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And with passenger weight shifted forward, Hotei levels off for speed under power of a Merc 800.
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The 80 - hp motor drives her at 25 mph with six aboard!
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With only two aboard, Hotei does better than 27 mph - and she gives a comfortable ride at this speed even in a three-foot chop.
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With only two aboard, Hotei does better than 27 mph - and she gives a comfortable ride at this speed even in a three-foot chop.
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She also banks into a turn like a fine runabout - not digging in on the outside to throw passengers all over the boat like many a small cabin cruiser.
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She also banks into a turn like a fine runabout - not digging in on the outside to throw passengers all over the boat like many a small cabin cruiser.
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She also banks into a turn like a fine runabout - not digging in on the outside to throw passengers all over the boat like many a small cabin cruiser.
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Nor is she a wet boat.
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We 've been out in five-foot waves and stayed dry.
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We 've been out in five-foot waves and stayed dry.
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A lot of thought went into storage space construction.
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The cabin has several shelves for small items and storage under the bunks for water skiis, life jackets, etc..
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The aft cockpit has a * * f storage bin over six feet long that doubles as a seat.
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The aft cockpit has a * * f storage bin over six feet long that doubles as a seat.
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The well itself is designed to take two Merc 800 's or 500 's if you wish and there 's room for a 25 - gallon long-cruise gas tank below it.
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The well itself is designed to take two Merc 800 's or 500 's if you wish and there 's room for a 25 - gallon long-cruise gas tank below it.
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The well itself is designed to take two Merc 800 's or 500 's if you wish and there 's room for a 25 - gallon long-cruise gas tank below it.
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Needless to say, you can n't build Hotei in a couple of weeks.
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Our building time was slightly over 400 hours - but the total cost for the hull with Fiberglas bottom, sink, head and hardware was under $ 800.
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Our building time was slightly over 400 hours - but the total cost for the hull with Fiberglas bottom, sink, head and hardware was under $ 800.
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A comparable manufactured boat would cost close to $ 3000.
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Consider what you have to earn to be able to spend the $ 3000 and your building time is well worth it.
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Consider what you have to earn to be able to spend the $ 3000 and your building time is well worth it.
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Consider what you have to earn to be able to spend the $ 3000 and your building time is well worth it.
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Consider what you have to earn to be able to spend the $ 3000 and your building time is well worth it.
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Consider what you have to earn to be able to spend the $ 3000 and your building time is well worth it.
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A Gator trailer, Model 565, is used to transport the boat to the waterways.
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A Gator trailer, Model 565, is used to transport the boat to the waterways.
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This piece of equipment costs a little over $ 600 but it will save you that in mooring and hauling fees in a few years.
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This piece of equipment costs a little over $ 600 but it will save you that in mooring and hauling fees in a few years.
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All framing in Hotei is one-inch mahogany which, in the dressed state you buy it, is about the 13 16 - inch thickness specified in the drawings.
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All framing in Hotei is one-inch mahogany which, in the dressed state you buy it, is about the 13 16 - inch thickness specified in the drawings.
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All framing in Hotei is one-inch mahogany which, in the dressed state you buy it, is about the 13 16 - inch thickness specified in the drawings.
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All framing in Hotei is one-inch mahogany which, in the dressed state you buy it, is about the 13 16 - inch thickness specified in the drawings.
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Therefore, the lumber is bought in planks and ripped to size for battens, etc., on a table saw.
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Therefore, the lumber is bought in planks and ripped to size for battens, etc., on a table saw.
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Besides flathead bronze screws, silicon bronze Stronghold nails ( made by Independent Nail + Packing Co., Bridgewater, Mass. ) are used extensively in assembly and Weldwood resorcinal glue is used in all the joints.
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Besides flathead bronze screws, silicon bronze Stronghold nails ( made by Independent Nail + Packing Co., Bridgewater, Mass. ) are used extensively in assembly and Weldwood resorcinal glue is used in all the joints.
