Wow, very cool! Glad the videos are helpful!

Thanks Mr Tom! It was my honor showing your crew around the boat shop. Looking forward to taking you guy's out on the new boat, that's for sure! I truly appreciate you guys and all your support of the work we are doing down here. Just let me know if you guys are thinking about coming down earlier than usual, We can go over some of our different fishing options. Thanks again!

Thanks so much! Good luck with your project!

Thanks, Appreciate it!

Thank you, Sir! I Really appreciate your support of the channel. Happy to be getting back to work in the boat shop. More videos coming soon!

Glad you enjoy it! I appreciate the comment

Thanks Mr. Ron! Glad your enjoying the vids, Looking forward to seeing you Guy's!

You bet! Thanks for watching.

Thanks! Happy to see more Fiberglass going down!

Same here! Thanks for watching!

Thanks! She is coming along nicely. I appreciate You watching.

Haha! we try to build them extra tough. This boat will see a lot more use than the average boat. Glad you like the way we are putting her together! Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thanks, I really appreciate it! Hope to have her finished by this spring. I will be posting vids on the build more often over the next few months, so stay tuned.

Yes Sir! The transom is Got to be heavy duty for sure. I don't think we are going to have any problems with this one. Thanks for the comment, and welcome to the channel!

Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying the videos!

Thanks! glad you are enjoying the boat vids. Our charter season is slowing down, so we will be working on the boat a lot more over the next few months. I will try to include more price info in future videos. I can tell you that everything has gotten a lot more expensive lately! I bought a 50 gallon drum of resin about a month ago, and it was around 1800 dollars. The coosa panels in 3/4 inch thick is between 300 and 400 dollars. This build has NOT been a cheap build. We Really appreciate the views and comments. Hope to post again soon!

Thanks, I appreciate you watching! Using foam flotation under the floor is a more common practice on smaller boats, usually 21 feet and under. Part of the reason for this is that it is a coast guard requirement on small boats. It can also be used to add strength and stiffness to the boat in certain applications. Strength and reserve buoyancy can also be achieved with a robust stringer system and water-tight chambers or bulkheads. Most larger boats go with the latter route. Foam flotation has a few drawbacks. It can absorb water over time if not properly installed, it limits the use of space under the deck that might be used for storage, and it can be labor intensive and expensive to install. There can certainly be pros and cons both ways. Hope this answers your question, and thanks for the comment!

Thanks! Yes, the bow stem is one of those areas that needs to be extra tough for sure. When we laminated the hull we used 2 layers of 11/2 oz mat and 4 layers of 1708 biaxial on the sides 6 layers on the bottom. All of the layers overlap by 4 to 8 inches on the keel and bow stem. Then we came back after full cure and added another 4 layers of 1708 for stringer tabbing, and down the middle of the bow stem for extra reinforcement. That would be 16 layers thick in the bow stem, anchor locker area. That should result in close to 1 inch thick in those high load areas. I think that some of that is in other videos, sometimes it is difficult to document everything. Hope that answers Your question, appreciate You watching!

Thanks Fish Bump TV! I am glad to hear you build high quality boats!!! On another side note, I feel strongly about a super stout Bow - Eye, that is thru Bolted with massive Backing Plates through a Stout Stem and a matching Internal Eye that you can S.S. Shackle the Bitter End of your Anchor Rode to for the "Emergence Dump" situation when you are getting blown onto a rocky Lee shore with no power... and you need Max Rode in the water. Whether a Skiff or a Sportfish, in my mind, a good, Seamanlike idea. Capt. Mike W., USCG 100Ton Master with 20 Endorsements, ex - US Navy Navigator '82 - '88, FFG - 42 USS Klakring and MSO - 440 USS Exploit. ASA Certified Sailing Instructor at Boston Harbor Sailing Club, Power Boat handling Instructor at the Chapmans School of Seamanship, Stuart, FL. I am currently a Marine Retail CSR that sells Coosa, Starboard, expanded PVC, Acrylic and many more and I have boatbuilding experience with W.E.S.T System Epoxy. I would like to discuss manufacturing possibilities with you. Please contact me at 407-993-7144, Boat Outfitters, Teak Isle Mfg.

@@MichaelWarner-ff7ms Yes Sir Capt Mike, I would be happy to give you a call! I have a charter Monday morning, I can call in the afternoon if that works for you. Thanks

Your are very welcome, glad you enjoyed the video! We do not usually thin resins whether they are epoxy, polyester, or vinyl ester. The only time we might thin the resins would be if we are using the resin to penetrate deeper into the material we are fiberglassing . For example the first coat of resin on a plywood or coosa panel. Thanks for watching, and welcome to the channel!

@@FishBumpTV Thank you.

I think that is poly.

Ah, Good to know. Thanks for watching!

Not much, but I understand the process. We just haven't had much call for it. Thanks for watching!

I would recommend 3/4 inch thick, in the 26-pound density. They call it blue water 26. That is what we used on our boat. Yes, it makes for very good stringer material. Thanks for watching, and good luck with your project!

Yes, under the right conditions. Our I would consider selling the molds, or partnering with someone to build more. I am open to options. Thanks for watching

Advanced plastics in Elberta. Thanks for watching!

We used Polynt Composites 6631-00 0211mdlt. We add a red dye to the MEKP, you have to buy the dye, and add as needed. Thanks for watching.

Or is that a resin sprayer only?

Thanks for watching, that's a good question. Chopper guns can be great for some applications. But a boat built with hand-laid biaxial fiberglass is usually going to be stronger, and lighter than one built with large amounts of chopper gun glass. The downside is that it takes more time to hand-lay a hull.

This method uses real glass. Chop spray not as stro g

@@FishBumpTV thanks for the explanation! Makes since. One day I hope to build my own boat

Sorry, no plans to build a pilot house version. Thanks for watching!