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By McKenzieDriftBoat.com
Chine batten / trim up the bow stem?
It is really too late for me to undo this as my trim has now become a "mostly" permanent part of my boat's personality, but I started noticing most of the drift boats don't have trim up the front stem. Is there a reason for this?
I installed a bull nose over the the front stem, then covered that joint and all the screws with the outside trim piece - all using screws and 3M 4200 on all pieces, which is removable but still pretty gross.
I didn't really consult the plans, it just seemed to make sense when I was doing all the other trim work. However I don't see it in the pictures on most other boats - a few here and there but not the standard.
Obviously it looks sort of rough right now with no varnish and just sanded epoxy and liquid detergent dripping out of the screw holes :)
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Permalink Reply by AJ DeRosa on
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Ray and Cyrus use a trim piece on the stem of most of their boats. It's a nice touch and you can use different woods to create different colors. We put trim on the stem as well but some of the boats in our "historic fleet", boats from the 50's and 60's often don't have trim on the stem. I see trim, like chine battens, as a sacrificial piece that gives a bit more protection at the edges that might get beat up. They look cool as well. Hey, it's just trim.
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Permalink Reply by craig curtis on
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I have built one of Ray's kit boat and the bow stem is covered by one piece of trim which covers the plywood edges and the stem. with a little heat on any epoxy, it with release pretty easily. My boat is trimmed out mahogany, which gives it a nice detail. I noticed you like the use a lot of screws, mine are spaced 6 inchs.
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Permalink Reply by Gopher Dan on
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Yeah all I had left were a few boxes of 3/4" so there wasn't a ton of bite. When this sacrificial trim becomes just that someday I think less screws will be in order.
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Ray's also sells a stainless steel trim that goes on the outside of the battens, trust me it takes a good hit to dent it.
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