cheater mk 2.4 strip build

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Looking awesome, there's something about a nicely finished wooden craft that does something for me :clap:
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Looks fantastic. Perfect timing for nsc'19
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Reeling wrote:Looks fantastic. Perfect timing for nsc'19
hopefully before that to practice up for the next paddle challenge - it's not quite wide and stable enough to fish from
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cheaterparts wrote:
Reeling wrote:Looks fantastic. Perfect timing for nsc'19
hopefully before that to practice up for the next paddle challenge - it's not quite wide and stable enough to fish from
Go Isalnd style with a single outrigger made from wood also :up:
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Any updates mate?
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Reeling wrote:Any updates mate?
quite a bit more I'll sit down and update this soon - I have 1 hatch surround to Finnish and some work around the rudder pivot hatch/ port and fit the rudder pivot in the hull ( it's getting an inboard rudder like a stealth )
and then the deck and hull can go together

I have pics but has been slack posting
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Gummy shark 128 Cm -- Elephant fish 85 Cm -- Snapper 91 Cm -- KG Whiting 49 Cm -- Flathead 55 Cm -- Garfish 47 Cm --Long tail Tuna 86 cm -- Silver Trevally 40 Cm -- Cobia 117 Cm -- snook 53 Cm -- Couta 71 Cm -- Squid 44 hood length


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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build

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It's been a while since posting an update so here goes

the deck was stained with a maple colour and of cause glassed inside and out

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this gives a 2 tone with the deck quite a bit lighter than the hull

from there I cut hatch holes front and rear of the deck and included the port from the rudder control

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the rear hole is for the rudder case and control

I also trimmed the cockpit hole and laminated the riser from 3 layers of 6 mm marine ply - done in 2 halfs it was the easiest way to conform with the deck

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both halfs were fitted together and the top of the coaming fitted and glued in place

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final shaping and cleanup needs to be done to the coaming before it gets glued down and glassed to the deck

the front hatch now has a seal lip finished and the piece of deck that was cut to build the hatch fits up

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theres still some hatch work to do around the rear of the deck but it's not far away from joining deck and hull
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Gummy shark 128 Cm -- Elephant fish 85 Cm -- Snapper 91 Cm -- KG Whiting 49 Cm -- Flathead 55 Cm -- Garfish 47 Cm --Long tail Tuna 86 cm -- Silver Trevally 40 Cm -- Cobia 117 Cm -- snook 53 Cm -- Couta 71 Cm -- Squid 44 hood length


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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build

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It has been a while, but it's really looking good :up:
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build

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Looks amazing Cheater!

Can you make me one while you're at it? ;)
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Re: cheater mk 2.4 strip build

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Is this your first attempt at building a watercraft Cheater?
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