I also painted the epoxy on and let it get tacky for about an hour before putting cloth down, this way worked much better with the bubbles. Second method was to lay them across the boat in much smaller pieces. I used just over 2 quarts to paint the entire boat, I would easily double that if not more. I only put a thin coat of epoxy on when I wet out the bare foam and that was a mistake. I also had a bunch of areas with dry glass that had to be sanded out. Fought with some bubbles in the corners most of the way.
Got all 3 coats of glass on the outside, learned a lot.įirst coat I ran lengthwise across the entire boat, unrolling it from the back and wetting out the hull before placing the glass down. If nothing else, you at least have the peace of mind that your transom core is way stronger than necessary. I think the weight penalty is slight enough to where it's worthwhile just to take the hit and save yourself some extra effort in the design/construction aspect. There is a lot to it, and a lot of "educated guesswork" - using the Coosa just gives you a little more room for error and will generally be more forgiving from a design standpoint. I'm not worried about the foam in my transom because of everything I said before, but also because I made the motor well and deck significant structural components. Also, you can reduce but not really eliminate the point loading that can cause localized compressive failure, so that's a risk you have to keep in mind (and try to mitigate as much as possible) with the foam core too. Most of that will come from the skins and the total sandwich thickness, as long as the core is strong enough in shear (which I think even foam is for these small skiffs). It will sit about 22 inches off the shop floor.Ĭlick to expand.Yes, but not significantly stronger from a "simple" load carrying standpoint. Spent a couple hours designing it in my head and got some boards cut. I got my shop electric finished yesterday and got lumber to start the strong back. I do make it down to the Texas coast at least several times a year and I bass fish a lot where I live. I live in west Texas, so no salt right around me. I will probably go epoxy/ poly or vinyl/ poly Some details on the direction I’m planning to take it. I’ll be doing my best to post lots of pictures, updates, and I’ll definitely be having lots of questions.
Iam going to keep a conversation going here for anyone interested. It saved me a ton of time and it’s much more accurate than I could have cut, plus they get to make a second boat They were cnc cut by Josh Glidden, and very nice. After lots of months of watching, within the last few weeks i sold my Towee, bout the plans from Chris and bought some second hand used stations from another guy in Texas. I have watched lots of builds on here and instagram and it has really motivated me to build a Conchfish.
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