72 FB build

[beech7pc]

Wow! Great craftsmanship!  Clean work!  And I thought I was particular!  Can't imagine your love of this hull after all this cash and time.  Really appreciate all your photos.  Keep them coming.   Capt Rick.

[dirtwheelsfl]

thanks capt rick.

managed to screw and glue a section of floor in tonite...



with any luck ill have the rest in by the weekend

[dirtwheelsfl]

did some fitting today...





tank access:

[Mike453]

Wow     What a great job so far. Great to see it from the start, keep up the good work, we'll be watching for the finished product. Thanks for the show.    

[dirtwheelsfl]

glued and screwed, ready for glass. full layer of 1708 incorporating tabs into the hull, then another 10" tab of 1708.





shot of rigging access. there will be a hinged door there eventually. dark spots are pvc/epoxy/sawdust crush sleeves in the corecell where cleats will be mounted

[LilRichard]

I apologize if I overlooked it, but you did glass that floor on the underside, correct?  What did you use?

Looking good otherwise!

[dirtwheelsfl]

1708 on each side

[Capt Matt]

she is looking better and better every post. I like the layout without the casting platform, Will there be storage under the floor in the bow?
Matt

[dirtwheelsfl]

no, just the locker thats formed when i put that bulkhead across about a foot behind the rear lip of the cap. should be plenty for an anchor and whatever i need. i thought about it because i hate wasting space, but the work and time i would need to have underdeck storage werent worth the little bit of storage i would actually end up with if that makes any sense. eventually i plan on some type of semi permanent platform up there to castnet from though. meanwhile, glassing time has been hard to come by. epoxy doesnt like these cool dewy nights. majority of my work happens in the evenings.

[dirtwheelsfl]

just picked up a porta bracket, $750. gotta love craigslist..

[dirtwheelsfl]

been REAL lazy on the boat lately. managed to glass the deck and put a boweye and some scuppers in, also put her on the trailer. next comes the rear cap, then front anchor bulkhead/cap extension, then vertical under gunnel supports. then comes flipping, sanding, and painting... hopefully the bottom wont be as bad as lilrichards

[dirtwheelsfl]

demo officially done

before:



after:


stay tuned...

[Capt Matt]

Looking good, getting the deck in is such a huge step or at least seems like its about the half way point.
whats the plan with the bow cap?
Let me know how that flipping over thing goes, mine needs to turn turtle soon too
Matt

[dirtwheelsfl]

where the toe rail is cut on each side of the cap is where the bulkheads gonna go, then that front deck gets extended back to it. you can see in the first pic where im gonna flip her, right in front of the airboat. gonna roll it from the grass onto the driveway

[Capt Matt]

Just people power to flip her then?
My buddy has a front end loader but people power seems a more gentle way to go.
Keep up the good work, I'm catching up  lol