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"Peter,  believe me I understand that costs are important, I have been scrounging for a long time to buy epoxy and finish, Perhaps considering what the shoe will protect and what it costs in time and materials to repair the damage caused by even…"

"Peter, I live in Central Oregon and all of my Fir marine plywood comes from the valley. Any good building supply (not a box store) place should be able to order it for you with one day turn around. 3/8 fir should not cost more than about $40 per…"

"Peter:  They do a lot of boatbuilding up in Port Townson WA-(spelling might be off)- much closer than the east coast."

"Thanks for the help Randy. I'll have to do a little more research for best low cost material. those +/-8" wide scarfs use up a lot of plywood.   I'll  need two  4 x 8 to cover the bottom or one 5 x 10.  …"

"Randy, I really appreciate this website. I run the clackamas, wilson, sandy, Lewis,  Dechutes,- Oregon & SW Washington western rivers.   I've felt the sticking even on rounded river rocks with the painted epoxy bottom and it…"

"a nice sharp chisel will remove all the little squares and a ranom orbital will smooth out any bumps"

"Kevin, How do you keep the proper 1/2 ply depth with a router? I see the first picture showing making a series of groves and that keeps the depth, but how do you remove the rest of the plywood and still keep the depth right?"

"Good advice from Lawrence,and I'll add a couple things.When attaching a bottom leave all the plywood(width) so you will have more to bend and add weight to.This goes for the end as well.You can start at the bowstem about flush(2") ,screw 2…"

"Peter: My 17'  DB  had the 1/4" just glued to the  1/2".    The bottom was about 54" wide and about 15" long so it required scarfing  the PW.  In your case  you might want to…"

" I still have some questions guys, if I do one layer of 3/8,  do I nail it, screw it or just glue it.  Depending on the availability of the plywood,  if I get (2) 1/4" do you nail and epoxy the first layer and only epoxy the…"

"good advice lawrence,i'd forgotten about the weep holes,very necessary..."

"Peter: Kevin has given you excellent and detailed information on getting the job done.  I  agree-   two  1/4" layers would be easier to lay down.  When I added the 1/4" to my 1/2" bottom   it…"

"We've generally used white oak or mohogany  for chines...as far as epoxy goes check out Raka.com or jamestown distributors.Larry at Raka could help you figure out how much you might need for this project."

"thanks, Kevin, I now know that to use the $100 Gift certificate for, heat gun and epoxy by the gallon. what is best materia for the chine, I have Port orford cedar  almost has hard as Fir. and no rot."

"the general idea"

"Oh Boy,that sounds like a hum-dinger of a project,Peter.I would suggest taking a heat gun to the glass covering the chine and with a sharp utility knife ,cut that material out and expose the entire chine.Remove the chine cause with the extra ply on…"