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I was looking for a router bit 15 degrees and then was planning to bevel my outer and inner gunwales. How do people do this normally? a plane? Scuppers are basically done, I have been working slow. any knowledge appreciated. Thanks
I think it is about a 15 degree bevel it requires

Thanks Rick.... do you think I place the yoke in the exact center facing the stern I can get it to be slightly tilted for carrying purposes? I was thinking I need to be an inch or two closer to the stern for the appropriate angle for portaging. Any formula for that one? for the seats I will go by th...

Yes Glen, much undestood, I will be tapering and beveling them to reflect a flush level lok for obvious reasons, thanks for the heads up, you have been very helpful for me, Thanks so much

wait after the gunwales are all on can you not just sand it al down to make it all even? I am not sure exactly where you are saying there should be a bevel

I see Glen is for scuppers!! Thanks for your opinion, and I looked at your way of doing it, which was with a drillpress after taping the two pieces together. then using a table saw to remove the access, I like that way, and may be for it. Any other opinions are appreciated
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ealger, that jig and way of cutting scuppers looks best, now I am debating to use scuppers or not. I have cut my mahogany gunwales all for of them, just deabting whether I should bother with the scuppers

So I have 4 amazing peices of 18 foot mahogany, they are 3/4 by 1 inch, and will make great gunwales I think, just debating about the whole scupper thing. Any inpu much apprecitated
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Wow Glen, Ealger has some pretty neat stuff, I think his level is a few steps above mine, but gave me some great ideas, thanks

Hey all, I am getting close to the final stages of my Nomad. I have cut a beautiful board of this Redish Mahogany into one inch strips for gunwales. I am trying to figure out about making the appropriate scuppers and also seat mounting tricks and whatnot. Is there a calculation for a 17' boat? the r...

Light touch with scotchrite pad? What is that? Wouldn't I want all the epoxy to get absorbed and also squegee it like normal to make it smooth and make sure all is absorbed and there is no excess resin. Also what is outglassing? Thanks for the reply

Has anybody ever pre-coated the inside hull prior to applying the cloth? From some research I am finding that this inner hull epoxy job might be difficult and airbubbles may form due to air releasing from the wood when it absolbes epoxy, and then air will be trapped between wood and the glass. My th...

I like the idea of doing it not by hand, it is diicult to do with the random orbit, but I guess I will try again... no noodles or bottles for me... maybe I will give it a try thought, I jsut feel like it would be more frustrating

Cant be more frustrating then filling the half oval

Does anybody have any machines or tricks to make this easier... first time builder here struggling and getting frustrated on the inside of my boat.... yes yes, laugh it up!!

Thanks

Shawn

I am finding this very difficult and I can not seem to line up my left and right side strips (centerline strip being my left), the first few strips were fine, but now it is a little offline, like one strip (the one on the side that I cut the centerline) ends more toward the center than it should, ju...

I feel like it would be simple to take a circular saw and set it to 1/4 inch depth and from the mid stationmold follow my line i drew to the stems and cut as oppose to chisel/saw, has anybody done this? any recomendiontaions as to how to make a nice centerline, now that I have filled half the oval? ...