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- Sat Oct 25, 2014 3:19 pm
- Forum: Builder Log
- Topic: Freedom 13 splashed...
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Freedom 13 splashed...
Finished my Freedom 13 a few days ago, took about three weeks to complete and a lot of that time was waiting for epoxy to dry. Very easy boat to build, plans were excellent and very informative and easy to follow. Hats off to Matt for a good design and instructions. I have a small "frog pond&qu...
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 12:55 pm
- Forum: Tips and Tricks
- Topic: Carbon fiber added to bottom...
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Carbon fiber added to bottom...
Started building the Freedom 13 a couple weeks ago, All wood cut, sewed together, filleted all seams, glassed inside and out. The bottom seemed a little flexible to me out of 4mm Okoume so I has a little 5 oz. six inch wide carbon fiber tape in the shop so glassed two strips on the cockpit floor and...
- Thu Sep 18, 2014 8:04 pm
- Forum: Questions & Comments
- Topic: Freedom 13 plywood weight..
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Re: Freedom 13 plywood weight..
Thanks much Matt, that's about what I thought. Got the plans from you this afternoon, nice work and great detail. I have build a lot of boats from plans and yours would rate at the top of the list for quality, once again nice work!...
- Thu Sep 18, 2014 12:04 pm
- Forum: Questions & Comments
- Topic: Freedom 13 plywood weight..
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Freedom 13 plywood weight..
New guy here but long time boat builder. Just ordered plans from Matt for the Freedom 13. Question is if I make the hull out of Okoume ply and the deck out of the darker brown Meranti in the same thickness any idea how much weight increase I would pick up? Okoume is supposed to weigh 13 lbs for a sh...