Boat Forum / Building / November 2008

The plan, build a flat bottom river boat using plywood and covering it with
fiberglass and epoxy'
The idea, cover one sheet of plywood at a time in my shop, leaving about 1
inch bare on each edge to screw the panels to the frames, then tape all the

Based on their reputation I sold them 5 Combiner100s in July with 30
days credit on a new account.  They have not paid their bill and do
not reply to mail or email.  Please BOYCOTT BOE Marine and tell them
why.

I know this is an out-of-the box type question, but has anyone had any
experience with or have any ideas or comments on the thought of taking
a standard aluminum pontoon boat and rigging sails on it? I know it
would be slow, but sort of looking for that old Spanish Gallion effect

I have a beautiful classic Blakes toilet in very good working condition
but fair exterior appearance.  It is all made of marine grade bronze and
originally mostly painted and partly chrome plated. I am presently
brushing all the paint off and wondering what to do next.

I have an older Buster boat (the larger model, two swivel seats, two
side seats). I want to re-run the wiring that goes from the rear
battery area to the front trolling motor area. I thought that if I
removed the gromets on each end, taped the new wire to the old wire,

I'm re-gelcoating a boat. I am spraying the field one color, and a
different color boot stripe. I am trying to achieve a very crisp line
between the two colors but it's proving to be a challenge with the
thickness of gelcoat I'm trying to build at approx 20-25 mils.

Ok...  It looks like I am going to have to junk my fiberglass bass boat.
Over the last few months I have been doing a repair and rebuild project on
an aluminum bass boat that had been wreched.  I bought it for less than
salvage.  Now I am looking for a decent bass boat design for ...

Hello all -  thought I would experiment an outboard well in a small
rowboat I'm slapping together (can always remove the well). Looking for
what size I need to make it. How wide, deep, tall (it would be for a
very small electric or gas engine)