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Chick Ludwig

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  1. "I also but a sign on the trailer winch to 'Close the Bailer!' before launching. Doh! I'd thought it would be self teaching, but I guess I'm a slow learner. " YES! That's one you don't wanna learn the hard way!
  2. I don't do a boot stripe on a small power boat because the waterline changes so much with different loads and different speeds. Maybe a trim line somewhere on the side of the boat just for decoration.
  3. These Shinto rasps are GREAT! https://www.amazon.com/Saw-File-S/dp/B001AX0X12/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3QMZNYP85WEM&dchild=1&keywords=japanese+file+rasp&qid=1616158894&sprefix=japanese+file%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-4
  4. Canoeists, sailors, stink-potters, we ALL have this same problem. As the quote says: "One can never have too many boats." The red looks GREAT! But, too bad it's so hard to see. (Little joke)
  5. I agree with Don. I taper the bottom of the trunk before installing it to allow for the thickness of the tape. B sure you have at least a 1/4 inch radius for the tape to go around.
  6. I apparently didn't think about you covering the hull with glass, so I guess taping the joints beforehand may be overkill. But a little extra sure won't hurt.
  7. Thanks Rick. Good read on a cold, wet Appalachian winter morning.
  8. I'd suggest taping over the butt joints and repaired scarf on the outside too. Those dang things have a way of developing a little crack in the final finish if you don't. Build is lookin' GOOD! I love these little runabouts! Grew up with a few in my kid and teen years between 10ft and 16 ft.
  9. HEY DON!------I don't see the video, only get sound.
  10. "no knead 2 ask how i know" Any of us that have ever built a boat KNOW without asking! And now The Wheezer knows too. She can now say she's a REAL boat builder.
  11. Gotta have them obligatory gunwales, but us real Southern folk call 'em "gunnels".
  12. Wheezer did a much better job than the Packers. I guess old Brady still has a bit of spunk left in him. But, bet he can't run a good fillet!
  13. You can also use a zip top baggie with a corner cut off in place of a frosting bag. I lay the putty in the corner the old fashioned way. A 1/2" wide stick (not rounded off) to apply the putty. Then go over it with a rounded one the diameter I want. Then a quick run along each side with a putty knife to remove the putty that smears out on either side. For me it all goes quicker than messing with a bag.
  14. Congrats on getting into the poxy. It can be a "whole body experience", so a few hairs is only a start.
  15. I like to make the "sockets" with a piece of PVC tubing set into a wooden block. The tubing needs to be drilled out slightly for a good fit with the horn.
  16. You'll be amazed at how fast you'll pick up speed mixing and filleting as you progress in your build.
  17. I always make my tillers pivoting. And i make them curved just because I like them that way. As for length, you need to be able to keep your wait forward in the boat.
  18. You can always trust me to tell the truth, the half truth, or nothing like the truth in these matters.
  19. As the good folks at Morgan Yacht shop used to say back in my young days. "Don't force it---get a bigger hammer!"
  20. Lookin' forward to following you. I like the thought you are putting into the name.
  21. The tabs work really well to keep you from sliding around on the seat when doing rolls and other stunts. After awhile,our body adjusts and molds itself over them.
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