I started hunting for a Flats\duck skiff and had no luck. did not want aluminum, looked at Carolina skiff one more time.( had a J14) but WOW the price has gone way up. So Im building a from scratch. So far so great starting to work on the deck layout and would like some input.. Wide gunnels aprox 8 inches wide BIG front and rear deck Tiller. http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy104/jeepyoda/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/D4A4226A-61F3-43BD-AAD0-E009AE06AA01_zps2hkscj8l.jpg http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy104/jeepyoda/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/18CFBB01-B300-4A7F-B474-5059FA2DBF83_zpspfnlhege.jpg
Man-O-man! Well sir you are the first person that I know of to build a full fledged motor boat from extruded polystyrene. I've seen a kara hummer and a Moth class sail boat but not anything like this before. I'll be watching this one closely. What do you expect for a lamination schedule?
Guys keep saying they are gonna try this. I am curious to see how it turns out. What size/type of motor are you building the boat to use? Nate
as of now i have 2 layers of 12 oz cloth and one layer of 16oz bias. the bulk heads and stringers are tabed for now, total weight as of now 53lbs. I and very suprised at how stiff this thing is. the plan is to pour foam the stringers and floor. should add some rigidness. I did a test part 6"x24" 3 layers top and 5 bottom, i did not wrap the edges. suported my 200lbs and had to jump on it to break it, The power plan is a short tail surface drive, perhaps in the 12-15 hp range. not a stump jumper but skinny water tail chaser.
Dave, I would like to discuss lamination and your build in detail if you can find the time. I'll PM you my cell #. I tried this with West System epoxy and the same exact foam you are using to build a hybrid yak/sup to flyfish off and had delam issues. I could peel the panels apart, not due to bonding issues, but because the panels would separate 1/8 in or so below the epoxy. Thanks, Mike
