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Just read all 36 pages and all I can say is wow.

@Travis Smith , were you happy with the height you built your strong back? If I attempt this, I may look at welding a steel frame with big casters so I can roll it outside in good weather. I could also make it where the height is adjustable and if I got really high tech, I could make it tilt. That would save a LOT of bending over.

Plans received over the weekend. When I get my strongback and stations up, I'll start my own thread.

Boatbrains said:

Awesome, looking forward to the build! Wood or composites?

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Foam core. I might build it out at 17 ft though.

kamakuras said:

The good thing about building the cradle is you can turn it into a table to build your deck.

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Yeah, I'm going to just build an all wood strongback. And like you said, I can take my stations off and lay down door skins or whatever I come up with to do my cap on. I do want to put it all on wheels though so I don't have to fill my garage and everything in it up with dust when I do my fairing etc
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KurtActual said:

Man, if I knew the first thing about any of this, I'd build one too. Such an attractive hull. Sublime, you're just down the road from me, would love to see yours when you finish!

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You’re welcome to see the process anytime after I get started.

Collin Elrod said:

Corey, I actually live down in Richwood and am starting my build, I’m about done cutting out the stations and am going to build the strong back soon. You are welcome to come by and look whenever!

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Cool, I’m just up the road 5 or 10 minutes. I’m starting to mark out my stations today. I’ll message my cell to you.

jglidden said:

BUMP. Anyone considering a build should take the time to go through all 37 pages and copy and paste any comment from CM, Travis, and others about the build process into a word file that you can search with CRTL +F . Very valuable stuff. Thanks guys

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Been doing that since I first saw Travis build his. I refer to my excel sheet often.