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Besides flathead bronze screws, silicon bronze Stronghold nails ( made by Independent Nail + Packing Co., Bridgewater, Mass. ) are used extensively in assembly and Weldwood resorcinal glue is used in all the joints.
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Construction follows a thorough study of the drawings.
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Start by laying out the six frames and the transom on a level floor.
Start
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Start by laying out the six frames and the transom on a level floor.
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Draw each outline in a different-color chalk, one on top of the other.
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In this way you will be able to detect any obvious mistakes.
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In this way you will be able to detect any obvious mistakes.
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The transom frame is made first with the joints lapped, glued and fastened with one-inch, No. 12 Stronghold nails.
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The transom frame is made first with the joints lapped, glued and fastened with one-inch, No. 12 Stronghold nails.
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The transom frame is made first with the joints lapped, glued and fastened with one-inch, No. 12 Stronghold nails.
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The transom frame is made first with the joints lapped, glued and fastened with one-inch, No. 12 Stronghold nails.
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After notching it for the keelson, chines and battens, the half-inch plywood transom is secured to it with glue and the same type nails.
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After notching it for the keelson, chines and battens, the half-inch plywood transom is secured to it with glue and the same type nails.
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All frames are butted at the joints and 3 8 - inch plywood gussets are glued and nailed on each side of each joint, again using the one-inch, No. 12 nails.
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All frames are butted at the joints and 3 8 - inch plywood gussets are glued and nailed on each side of each joint, again using the one-inch, No. 12 nails.
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All frames are butted at the joints and 3 8 - inch plywood gussets are glued and nailed on each side of each joint, again using the one-inch, No. 12 nails.
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All frames are butted at the joints and 3 8 - inch plywood gussets are glued and nailed on each side of each joint, again using the one-inch, No. 12 nails.
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The frames are notched only for the keelson and the chines.
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If notched for the battens, they would require more work, be weakened and limber holes would have to be bored so that bilge water could flow through.
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If notched for the battens, they would require more work, be weakened and limber holes would have to be bored so that bilge water could flow through.
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If notched for the battens, they would require more work, be weakened and limber holes would have to be bored so that bilge water could flow through.
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If notched for the battens, they would require more work, be weakened and limber holes would have to be bored so that bilge water could flow through.
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If notched for the battens, they would require more work, be weakened and limber holes would have to be bored so that bilge water could flow through.
flow
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Nowhere in the boat do the frames come in contact with the plywood planking.
come
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The jig is erected after the frames and transom are complete.
are
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This is an important step because any misalignment would cause progressively worse misalignment in the hull as you advance in construction.
is
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This is an important step because any misalignment would cause progressively worse misalignment in the hull as you advance in construction.
cause
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This is an important step because any misalignment would cause progressively worse misalignment in the hull as you advance in construction.
advance
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Be sure all members are parallel, vertical and level as required.
Be
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Be sure all members are parallel, vertical and level as required.
are
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After the frames and transom are set up on the jig and temporarily braced, a piece of three-inch-wide mahogany ( only widths will be given since the 13 16 - inch thickness is used throughout ) is butted between frames one and two below the line of the keelson.
set up
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After the frames and transom are set up on the jig and temporarily braced, a piece of three-inch-wide mahogany ( only widths will be given since the 13 16 - inch thickness is used throughout ) is butted between frames one and two below the line of the keelson.
braced
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[ "brace%2:35:00::" ]
After the frames and transom are set up on the jig and temporarily braced, a piece of three-inch-wide mahogany ( only widths will be given since the 13 16 - inch thickness is used throughout ) is butted between frames one and two below the line of the keelson.
given
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[ "give%2:40:07::" ]
After the frames and transom are set up on the jig and temporarily braced, a piece of three-inch-wide mahogany ( only widths will be given since the 13 16 - inch thickness is used throughout ) is butted between frames one and two below the line of the keelson.
