"I'm back at it now. My son recently turned 13 - my daughter turns 15 in a few days...  and I can't stand the thought of another year passing with this projects incomplete. Besides - they are both now too big to fit on my Scadden…"

"I used Fir for the inside rail. I ended up trimming the frames prior to notching them out to accept the inside rail. Although it was time consuming and nerve-racking, I was able to get a fairly exact notch. I drilled all of the the holes and…"

"I decided to steam bend the ash for the outside rail and it worked out well. "

"I decided to use sealer as the plans I have actually do call for it. I think it makes sense to keep moisture out from the area between the gunnel and the side wall. Thanks for the feedback. "

"Why caulk there? I don't mean it's wrong to use caulk there, but it's far far above the water line. If you're putting a stainless bolt through the gunnels and the tops of each frame piece everything will be very securely…"

"Thanks for the reply. Yes the outer gunnels."

"By rails do you mean the outwales (outer gunnels)? "

"Polysulfide would be good. I used titebond 3 but I am realizing as I type this it probably didn’t even stick because I glassed and painted my sides first haha. Point being I think anything somewhat removable is ideal"

"The white oak chine caps are on and last night I flipped the boat. I stared cleaning up the 5200 which will be a bit of a process.  Im going to use ash for the rails. I have question about adhesive for the outside rail. My plans do not…"

"Thanks for the advice on the bottom. I ended up rounding the bottom and wrapping the fibreglass around a few inches.. quite a bit of cleanup to do (sanding the mess I made on the sides).. bit, it’s in and I feel good about it. Just making up…"

"Hey Kyle, I used 17-19 oz triax on my boat trimmed at the edge not wrapped. I got it from Raka. www.raka.com  they have it listed in a weird way so I’m not sure which it is. I can’t tell if they ship to Canada or not but hopefully…"

"The chine cap takes the brunt of the damage on a drift boat. Perhaps you can separate the fiberglass from the boat's bottom, however your boat would suffer far greater damage first. Not to say the separation can't happen, but the chances…"

"So the narrative helps me understand the rationale. It looks like part of the benefit of the method you are looking at is the edge of the fiberglass is not exposed to forces that would separate it from the bottom or side of the boat."

"Thanks for the info JC! That makes sense about the angle of the woven fabric. About the wrapping of the fiberglass and the rounded edge, I am referring to info I found on this thread: and here is a pic (hope you don't mind the link if…"

"Thanks for the info JC! That makes sense about the angle of the woven fabric. About the wrapping of the fiberglass and the rounded edge, I am referring to info I found on this thread: and here is a pic (hope you don't mind the link if…"