kmrmike Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 The weather and heat here in Florida being what it is, I decided to take Tom Lathrop Quote
Steve Day Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 It's nice to see what a little ingenuity and a few bucks can build. Good job! I have done something similar for my 11' Garvey, but it is a bit higher and has more "crown" in it to make sure that tree detrious does not create sags in the material and hold water. I used "Wal-Mart special" tarps, but got similar results. Great stuff. Steve Quote
Greg Luckett Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 Nice job. I am not able to see the cut line for the sections. It is an 11N? Quote
kmrmike Posted August 3, 2009 Author Posted August 3, 2009 Greg, it is an 11n , however I decided not to make the cut at this time. I probably should have purchased the standard 11 plans...Mike Quote
Greg Luckett Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 Greg, it is an 11n , however I decided not to make the cut at this time. I probably should have purchased the standard 11 plans...Mike I suspected as much. Why cut such a pretty boat? Quote
lbrewer Posted August 3, 2009 Posted August 3, 2009 I still haven't made the cut on my 10N either. When I was about to do it, my wife looked at me and said "you're not really going to cut that in half, are you?" Then she reminded me that I haven't got a boat with a deck big enough to stow it. Oh well, we can always cut them later if necessary. Larry Quote
Hirilonde Posted August 4, 2009 Posted August 4, 2009 I often wish I had built a regular Spindrift instead of the nesting version. I am on my 4th year using it and have never stowed it on deck. It is still comforting to know I can, but if I were to do it again I would build the regular one. How do you guys keep water out of the space between the nesting bulkheads? And doesn't the fact that it is bare plywood in there bother you? Quote
kmrmike Posted August 4, 2009 Author Posted August 4, 2009 hirilonde, My Spindrift is foam and fiberglass construction, so I'm safe in that respect...Mike Quote
lbrewer Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Even though I haven't made the cut, the double bulkhead arrangement still can allow water to hold in between. The plywood is epoxy coated, not bare, but I still worry. At least with the bulkheads butted together, UV degradation shouldn't be much of a factor. Larry Quote
Hirilonde Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 The plywood is epoxy coated, not bare, but I still worry. Aha, I didn't epoxy mine before installing. Those surfaces are exposed after cutting, so I didn't see any point. Good thing you did Quote
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