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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 6/29/2008 9:43:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Do you use polyester resin to join the deck or epoxy? Also what size fiberglass tape?


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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 6/29/2008 10:42:02 PM   
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Do you use polyester resin to join the deck or epoxy? Also what size fiberglass tape?



The deck was joined in the hull to keep the alignment perfect. I use a mixture of chopped strand glass and polyester resin to fill the sharp corner and then apply a 2" wide strip of 8oz fiberglass cloth tape over the seam. All resins I use are the polyester type.

-Scott

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 6/30/2008 3:06:43 AM   
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Taking a "free" plan found form sources here, I was able to print a full size plan and the ideas


Please... when you find this plan? I'm would like build woody bost.

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/1/2008 2:34:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		Th Scott. Really a great build thread.

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/4/2008 4:07:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		hi d.h. ive done lots of glass work,building my own hulls,nothing like seeing your creation come to life a.lots of sanding a,i love building with glass,long prosses getting it right,love your thread,very nice plug build,glassing inside seem looks tricky,long stick& paint brush,good idea

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/5/2008 1:37:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Sharpy. Glassing the inside hull takes a little more time, but pays off in the finished product. Having a perfectly smooth and seamless hull just makes me smile . By the way, thanks to Dana for the assistance with the idea .

One of these boats is in the marketplace, have some good inside pictures there of the glasswork.

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/30/2008 3:17:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		Just thought I'd share these. A member ordered one of my Dreamin's and asked for a very specific color..NEON YELLOW by House of Kolors. Here it is just before clearcoat. I plan to add some pearl in the 1'st layer of clear to "tone it down" a little and give it some more "pop". Man, these pictures just don't do justice...she's bright!

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/30/2008 10:44:24 PM   
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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/31/2008 12:46:26 AM   
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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/31/2008 1:45:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Are you gonna do a C1 style cat ever? I've seen this hull for sale on here, but this is the first time reading your build thread. Very impressive.

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/31/2008 2:58:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thank you. I do have a cat plug I've been playing with. Hopefully I'll be finished the mold by fall and shortly be building cats. Have the lower hull of the cat at 45"...seems to be about the right size.
I just wanted to share these pics because I've never sprayed neon yellow on anything this large before. Very striking and looks insane with the pearl added to the 1'st layer of clearcoat. When it hardens, I'll stick on that canopy and take it into the sun for more pics. This customer is coming down to pick up Saturday so have to be quick with a photo op.


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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/31/2008 4:22:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Nice job , any video's of it running in the future ?

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/31/2008 11:07:44 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yes Dana, vids will be not too far away. Problem with vids now is with school out now, no paychecks! I've been building these to keep a few extra dollars coming in during the summer months. Being paid by the school system only during school season kind of sucks. Also each time I build one for me, it usually ends up being sold to local boaters...happened 3 times already. Love the money it brings in, but theres other places it has to go first before an engine and hardware get here.

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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 7/31/2008 12:46:55 PM   
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RE: 50" Project PLUG build & Fiberglass Molding - 8/22/2008 4:59:00 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is a great thread cool to see it come to life.I have a question at any point are you going to make an open deck to take it back to the wood style roots?It would be cool to have a flat deck(buy this I mean slight curve) with v style wind screen kinda like a glass wood deck look.

Do you have any pics of one all rigged up?And what does it weigh?


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