Hydro: Stripping

We are in a big hurry to finish this boat.  It will be skinned in glass and painted.
No fine carpentry here, we are keeping it real and stripping it with pine.
The bottom of the hull will be done tomorrow and we will begin sanding and glassing...

Pro GT hydroplane

While waiting for our building plans to be finalized, we decided to start another boat project.

We were expecting to dive into a sailing dinghy, our 12 year old decided he wanted us to build a race boat.  There are classes of these boats that race all over.  It was unknown to me.  So we decided on a class that is called Pro GT.
Now we are building our version.  It is a strip built racer.  Once it is finished and race tested we may mold it to produce composite versions.

Sea State 10.5

Our new board is finished and ready for trials.

It is a shorter version of our 12 footer.  This board is 10.5 feet long with a 32 inch max width and a fine entry.  It has less rocker than the 12 foot touring board.  It is designed to riders up to 160 pounds.
Of course it is 100 percent carbon fiber.
The access port is a convenient location to store important items.
This board is available for a trial paddle in the Oriental area. Give us a call. 252 639-0147
It will be built on preorders only for the time being.  We will be setting up shop here as soon as possible.

Summer!

Fay Bond is a great hostess.

I can't believe July is over.  But August is here.  Enjoy it.
Here in Oriental a family down the street anchors the summer with a watermelon cutting.
Fay Bond and family started the tradition 49 years ago.  (That's 1966.)
The whole town shows up and it's the best watermelon you have ever had.

See more here:http://towndock.net/news/bond-watermelon-feast-2010

Everyone's invited!