hblair

Yeah I'm definitely doing something with that.

rofra11

Hi Heath

again i have to say that i am jealous ....................

Jealous about your shop
Jealous about your skills

BUT i grant you the boat, you and your whole familly from the bottom of my heart. Really .

You deserve such an hobby all that hard shop work to feed your familly and still you find the energy to fullfill your dream .

I also admired the former job on the 30" , i said that allready ............

But every time when i look into this treadh to look at the progress you and your helpers are making .........i feel the need to express my deepest RESPECT !

Long live Heath and the whole Blair family !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will come to you ......some times if i am allowed to .
I will not disturb you ,just a friendly personally HELLO Mr. Blair

I live in Germany but we are visiting the US on a year to year base .

God bless your whole family and we will all overcome this hard time .

hblair

You are too kind my friend. Thank you for the nice words but I am just a simple guy with an auto body shop and some time to work on this hobby. I've actually enjoyed it a lot.
I would be happy for you to come by and visit if you are in the US. The Covid-19 is not widespread in the area where I live. Our business has been open the whole time. Let me know when you are headed my way. Thanks.

Nocoast

I was looking at some of the early photos in this thread and I noticed you have 1 more bulkhead in the cabin area than mine does. Did they add the rear bulkhead when it came with a head? Also do you plan on putting the kitchenette and the head back in or leaving it out to save weight weight

hblair

The earlier 38 flat decks were built with the bulkhead forward of the head & galley installed further aft in the boat than the KV's. I think the actual number of bulkheads is the same. This is talked about earlier in this thread.

I haven’t been able to work on the boat much lately. It’s super hot in Alabama right now. The materials for the arch is coming in so we should get on it soon...

hoodoo

I haven’t been able to work on the boat much lately. It’s super hot in Alabama right now.


So true about the heat.
I always have a boat, car or truck project in the works, mostly for entertainment (sanity).
But the summer heat is motivation killer often overlooked. At least in the south.
Awesome project all the same and sorry my arch was the wrong one, it’s just cluttering up the shop. I didn’t realize they used more than one type.

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cyrus77

Hello
i wanted to recommend putting more glass and maybe triangle braces at the base of the transom. The drives push forward very hard and a secure joint is great.

jeff32

I dont think it needs anymore bracing! There is already 3 stringers just like any boat or even any race boat! Where would you suggest additionnal bracing to be added?

hblair

I feel pretty good about the strength of the transom. The drives push on the lower part of the boxes, and the boxes "footprint" on the transom is pretty wide. With all the new fiberglass and structure I think it's going to be strong enough. I do appreciate the input and feel free to speak up in the future.

Tiki Joe

any color on the hull yet?