not do, going forward. Appreciate it!

Glad all is good with you. Been missing your videos. Have you had a chance to make anymore progress? I know ya’ll have had extremely hot weather there in Louisiana like here in Ga. I’m ready for fall!

The weather has been brutal, but I have mostly been distracted fishing this summer, and work has picked up so the boat has fallen in priority. But, this week I hope to have the weather line up and I will start pouring foam in the hull to get ready to glue the deck down and keep it moving forward. Appreciate it as always.

And how did you secure the boat to the wooden frame that you used to support it while you flipped the boat? Man you’ve convinced me I’m doing it

You can see the whole build from the start at this playlist. Plans come from saltboatworks.com and I’ve been documenting everything I’ve done. Give it a shot and let me know how it goes. DIY FLATS BOAT FROM SCRATCH th-cam.com/play/PL42wlQQPbgeykW6GvYhrLKYJ5V6dMWcEG.html

I attached the rolling cradle to the hull at the transverse bulkheads. I just put backing boards and screwed through the plywood bulkheads. It worked really well. Appreciate it. So, what are you building?

Appreciate the question. The white paste looking stuff is called thickened epoxy. It's just epoxy that has cabosil (fumed silica) mixed in. It's the glue that holds that joint together. It's used throughout the build process. Feel free to ask as many questions as you like.

Yes I have recently found the fish Bump channel. I like his stuff a lot and it's good as a resource. Great tip.

Appreciate it.

Appreciate it. What makes you love it? You must not of had to fair it afterwords.

You know. Sometimes inquiring mines want to know. Appreciate it.