20 potter seacraft, another one under the knife

[Blue_Heron]

Looks like you're off to a good start. If you're going to be using much epoxy, check out U.S. Composites.

Depending on which hardener you use, and how much you buy at a time, their 635 laminating resin runs $40-$45 per gallon. Good product, good service, great price. And they're close enough to you that shipping shouldn't be too bad.

Keep the posts coming, and welcome to CSC.
Dave

[thegoggleeye]

Thanks to all for the support. Let me try to answer all questions, first off if i raise the floor it will be an inch, the sf doesnt leave much room to go up with the gunnale height unlike the master angler. i would like the cockpit to self bale but i dont plan to adress this until i built a template for the floor so i can see what im dealing with. The transom will have a crown. the hull side will be flat and when i fabricate a cap for the transom it will have the crown(a slight one that will aesthetically match the boats curves) as for resins: i plan on using only epoxy resin (trust me its the best way to avoid headaches down the road) i am using up the west systems i had left from previous projects, i had just enough to do the transom. for the rest of the boat i will be switching to fiberglass coatings inc.'s epoxy, like the US composites product its about half the price of west systems.
thats it for now, the sailfish bug is tugging at my shirt sleeve, but i will force myself to devote time to the boat this weekend so more to come soon!