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im in the process of building the Bridges from Drift Boats and River Dories.ive got the sides cut and marked inside and out for the stations,the frames are made and beveled to specs.should i glass the inside of the sides and the frames before attaching the sides to the stem.any and all info would be much apreciated.will take pics soon

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Permalink Reply by tungsten on October 28, 2015 at 6:46am

 Yes so much easier when you can glass the inside on a flat surface.They will still bend around the frames with glass on the inside only.If the design has a sharp bend you could pre bend the panel then glass.

Permalink Reply by David Witton on October 28, 2015 at 6:47am

Welcome to the group! You'll find a huge about of good info here, and a lively group of members. You might take a look at a Briggs build here for a look at another person's first build - it should give you some ideas. 

Permalink Reply by brett wolfe on October 28, 2015 at 2:13pm

thankyou for the welcome and will be asking plenty of questions

 

Permalink Reply by Mike Thomas on October 28, 2015 at 6:52pm

You said glass the insides and frames, did you mean epoxy, or glass? If your gonna spend the time and money to glass the insides you might want to epoxy the frames and sand them prior to assembly to be closer to ready for your final finish, alot harder to sand afterwards and will save alot of time.

Permalink Reply by brett wolfe on October 28, 2015 at 7:44pm

yes i will be glassing the inside with 6 ounce and thankyou for the heads up about the frames. i might not even get to start my construction untill spring .steelhead fishing is near and running off to the white in arkansas seems to be more important right now

 

Permalink Reply by brett wolfe on November 20, 2015 at 6:44pm

decided not to glass but just wet out the inside.new problem is i used stainless screws on the frames, intended to remove them but the are in for good .am i going to have problems with the screws later down the road with rusting? 

Permalink Reply by Phillip Westendorf on November 20, 2015 at 8:09pm

Brett, 

I had the same problem removing the SS Screws after the epoxy set-up around them.  I took a phillips head screw driver and with it engaged in a screw applied heat with a propane torch about 1 1/2 inch from the screw to the screwdriver. After the heat is applied watch the wood around the head of the screw, don't let it burn the wood.  I then let them set a few seconds for the heat to disperse in the screw.  Then I was then able to remove them with another cold screwdriver.  Some of the screws were still a little tight so I applied another round of heat and they all came out.

Dorf

Permalink Reply by brett wolfe on November 20, 2015 at 8:48pm

thanks for the feedback will try the heat,i did snap a couple off yesterday so for those i might try to use a plug cutter and fill with a dowel unless you have a better idea

Permalink Reply by Mike Thomas on November 20, 2015 at 9:18pm

I hope they last a while, Ive got a few hundred in my boat :/

Permalink Reply by Phillip Westendorf on November 21, 2015 at 6:08am
Brett,
Woodcraft, Rockler or Lee Valley sells a set of hollow drills that will drill around the screw. Gotta be real careful, the 1/4 one broke but I managed to get the screw out.
G'Luck,
Dorf
Permalink Reply by brett wolfe on November 24, 2015 at 10:43am

first hole went well but snapped cutter on second.now to extract the broken carnage i left behind and finish up with the other four.thanks for the advice about heating up the screws with a screwdriver,it worked great.

Permalink Reply by Phillip Westendorf on November 24, 2015 at 3:49pm

Brett,

You'll have to dig out the broken pieces with a burr in a Dremel tool or dig it out with a knife.   Then drill a 5/16 0r 3/8 hole for a wooden dowel to repair the schmucked-up hole. It worked for me.

Dorf

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