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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: 1/8th scale model Walk around cabin
« on: December 13, 2019, 05:39:17 AM »
I love this! What kind of wood did you use to build the model?
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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: My Official build thread. 27 1/2’ GA
« on: September 11, 2019, 10:00:30 AM »Any builders reading this? Did you glass your spray rails? Why? Why not? I intended to but I’m not sold. Your .02 pleaseI didn't on my Tolman, but wish I had as just this year I had to completely remove and replace one of them due to rot. Only a tiny breach in the epoxy coating caused it to suck up water like a straw over time.
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Bob from Olympia, 28 GA build
« on: August 21, 2019, 09:18:48 AM »
Outstanding work, sir!
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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Electrical chases
« on: August 20, 2019, 08:17:25 PM »
I used white PVC pipe for the chases in my Tolman. I didn't drill any drain holes.
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Bob from Olympia, 28 GA build
« on: August 16, 2019, 10:52:54 AM »
Yeah, that's a pretty bad rafter job Rbob.
On your boat - I, personally, would glass every last piece of exposed wood, whether it's on that door or not.
On your boat - I, personally, would glass every last piece of exposed wood, whether it's on that door or not.
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Bob from Olympia, 28 GA build
« on: August 15, 2019, 12:37:32 PM »
I can appreciate the "poor planning" part extremely well. It seems that I can spend hours upon hours of trying to plan where to lay out something and I always run into a similar issue. Hell, I don't make many more boo-boos if I just "wing it" and not spend any time planning.
As I like to say in my home repair business: "Measure twice, cut once, then beat it into place with a hammer!"
As I like to say in my home repair business: "Measure twice, cut once, then beat it into place with a hammer!"
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Outdoor build of GA Kodiak, Orange, CA
« on: August 15, 2019, 12:32:47 PM »
Fill in on either side of the hump and then sand and blend it in. Kinda like doing a butt-joint in drywall.
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Bob from Olympia, 28 GA build
« on: August 11, 2019, 05:30:08 PM »
What's going on with that hatch directly below the bulkhead?
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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Pictures of Adrian's walk-through cuddy cabin?
« on: August 06, 2019, 07:35:26 AM »
Brian, do you have any pictures or is there a thread here on this site that shows Adrian's design for his walk-through cuddy cabin?
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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Anyone building hulls for sale?
« on: July 18, 2019, 04:12:28 PM »
I'm in North Carolina, Todd. What length did you build?
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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Anyone building hulls for sale?
« on: July 18, 2019, 12:22:27 PM »
I'm thinking about having a bare hull built instead of building one myself. I built a Tolman 20 years ago, but I'm not sure my knees are and shoulders are up to the task of building another.
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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Epoxy over graphite
« on: July 09, 2019, 01:08:29 PM »I thought that that was the whole point of graphite - that it keeps UV penetration to the very surface keeping the epoxy underneath from getting damaged.That's my understanding as well.
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Projects - Glacier Boats of Alaska boat projects / Re: Bob from Olympia, 28 GA build
« on: July 06, 2019, 06:54:27 PM »
Excellent idea on those divots, Brian.
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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / 3D views of the various styles?
« on: July 03, 2019, 01:27:59 PM »
Brian, do you have any 3D views of the different styles of the GA? I just can't envision the differences between the Prince Rupert and Newport versions in the area around the pilot house and forward.
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General Discussion about the Great Alaskan / Re: Some sort of elevated bridge/control station - thoughts?
« on: June 07, 2019, 08:26:08 PM »
Brian, I just discovered that you have already addressed this issue in this thread on fishyfish: https://fishyfish.com/boards/general-discussion-tolman-skiffs/great-alaskan-what-is-it/