"Yes, to prevent epoxy sags, do it on a horizontal surface. If you have to di it vertically, do several thin coats...or let it sag, use a cabinet scraper to get the big boogs, fair with a longboard, and do a thin final fill coat with a squeegee to…"

"Blush is a nasty pain in the butt.One doesn't have to use non-blushing epoxy.  It comes off quite easily with warm soapy water...wipe the majority off while it's still hot/wet and it will come off on the rag.  A final hot water…"

"I don't like that plywood checks.  I am glassing EVERY surface in my dory except for my gunnels.  I think epoxy + wood dust is just a bandaid.  I'd recommend using thinned epoxy to really saturate, or use small quantities of…"

"Read Pete Culler On Boatbuilding...traditional boatbuilding materials were whatever local materials were available to the builder.  :) We're spoiled to have so many choices shipped to us nowadays.I'm using ash for my gunnels...but…"

"If you're doing a varnish finish, be neat with the epoxy.  Varnish looks different over epoxy than over bare wood...so either mask off the scarfs when you epoxy them and keep the outside of the wood all dry and ready for varnish...or sand…"

"about time for an update...working on decks and hatches.  Mounted the oarsman's footwell, too. cast the oarlocks.  I need more practice, but I'm on the right track."

"Time for an update!Up to Day 20.  I've assembled the boatman's footwell, rough cut out the hatches and decks, stained and glassed the inside of the hatches, built the seats, started putting lips on the hatches (since it will take a…"

"Day 13: cutting and glassing the Boatman's Footwell Floor (left) has a double layer of glass for abrasion resistance. Day 13.5: glassing the back of the boatman's footwell panels before work this morning."

"Day 13: cutting and glassing the Boatman's Footwell Floor (left) has a double layer of glass for abrasion resistance. Day 13.5: glassing the back of the boatman's footwell panels before work this morning."

"Greg, sorry, I forgot to post my Day 6 update!!!Floor:Andy Hutchinson uses freeform construction for the side panels.  Screw together the sides to the stem, then to the transom, all right-side up.  Set the floor ply on the shop floor on…"

"I forgot to add this pic: Another AndyH/HDD builder suggested using blocks around the outline of the floor.   (Not my pic, but I used the same blocks).  Worked great to lace the floor around the floor outline as I was screwing it…"

"Greg, sorry, I forgot to post my Day 6 update!!!Floor:Andy Hutchinson uses freeform construction for the side panels.  Screw together the sides to the stem, then to the transom, all right-side up.  Set the floor ply on the shop floor on…"

"Let’s back up a step or two. How did you get the bottom on?"

"Cutting bulkheads"

"To the original question of this build:I'm sure not impressed with the Hydrotek BS1088 Meranti for the sides.  It's very dry and brittle.  Glad I'm glassing both sides.  The doug fir floor (and bulkeads/decks) is from…"

"Glassed the floor yesterday before Christmas dinner."