A little lot of Karma. or re birth of a 20

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Originally Posted by Seacraft84

Yeah just polyester resin and 1708 is all I have used on my last two boats. Used epoxy for fillers and what not.
I believe its 20" on 20sf and 24" on MA. We were able to pull the cap up alittle and get some more freeboard. I had raised my floor a total of 5" from top of factory to top of new floor and was about to pull the cap up another 1" so I still have 20" at the stern. Your right about the liner for the back. Definatly will feel alot wider.
I kinda wish I would have splurged and maybe done a composite transom on my last MA cause 30-40lbs in the rear of these boats is actually alot.

Okume is mostly a certified void free water proof glue mahogany plywood and the polyester resin will not have a very good bond because of the natural oils in this wood and teak also. There are some boat builders in North carolina doing those big plywood carolina flair jig boats with a skin of vinylester resin and glass. But that is still controversial . None would ever think of using polyester resin. Most still use epoxy and nothing less. All use epoxy still to bond one piece of wood to another piece of wood.
MA is one of those higher caps right. what year did they start with the higher cap? If I have 18 then that is good. I raised the floor 2 inches mostly because this boat will be fished hard sometimes looking for big tuna. That is why he wanted a full transom and a bracket to make the boat less scary when waves can splash against the transom while fighting a big tuna. His other boat is a big! center console. A 39 sea vee.