OneWayTraffic wrote: I I have plans for both the Bateau OB17 |
Schampy wrote: Looking great one way. Try grinding a nice circular arc on a cheap metal putty knife to help get nice big fillets. Its worth getting all your joint tape ready to go so once all your zip ties are snipped and coving done you can apply your biaxel (?) tape to achieve a nice chemical bond between fillet and fiberglass. Have a look at the Bowdidge website if you want ideas for another project. Mark designs fantastic boats. |
OneWayTraffic wrote: There is plenty of info on Bateau about them. The FS17 is the better boat in a chop as it can run at any speed with no planing hump. The ob17 has a bit more deadrise but isn't as smooth in a chop. Higher top speed and takes a load better apparently. |
Govtgirl wrote: Have any of you tried Flexseal on the joints? Advertised heavily in US as monster holding tape even in water, but don't know how it would do over time |
OneWayTraffic wrote: By the by most NZ boats have a definite transition to plane. The choice is often either planing at 35-40km/h or wallowing at 10km/h. It is not easy to find a boat that will efficiently travel at semi-displacement. |
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