questions about the sot16
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2004 10:30 pm
Hi Matt,
I found your site from one of your postings on the bateau forums. I have a few questions about the SOT16 that I hope you can answer.
1. I'm mainly interested in fishing the California coast, the SF bay/Marin area mostly. Do you think this is a good choice for launching through the surf, maybe up to 3 feet? Would it be stable enough to fish from in the swell?
2. With #1 in mind, what would the best plywood to use? I assume that I would want to glass the entire hull if I built it from 4mm marine ply, but would it need to be glassed inside also? I could see glassing the inside bottom, but I can't see how I would manage glassing the inside of the decks and the cockpit/tankwell floors. If I were to use 1/4in ab exterior ply, would that change anything?
3. Approximately how much fiberglass/epoxy (and what weight/width) is required for whatever you recommend in #2?
4. Do you have any opinion on the quality/suitability of the epoxy/fiberglass from this company: http://www.tapplastics.com/? I only ask because they're local and it would save on the shipping costs, if it's equivalent to the other major brands.
5. I've seen references on the bateau forums to pages on your site that look like they've been moved (the link in this thread: http://forums.bateau2.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4390, for example, which purports to be a log of the building of the cape fear). Are these pages still available? The internet archive copy (http://web.archive.org/web/200402121052 ... torial.php) only goes as far as making the butt joints. My brother and I built a Teal last year, but I'd still be interested in seeing this if it's still around.
I think that's it, I look forward to seeing your response. Thanks for your help!
I found your site from one of your postings on the bateau forums. I have a few questions about the SOT16 that I hope you can answer.
1. I'm mainly interested in fishing the California coast, the SF bay/Marin area mostly. Do you think this is a good choice for launching through the surf, maybe up to 3 feet? Would it be stable enough to fish from in the swell?
2. With #1 in mind, what would the best plywood to use? I assume that I would want to glass the entire hull if I built it from 4mm marine ply, but would it need to be glassed inside also? I could see glassing the inside bottom, but I can't see how I would manage glassing the inside of the decks and the cockpit/tankwell floors. If I were to use 1/4in ab exterior ply, would that change anything?
3. Approximately how much fiberglass/epoxy (and what weight/width) is required for whatever you recommend in #2?
4. Do you have any opinion on the quality/suitability of the epoxy/fiberglass from this company: http://www.tapplastics.com/? I only ask because they're local and it would save on the shipping costs, if it's equivalent to the other major brands.
5. I've seen references on the bateau forums to pages on your site that look like they've been moved (the link in this thread: http://forums.bateau2.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4390, for example, which purports to be a log of the building of the cape fear). Are these pages still available? The internet archive copy (http://web.archive.org/web/200402121052 ... torial.php) only goes as far as making the butt joints. My brother and I built a Teal last year, but I'd still be interested in seeing this if it's still around.
I think that's it, I look forward to seeing your response. Thanks for your help!