or meet any of the Housewives so I needed a new evening project. After a lot of reading and researching I ordered these:
Then went out to the garage to draw some lines and make some sawdust. Ended up with this:
Level and line makes everything fine:
A few zipties put me here:
Then a little glue:
I will pull the ties and finish the glue this week
Keep posting. Looks like a nice winter project.
fish today work tomorrow
Looks cool. What plans are those?
Bateau Boats. FS 18. Going with the flush deck.
Great start! That looks real good. I just finished one of those in November.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Small craft surveying and repair
Thanks for the kind words Larry. I went over your build a few dozen times while doing my research. I feel like I even know your dogs. I posted the first report from a PC and the pics were fine but on I checked the next day from the IPad and some of the pics are upside down. On the PC they are still fine, weird. Anyway. Pulled zip ties and filled 157 holes in my boat yesterday (should have been 158 but somehow I missed one on the chine and had to fill it tonight. 1.5 hours of the shurform and sanding got me this:
Sanded smooth and all corners rounded ready for glass. Next step will be a marathon glass session. I am going to tape the seams, glass the entire bottom and apply quick fare in one 24 hour period so I can work wet on wet and not have to sand in between each process Sounds like a fun weekend.
The chine seams look great. Wet on wet is the way to go, but I would hold off on the Quick Fair. After the glass cures, you need to sand it lightly before fairing. The biax cloth has binder threads in it which will stand proud after curing. You need to sand these down flush before doing any fairing or you will waste a LOT of material and make the boat heavier than it needs to be. Sand it just enough so the X pattern of the biax shows.
When the glass cures it will look like this…see all the threads, it’s very rough…
Then sand it until it looks like this…
You also want to install and glass the skeg before fairing. Never glue anything over fairing compound, it’s not strong enough.
Hope you don’t mind my advice[:I]
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Small craft surveying and repair
I nearly began a build of a FS18 before buying my Gheenoe. Please keep the posts coming!
A long long slow walk in the spartina gives you time to think big thoughts and put your mind back into order.
Your ready to enter Georgetown’s wooden boat building contest in October!
Nice job …
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Haven’t posted in a while. Big step tonight, I mixed up 3 ounces of quick fare and went all the way around the boat with a 100 watt work light. I still had 2 ounces left at the end. Filled the last of the pinholes and dimples in the fillet under the rub rail. Also brushed a coat of neat epoxy on the chines to smooth out the texture of the wood flour filler I used to sharpen the chines. Next quick scuff up of the new epoxy, a bath for the boat and major clean up of the work area and I’m ready to start applying hi build.
I’m ready to see the results of the hours on the long board.
Looking good! It’s rewarding when it’s all said and done. Those guys on the bateau forums are a wealth of knowledge as well!
Looking good. What kind of hi build primer are you using? If it’s epoxy based like System3 Yacht Primer you can put it right over the Quick Fair, but if it’s not epoxy based you should seal the fairing with a coat of neat epoxy before priming. You probably know this, but I thought it worth mentioning.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Small craft surveying and repair
Sanded the first 2 coats of high build primer today. The long board paid off. No real fairing issues to speak of.
The Sterling Hi Build is nice, it sands easy. I found a couple of groups of pinholes and a gouge that need another round of Quick Fair then 2 more coats tomorrow.
Here is how it sits now, 4 coats of graphite/epoxy on the bottom 2 coats of primer on the sides
Sweet 
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
Small craft surveying and repair
Any updates?
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
Just sat down and I’m itchy.Tonight I was finishing up the last of the sub sole framing and running chases. Buoyancy foam arrives tomorrow hope to get it foamed in within the next week or so. Will post picks after the foam.
Cool. This is a nice looking build so far.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.