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Phil Stallings

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  1. Hope you are having a great time Graham! Looks like you are making good time.
  2. The real question is why can't it be fixed???
  3. I have been wanting an 8" jointer for some time and finally ended up buying a new Shop Fox W1741. I looked for a used older Delta DJ20 but no luck. So far I have been impress with the machine, the beds are flat and parallel and it is very easy to adjust the infeed bed. We have an older DJ20 at the Watercraft Center in Beaufort and the Shop Fox seems to be smother operating than the DJ20. The Shop Fox has a 3hp motor and 4 knifes vs the DJ20 with a 1 1/2hp with 3 knifes. All these machines including Delta are made in China now and I am pleased with the quality of the Shop Fox. I was a little skeptical at first because the Shop Fox was 1/2 the price. I was disappointed in the leveling screws on the mobile base. They use nut inserts for the leveling screws and I popped one out while trying to unload the machine out of my truck. I called Shop Fox and they have sent me some washers and nuts to attach some new screws. I was wondering if anyone else has purchased one of these machines and what their thoughts are on it? Phil
  4. That was me and the other wooden boat was a buddy of mine from Alaska. We were planning on running up to the Neuse today and decided to turn back before we got to Tidewater because it was blowing to hard. We did run up Brices Creek to the Wildlife landing. I volunteer at the Water Craft Center on Saturdays in Beaufort and had planned on taking my boat to the show this year but my brother decided to get married that Saturday. live right down the street in Deer Run and drop in Merchants all the time. I have been doing woodworking for a few years as a hobby and have built about 80% of the furniture in the house. If it isn't blowing tomorrow we plan on going out again, give us a holler if you see us. Do you build Hydro Planes? The guy that helps me at the boat shop on Saturdays use to build Hydro Planes.
  5. This was my first build and if I knew better when I started I would have built a BRR, but it is what it is and I don't know what I can do about it now and I am pleased with the way it handles being it is a non plaining hull. When I get the money saved up my next boat will be a plaining hull. Right now I am trying to finish the modifications so I can get it back in the water this weekend and have some fun.
  6. I never thought about building up the motor bracket, what would you use to build it up?
  7. She handles very well and and 17.3 knots was with a passenger. I built the boat mainly for fishing and didn't install a center board trunk. The weather is very warm down here and I am hoping to get back in the water this weekend and see how she preforms with 4 people. I can't wait to get back in the marsh and catch some drum.
  8. I have been breaking my motor in and the best hull speed I got was 16mph with a hand held GPS. The motor I have is a Suzuki 15hp 4 stroke long shaft. I took it to Graham Byrnes Saturday and told him that with the motor tucked in water would come in over the transom, when I kicked it out it was a little better but the bow was way up in the air. Graham decided that we should raise the motor on the transom about 1.25". This made made a tremendous improvement. I can now tuck the motor in and the water stays out of the boat and I am now running 17.3 knots per the chart plotter that I installed. Needless to say I am very pleased with the performance. When I got back to the house Saturday I started making the modifications. I will have to include the pictures in two post because of the size.
  9. I have attached some pictures when I first launched my BRS. I was getting about 12-13mph in these pictures and in one of the pictures I have concerned expression on my face. The engine kept cutting out and I later found that dummy me had forgotten to open the vent on the tank.
  10. Everything handled very well in my opinion. I hope to get the engine broke in soon and then I want to take to Graham and get his opinion.
  11. I was going to use a 9.9hp but bought a 15hp because I got a Good deal on it. I don't plan on sailing this boat and wish I had made it a planing hull but so far at 1/3 throttle I have gotten 14mph per a handheld GPS with 3 people on board. Can't wait for the weather to warm up so I can get on the water.
  12. I just just launched my BRS17 in November. This was my first boat build and I used 10 oz cloth on the outside for peace of mind. I will be using my boat for fishing and I guess it made me feel better that I had a little more protection on the bottom. I also added a stainless rubrail on the keel.
  13. Sorry about the previous reply my attachments made it but my reply didn't. I haven't gotten use to the new layout of the form. Your trailer looks in pretty good shape. I live on the coast in NC and built a 17' Bay River Skiff last year. I searched for a used trailer but most that I found were in pretty bad shape. I ended up buying a new 16' Load Rite galvanized trailer for $575.00. I launched my boat on Thanksgiving and it has only seen water 3 times. The weather has been rotten on the NC coast this winter.
  14. I was going to use a 9.9hp but I saved about $500 by buying a 2008 Suzuki 15hp that was still in the box. I am still breaking the motor in but I got 11.2 mph with 3 adults per hand held GPS. I plan on using the boat for fishing and cruising the water ways in Eastern NC. The pictures were taken at the farm my mother has in the foot hills of NC.
  15. It floated and stayed dry on the inside. I still have some more work to do but couldn't wait any longer. The pictures were great before I reduced them to post on the web, I can't figure out how to make it better. Phil
  16. Darlene and myself will be there and I hope to have my boat done by then. A buddy of mine from Alaska will also be coming down and bringing one of his boats. Phillip
  17. Thanks for the info. This is my first build and I didn't know Graham had a Bay River Runner and that is probably the boat I should have built. At first I was going to add the centerboard and mast's but I decided against it because I will be moving from New Bern in 5 years to the foot hills of NC to retire on the family farm. The 10 acre lake on the farm wouldn't be much fun sailing. I am not to concerned about speed except to get off the water in case a storm comes up. I will mainly be using the boat to go back up in the creeks of Eastern NC to fish. I am interested in the temporary wedges that you mentioned. Will this help in getting the hull to plain and get more speed? Can you please give me some more info on what the look like and where to place them? I glassed half of the hull on Friday and hope to do the other half tomorrow. Progress is slow because I have to work in order to be able to play with the wood. I am trying to get it done by September so I can use it before the weather gets to cold. Thanks Phil
  18. I am building a Brs 17 and hope to have it in the water in September. I haven't purchased an engine yet and was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to the HP I may need?
  19. I have built a lot of furniture but this is my first boat build. Graham was right there aren't straight lines in a boat. I started hull 14 back in March and have about 65 man hours invested so far. I don't get to work on is as often as I like because have to sell industrial controls for a living so I can afford to play with the wood. I hope to have my piece of floating furniture done by August.
  20. I am building the BRS17 that Graham has just done the first kit on. So far everything has fitted together very well. I have contacted Graham and told him I am ready for the bottom to be cut. The CNC scarf joints are great and saved a lot of time. see picture below Phil
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