Keep it up Rap, I love these boat building threads!
I’m very seriously considering starting my own build, the FS18.
A long long slow walk in the spartina gives you time to think big thoughts and put your mind back into order.
- Flatscaster
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I'm very seriously considering starting my own build, the FS18.
I’m building an FS18 now, if you have any questions about it I’m glad to help.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
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Originally posted by EasyOK! What your telling us, is that you are going to be getting a bunch of Summer hire, staff hotties, to fill those seats
Haha you could say that. Everyone will be getting here this weekend.
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Originally posted by jermsKeep it up Rap, I love these boat building threads!
I’m very seriously considering starting my own build, the FS18.
Do it! I’ll be moving back to Charleston in September and will be itching to help with the whole process. That’d be a great boat for around the Lowcountry. I was also looking at the FS18, OB17 (cut down and built more like a bay boat), or the PH22 one day down the line.
If I decide to do it, I will probably wait until this winter to start. Too busy right now to begin a project of that magnitude, and I’ll be headed back down to Antarctica in late September for a few months.
A long long slow walk in the spartina gives you time to think big thoughts and put your mind back into order.
- Flatscaster
I was able to get the rest of the cleats glued, extra partitions and cleats for the foamed compartments cut and the rub rails glued today. All of our staff is here now and we’ve been pretty heavy into the staff training so I’ve been quite busy!
The cleats are glued and cut in the bow platform. I need to install and glue a backing for the bow eye and bow line cleat shortly.
Also, Zman baits donated a few boxes of lures, dredges, skirts, plastic ballyhoo, squids, and more to us down here at the Florida Sea Base! We’re ever thankful and I can’t wait to start dragging these bad boys next week! It’s always good when a such a great company is so generous for a good cause.
yeah, that dude sitting on your van seat leaves a little to be desired after the read, but aside from that, this thread is cool.
I’ve gotten my motorwell, midseat and bow compartment pieces cut and cleats glued and are cleaning them up with the sander today. I flipped the hull and put the bottom on, and it was only a little bit off but i was able to get everything lined up and shaped up enough for my liking. I also added two strips of 3/4" x 1 1/2" SYP to the bow transom to continue the rub rail around the front as I find that I like to run into stuff like docks, piers, pylons, etc. I’m getting it shaped up and filling in all my screw holes with epoxy glue today and hopefully will be ready to lay the inside glass this week.
not too much of a gap between the sides and bottom.
put the bottom on, taped it, screwed it and it fits!
Small gap between the bow transom and the bow platform
gluing cleat on the bow compartment divider
I love those homemade clamps. I will keep that in mind.
Cliff
2006 pioneer 197 SF 150 4s
Saw the finished product. Nice job! That boat will see some flats!
Seafox 187CC
I’ve been pretty busy since my last posting. I’ve got the interior glassed and sanded and about ready for fairing this next week. I’ve got my hatches cut in the bow compartment and mid seat (next round of pictures…) and the drains cut and I’m close to glassing the PVC ripped in half to the deck under the compartments. I’ve got a can of Bilgekote for the bow hatch, midseat and rear hatch. Instead of putting the fuel tank in the bow as I had planned before, I’ve decided to keep it in the middle seat accessible from the stern. I got a water tight, locking hatch for the rear deck and have my motor well and foam compartments about ready to be finished. I’ve been covered in fiberglass dust for the past week and it SUCKS!
[im
Looks good! I saw a cheap short shaft motor on CL and PM’ed you the link. Dont know if you had power for this bad boy or not yet. Keep up the good work -
Rapchizzle,
The boat looks awesome! Serious question, though: what made you decide to build a jon boat vs. just purchasing an aluminum one? Will the wood last exponentially longer than aluminum? It seems like the aluminum would be much cheaper and obviously less time-consuming. Are you adding some “custom” features to the boat, or is it just a project you’ve been wanting to do? Thanks in advance, as I look forward to your ■■■■■■■■.
Well, to be honest, I’ve got the time, just enough money and the tools and wanted a project. When it’s complete, the boat will be better built, just as light (if not lighter), and cheaper than a production fiberglass or aluminum boat. I’ve had both aluminum and fiberglass boats before and have taken aspects from both of those to incorporate into my build. This boat will be set up to fish 2 people comfortably and will be less likely to rust and corrode than an aluminum boat. If I were to buy a brand new aluminum boat, I’d be paying more for a bare bones metal boat than I’ll have into this thing.
Lookin good Rap. Those little gaps, nothing some thickened epoxy won’t take care of!
I think a lot of building ones own boat has to with the self satisfication and knowing what went into the boat and how it’s constructed.
Russ B.
www.joinrfa.org
God is great, Beer is good, People are crazy
Chris,
Thanks for all the great photos and detailed write up. This has become a tutorial for all to see. I bet many people who never thought they could build a boat will catch the fever and build something for themselves.
Thanks!
Mick
Tidewater 196DC
Yamaha F115
Pungo 120Looks great, I showed this to my wife and said I wanna do this, no was the reply, so keep up the good work and thanks for the pics
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Originally posted by JimIslanderChris,
Thanks for all the great photos and detailed write up. This has become a tutorial for all to see. I bet many people who never thought they could build a boat will catch the fever and build something for themselves.
Thanks!
MickTidewater 196DC
Yamaha F115Pungo 120 <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> ditto. thank you
She’s complete! I used 3 coats of “Gripper” primer and 3 coats of tan "Concrete and Garage paint"with some antislip on the horizontal surfaces. The rod holders, cleats, seat bracket, etc went in today and I’m calling it good enough. Of course, there will always be little things I can do down the line but that’s half the fun of owning a boat! The fire hose was a pain to put on as a rubrail. I fee as if I had used a loooooot more PVC clampsand done it all at once, it would have turned out a hundred times better. I was short on clamps so I glued the vertical surface and once it was cured, I did the horizontal surface. Lesson learned. I got my hands on a free piece of black starboard perfectly sized for my backing plate for the bow cleat. We’ve apparently got a hurricane or something headed our way down here in the Keys so I’ve gotta skeedaddle so the exterior paint job will wait until I get home and get some and space to do so.
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