used
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After the frames and transom are set up on the jig and temporarily braced, a piece of three-inch-wide mahogany ( only widths will be given since the 13 16 - inch thickness is used throughout ) is butted between frames one and two below the line of the keelson.
butted
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[ "lie adjacent to another or share a boundary" ]
[ "butt%2:35:02::" ]
The frames are glued and screwed to this piece.
glued
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[ "join or attach with or as if with glue" ]
[ "glue%2:35:00::" ]
The joints are also reinforced on each side with small blocks set in resin-saturated Fiberglas cloth and nailed.
reinforced
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[ "reinforce%2:30:00::" ]
The joints are also reinforced on each side with small blocks set in resin-saturated Fiberglas cloth and nailed.
set
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[ "fix in a border" ]
[ "set%2:35:02::" ]
The joints are also reinforced on each side with small blocks set in resin-saturated Fiberglas cloth and nailed.
nailed
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[ "attach something somewhere by means of nails" ]
[ "nail%2:35:00::" ]
It is over this piece that the laminated stem and keelson are spliced.
is
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[ "be%2:42:05::" ]
It is over this piece that the laminated stem and keelson are spliced.
spliced
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[ "splice%2:35:01::" ]
The keelson, made of two three-inch widths, is next installed.
made
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The keelson, made of two three-inch widths, is next installed.
installed
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[ "set up for use" ]
[ "instal%2:35:00::" ]
The first piece is glued and screwed to the frames and transom and the piece butted between frames one and two.
glued
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[ "glue%2:35:00::" ]
The first piece is glued and screwed to the frames and transom and the piece butted between frames one and two.
butted
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[ "place end to end without overlapping" ]
[ "butt%2:35:01::" ]
The second piece is in turn glued and screwed to the first.
glued
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[ "join or attach with or as if with glue" ]
[ "glue%2:35:00::" ]
Note, however, that it is six inches shorter at the forward end.
Note
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Note, however, that it is six inches shorter at the forward end.
is
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One-inch, No.10 screws are used in both cases.
used
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A stem jig is next cut to the proper shape and temporarily fastened to frame one.
cut
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[ "cut%2:35:00::" ]
A stem jig is next cut to the proper shape and temporarily fastened to frame one.
fastened
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[ "cause to be firmly attached" ]
[ "fasten%2:35:01::" ]
The stem is laminated from four pieces.
laminated
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[ "laminate%2:36:00::" ]
Take two three-inch-wide pieces and rip them down the center of the thickness to make the four.
Take
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[ "take%2:35:00::" ]
Take two three-inch-wide pieces and rip them down the center of the thickness to make the four.
rip
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[ "rip%2:35:01::" ]
Take two three-inch-wide pieces and rip them down the center of the thickness to make the four.
make
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[ "make%2:36:00::" ]
Then spread a generous amount of glue on the four pieces and bend them into place on the jig.
spread
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[ "distribute or disperse widely" ]
[ "spread%2:35:00::" ]
Then spread a generous amount of glue on the four pieces and bend them into place on the jig.
bend
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[ "bend%2:38:00::" ]
The first two pieces butt against the inner member of the keelson and are glued and screwed to the brace between the first two frames.
butt against
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[ "lie adjacent to another or share a boundary" ]
[ "butt_against%2:35:00::" ]
The first two pieces butt against the inner member of the keelson and are glued and screwed to the brace between the first two frames.
glued
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[ "join or attach with or as if with glue" ]
[ "glue%2:35:00::" ]
The second two pieces lap over the inner member of the keelson and butt against the outer member.
lap
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[ "lap%2:42:00::" ]
The second two pieces lap over the inner member of the keelson and butt against the outer member.
butt against
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[ "butt_against%2:35:00::" ]
They 're glued and screwed to the inner member of the keelson.
glued
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[ "join or attach with or as if with glue" ]
[ "glue%2:35:00::" ]