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I would like to take the chance to post this link to a mighty fine custom build, designed by the team at B&B. Its surely not a project that most of us would take upon ourselves if you are a weekend type builder. And this project had several twists and turns, including the death of a hard worker that died way too young in the early stages of the build. Kudos to the owner , and thanks to the late Capt. Buck for never being afraid of being challenged on any build. If you do not know Capt. Buck, well he was never really afraid of a grinder himself, and was part of the beginnings of the 45' cat boat also designed and built by Graham and associates long before the two hulls came together. Hope the owner enjoys the boat for a lot of years to come. I love it! https://bandbyachtdesigns.com/blog/launching-the-rough-point-37/

Professing ones faith and wishing people to be blessed is not forcing any religious faith on anyone. This surely does not give you cooties. And on the internet, where each and everyone of us login to read anything, you do have freedom from religion each and every day if you choose. And the Lord does not promise us smooth sailing our entire lives. What he does promise is that he will stand along side of us during the storms. And I actually say a little pray, as your scripture suggests when I float a boat the first time and every follow up trip. And in many cases new boats and even homes gets a blessing upon the original launching too. And that's also done in public.

Part of staying at home means staying busy. I got permission to build a new carriage for the queen. So nice of her Nice post Chick,, and lets just say I am not trying to keep up with you though., but you give inspiration for old pharts, or maybe this young phart from you.

I don't know why you attacked him over expressing a kind jester and a motivational prod to everyone. And heck I sleep with my own quarantined help. So should I social distance with her now? as many others live in the same household with idled kids home from school or partners working from home . Oh FWIW my king size bed almost qualifies, unless she decides to kick me out of that in the near future. Then I will be in strict compliance.

Your location may have something to do with the lack of interest. But the country's situation makes things difficult to travel too, to even consider it and possibly meeting you somewhere close too. So don't be too outdone. I like it and if you were closer it would be a nice project to fill the time away awaiting for things to calm down in the country from the issues of the virus. I have a perfect engine for that boat too.

Wait a minute,, they had engines back when you were a kidling? Hopefully you will be able to use this in your intended use with your camper. Right now most of the public campgrounds are shut down. Maybe they will open up by the time you are ready.

Could that be a sliver of a line right at the front of the opening right along the lip edge? You would think if it was part of a full board even in that area, it would fill a larger portion of the slot, and not just a slight difference along the slot edge. The opening just looked to be so shadowed and dark. You guys surely would know better how the board fills the slot, even when its fully retracted. Hopefully the boat gets recovered and maybe put some closer to what the conditions was on the boat.

Gee, maybe you can do a Boston Whaler like commercial when you are done. What you have done is a cool undertaking.

I would think that the coast guard has video footage of the boat sitting upright upon finding it before they attempted to go down and enter the boat with any swimmer. They may not release it right now. But they normally have video of the swimmers exiting the helos. And if a C-130 was on scene they too should have some documentary on the working rescue and the surroundings.

Yes, But I was just wondering why he would continue to hit the okay button with the boat right side up and then suddenly quit, if he was in the boat and the boat was just drifting. He should have been in the boat when they found it right side up, if he just had a medical issue and sitting in the boat resting. I refined my earlier comments to reflect my thoughts. Its always terrible for people to loose their life doing fun things that they enjoy.

So terrible, reading the story though and looking at the photo, and boat with it not completely upside down it did not look like it was too awash. So given what we know about the previous capsize tests and learning curve and attention to details thanks to Alan and Graham in the past, in response to people talking about a mast head float, it does look like there would be some reserve capability and possibly righting the boat. I do wonder why the centerboard is not showing down though, with the boat just on its side. While it may not have been locked in the down position, I would have thought that the board would not go back in easily unless it was completely upside down. Does anyone know if the centerboard is in tack but inside the boat ? Could he have had a problem with it and he quit sailing and sailing? Of course if he was overboard and with had foul weather gear and even boots on, he was probably not able to swim, but was attempting to get back on the boat it if was right side up and then had a medical problem from physically overstressed. And of course as us men we don't always like to admit defeat. So maybe this is why he just continued to hit the okay button maybe while he was in the water until some medical issue developed.

I thought you has sold the flat back canoe a while back. I would have two people in my current one if I go that route. The moccasin 2 is not that bad. I just don't like paddling distances. But in the rivers out west there is some current, if you want to call it that because of the river flows. So the engine is a must. Now with the lakes and the bride with some wine and cheese, a slow drift at sunset requires little to nothing in the way of effort or petroleum products.

Thanks for the info. I have a 4hp for the inflatable. But the room and wobbly nature with a portable floor has not grown on me yet. But they are surely portable. I also have the 5.8 foot bed. I put together a box that has a divider for the bag and motor storage and this worked well with the locking tailgate. I looked at the nesting dinghy last year and looked to find a used one. That did not happen. So I stuck with the big "balloon" As the commercial says though, it ain't doing it for me. I may end up improving the setup of the box so I can transport the Moccasin 2, which I still have, and do a square stern on it for an engine.

