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by **Papi** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 9:48 pm

This boat might just end up in the Hall of Foam...er, fame!

You just got my future project list to grow one more notch...

by **GPW** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:16 am

Glad you got that fixed ... probably a bad spot in the wood of the first piece ... Are you putting a full length Keel on the bottom ... ? That would really tie the whole hull together ... :thinking:

Are you planning an upper deck of some sort .. ??

by **Rosey** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:33 pm

I have some progress to report!
Here is a picture of the bottom being glued on.

I used a round over bit with a bearing to cut the out the shape of the bottom.

It left a pretty big ridge around the edge.

A small multi-rasp plane smoothed the edge down in no time!

by **StandUpGuy** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:44 pm

Before you go through the trouble and expense of glassing this boat, do you think you can do a stability test on water?

by **GPW** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:13 am

Rosey , looking Good !!! I see where youâ€™re going with this ...

by **Rosey** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:48 am

StandUpGuy- I won't be able to take it to the water until after it's covered. I don't think it will survive the car top trip. I'm really not too worried about the stability on the water. The boat is about the length of a canoe and a little wider.

by **Wolffarmer** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:23 am

She is going fishing.

Randy

by **GPW** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:46 am

Canâ€™t be any more tippy than a Pirogue

This one should be Much better with twice the freeboard ...

Idea: Having built a few Tippy boats in my youth , I quickly learned the advantage of the â€œoutriggerâ€

by **atahoekid** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:27 pm

Looking good Rosey... Your foam project has me thinking about my strip built kayak project that never has gotten off the ground, I've been re-reading all my research material and thinking about making that the next project after I finish the Road Foamie. HMMM, Maybe I can incorporate foam and canvas building methods into it... :thinking:

by **DJT** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:02 pm

Something I found, might give someone ideas for building a boat shaped TD?

http://www.instructables.com/id/Foamboat-construction/

by **eaglesdare** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:35 am

that is looking really good. can't wait to see the pics when its in the water. :thumbsup:

by **StandUpGuy** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:11 am

Where will the seats be located in this boat?

by **Rosey** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:51 pm

the plan has one seat about 2 ft from the rear of the boat. the second seat is a ditty box that can be moved as needed for weight distribution.

by **GPW** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:50 am

Ditty box , or more appropriately to this area .... Beer cooler .... the official Foamie ballast ...

by **StandUpGuy** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:09 pm

Whats the dealio on the boat. We need updates! :lol:

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