Looks good. I do agree about the clamps, All the 3"spring clamps I have clamped to rafters in my basement freaks out some people. If only they knew of my 6 gallon buckets full of the 2" and 1" clamps. If I were younger I would either never get a date or attract a certain kind of girlfriend.
"Seattle . . . I needed cooler weather for the major amount of epoxy involved in that process." I've always found epoxy work easier and pleasanter in warmer weather, in San Diego or even Las Vegas, as long as I pay attention to hardener speed, smaller batches (very easy with metered pumps), and broad / shallow containers.
My aim wasn't to criticize your build, but - having often benefited from constructive suggestions in the comments - to offer the same for others. People build much larger boats than yours, in much hotter climates than yours, by doing it in small batches. ONE might have been impossible; enough small batches could cover USS Nimitz.
Looks good. I do agree about the clamps, All the 3"spring clamps I have clamped to rafters in my basement freaks out some people. If only they knew of my 6 gallon buckets full of the 2" and 1" clamps. If I were younger I would either never get a date or attract a certain kind of girlfriend.
What is the "thole pin plank"?
"Seattle . . . I needed cooler weather for the major amount of epoxy involved in that process." I've always found epoxy work easier and pleasanter in warmer weather, in San Diego or even Las Vegas, as long as I pay attention to hardener speed, smaller batches (very easy with metered pumps), and broad / shallow containers.
My aim wasn't to criticize your build, but - having often benefited from constructive suggestions in the comments - to offer the same for others. People build much larger boats than yours, in much hotter climates than yours, by doing it in small batches. ONE might have been impossible; enough small batches could cover USS Nimitz.