You are having too much fun while executing a great idea. Hope it works out for you. I would be in the same situation if the wifey would allow me right now, out in the shed building a nesting runabout for the camping trip. You have all the luck. Have you figured out your expected weight and power? I may have missed it since I have been told I ain"t the brightest incandescent light bulb sometimes. ;<}

You have done and continue to do a splendid job on your fine craft. That is one of the finest build and designs that's been detailed on here too. Hopefully you will not stay too long on your winter vacation and will get back to work and finish it up before your "six weeks of summer" is upon you. ? And since your boat resides on a trailer, I think you need to consider making it to next year's gathering in the fall of the year on the banks of Chapel Creek. ?

edited to remove related comments pertaining to aluminum. Cheers.

I have a 90 etec on a 22 Simmons with the same vibration issue at idle. Of course its one of the same linage of your engine. Its my understanding that they have updated the engines and they are better. Thxs

Egbert, now that you have your boat loaded to the hilt and your boat has some hours on it now in a wide variety of conditions, can you post your performance numbers, fuel burn, speeds and the likes? Thxs

The matt goes down against the fillet and wood.

You are going to need to build a larger boat to hold your boat awards. Show us your current one. :<}}}

This event is always one of the finest get boat together, and way too laid back for most yachty socialites, which makes it top shelf. But I wonder how much faster the fleet would go if you would delay the Friday night and mid day sat eating event until the last thing on sat. Oh from scanning the photos, it does look like the chicken and tea stock was spared a big hit by not seeing the westerner wanderer not being there. [just kidding Sir Chick]

At the very least I incorporate a cheap microwave in the dead of winter to deal with epoxy mixes. You can also store your materials in a large cooler with a small light bulb to address the cooler and thicker resin that is always the case in cooler temps. I hit the epoxy only in my cup for approx. 20 seconds , depending on the amount. But working by myself and using your typical mixing containers, that's about 1 1'/2 to two inches of resin for the bigger jobs. For smaller amounts, 10 seconds works just fine. I then use my standard hardener, which in my case is 2 to 1 ratio. You can use the slow to medium hardener or mix the combination of slow and fast hardener of the same ratio for your brand. Then blend in the cabosil for fillets and gluing up bits and pieces.

There is nothing wrong with creating a small glass skeg using several layers of biaxall glass. You don't need to go too high and still have some protection to the hull and something for rollers to rest on when in a trailer. Of course if you wish for weight savings, use high density foam or cossa board and then glass it, even doing several layers of the biaxall on top. Then personally that's the sacrificial layer for repeated beaching. I have used this method for years and then use multiple layers of Interprotect 2000. You can remove the topcoat paint and still have protection. That's some tough stuff. On these types of builds I am not a big fan of a full of running metal skegs where fasteners are used. Over time the screws will also find a way of creating a small channel for water to creep in any wooden skegs, even with the best of beddings. .10 worth anyway. And Microlight when mixed correctly is a piece of cake to sand. Then apply a good quality primer, which seals up the really porous surface created by the tiny beads with marginal amounts of resin that's required for that brand. The microballons is denser though, but harder to sand. And Awlgrip awlfair 1 to 1 is wonderful even at its cost.

Short of going with a straight inboard engine, which restricts some of the shallow water cruising, thee are trolling motors that's mounted to outboard legs and mounted on trim tabs for sportfishing boats. This gives you the motor underwater with a controller in hand or mounted to a bracket on deck. This still comes down to battery life. Of course when using on saltwater there can be some drawbacks when selecting most of the well known trolling motor setups that can be modified for use to push the boat. This may be the cheapest direction. I personally would think about just how many times and hours I will be using it to justify going in the direction of the upper priced ranged units and setup. If you have time to kill, follow some of these links , which the units can be modified for remote mounts to the transom and removal too. https://www.amazon.com/Minn-Kota-Engine-Mounted-Trolling/dp/B07P3NLB8D/ref=pd_sbs_200_2/145-7763118-0553641?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07P3NLB8D&pd_rd_r=ed37758a-0b28-4fb5-8882-6e274ad85415&pd_rd_w=1TaO6&pd_rd_wg=wb5nh&pf_rd_p=d66372fe-68a6-48a3-90ec-41d7f64212be&pf_rd_r=D9KMM7VM0YHRZBC6M708&refRID=D9KMM7VM0YHRZBC6M708#customerReviews https://www.trollingmotors.net/collections/engine-mount-trolling-motor https://laterallineco.com/blog/lenco-trim-tab-trolling-motors-review-and-feedback/ https://mk.factoryoutletstore.com/cat/20870-33438/Minn-Kota-Engine-Mount-Freshwater.html?cid=55001&chid=4272&msclkid=ba00eb8be3a91d062697b601ff687647 I don't anything about these units. But I have seen them mentioned in the past on the web. It does look like they do cost a bit more than I would spend for an occasional cruise for bird watching. Ray electric outboard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEKl1xVIF4c&feature=player%5Fembedded&controls=0&autohide=0&fs=1&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&rel=0 When all else fails, contact the owner here and see what he uses for his inboard setup and charging arrangement. https://www.budsin.com/en/

What an awesome job. You are lucky to be able to spend a lot of time on fun projects . You must have a lot of time built up from the long list of finished honey do projects.