@@BlueLinerMedia Yes. I had a little bit of left over foam so I filled it in that front bow area. About 1/4 ways back, I used thin strips of marine plywood to fill with thickened epoxy. Then I added a couple layers of thickened epoxy to seal it all up and glassed over.

@@BlueLinerMedia These boats are built with Epoxy. So Gel coat isnt used. 1 part or 2 part polyurethane paint is what everyone is using. Fairing is also epoxy based. Not sure what you mean about primer coat. I started with a few layers of high build primer with sanding in between to fet all the imperfections out of the fairing. Then final coat of primer, sand and paint.

Cool I was just curious what paint was being used over the epoxy fairing compound since I heard that gel coat isn’t compatible with epoxy

@@BlueLinerMedia yeah I believe gel coat is made of poly resin.

@@marcelopacheco118 Thanks for watching. There is an older video but it is the latest. Currently Salt Boatworks is not shipping out of the states. You will ha e to email them if you want plans. They are not free either.

@@FishingWithHoang ok, mad you couldn't send this project by email, I'm from Brazil and Aki hadn't seen a boat produced like this.

@@marcelopacheco118 Sorry. A lot of people ask for plans. They are not mine and there is no digital formats. Try Bateau boats. They have something similar.

@@tonystone6955 Somewhere around $8k

@@ArchieDisanto Sea Dek on the deck and amazon eva foam for the floor

@@StealthFisha Thanks bro! The 15 gets a bit more room and freeboard. I think the 14 was designed to be a stretched FRS12. They are more flat and float in a bit less water than the 15. Either one will be a great choice though!

@@FishingWithHoang I normally fly fish off a standup paddle board or from a kayak but I recently moved back to the Houston area and started looking for something to cover more water. The 14 seems pretty much perfect for me but your 15 is making me think.

This is my buddy's boat. I don't remember getting any spray on us when we were going full speed out the jetties catching air. If the conditions are windy, I would say, you may get incoming spray from the wind just like any other boat. But conclusion, it's a dry ride for sure. I don't ever remember hearing any creaking when we walked the deck or the floor. It's actually a pretty damn quiet hull.

Most definitely.. The shaft could be shorter but it still works great!

I did everything myself. No kits.

@@FishingWithHoang amazing work, thanks for sharing

@@josecorpus1267 Thank you! and thanks for dropping by my channel...

A while back, I emailed McClain and they gave me the hub specs. But it's a standard spindle, 1-1/16". So any aftermarket bearings and seal kits should work. Make sure you measure your spindle diameter. I ordered the wrong rear seal size and had grease all over the rear of the hub. 🤣

Thank you! The plans were bought from Saltboatworks

I built this 15' because it was the largest available at the time and it fits in my garage perfect. If I woulda have done it again, I'd probably build the CB17 that Salt Boatworks offers.

@@FishingWithHoang oh right on why would you have chosen the bay? Just more of what you do?

@@Offishal_Lifestyle Although it is a more of a deep V design, it still drafts shallow. I also cross the bay and run the jetties a lot. The FRS15 suprisingly does it great. Even in chop. With that being said, the CB17 would fit my style of fishing a bit more. I want to take more people out but the 15' limited to two adults. But its a great small family of 3 boat.

After the game warden had already passed my inspection and stuck the HIN sticker onto my boat, they ask for reciepts of everything I purchased to build the boat. I also submitted copies of the plans. The guy didnt ask me for my build photos. I was in and out of there pretty quick. I would call them and ask them to be sure though. I doubt anything has changed but you never know!

Hey Frank! I think I used 4 feet of it.

Sorry I do not know the deadrise angle. I am " guessing " it is around 7° degrees.

Thank You! 600+ hours was hours of building a boat for the first time. I bet 2nd time around I could cut that in half. I spent around $10k on the whole rig. Trailer and everything. Minus the electronics. That was 2019 prices though. A commercial built 15 foot skiff is around $28k. Yes it was worth all the hours spent on building one and also its a perk of having a home built boat built to your own specs.

Wrong. Buy easy disevit

@@sharonbraselton3135 You're right... Disevit is everywhere

Thank You!!!!

Thank you!

Simrad and lowrance are the same company so it should work. I assume you have controls so the connection will be different and I do not know where the dsta connector would go. I believe I read somewhere that it connects at the controls.

@@FishingWithHoang can you do a video of how you connected the whole thing? From one end to the other? Many thanks

@@Ricktrevi Go to instagram website and search for my name " hoang.nguyen82 " It's the first video pinned on my account.

I thought I had replied to you! I got mine within a few days. That was before Saltboatworks was popular. The only way anyone is able to get a hold of him is by email. You could also try messaging him on instagram or facebook. You aren't the only person with a bit of delay. Let me know if you have not gotten in contact with him. I will try and help out.

@@FishingWithHoang thanks and I did end up getting it today. And they where awesome. How did you go about getting the boat registered?

@@richardmauch1042 Check with your local game warden office or boating registration office. They have all the info. The only thing I did on my part was to save all of the receipts that I got from making every single purchase for the build. I had a good turn out during inspection because they didn't even inspect my boat. The Game Warden was really cool. He slapped on 2 HIN stickers, I paid and gave them all of the receipts that they requested.

Thank Ya! Yes my gunnels are wider. Instead of a single shear added to the sides, I four layers instead. Gave it that wide shear line which also directs spray outwards on them white cap days. Go onto instagram and look up my account. My detailed full build is there. "hoang.nguyen82" Good look on your build! If you have any other questions, I might have an answer!

@@FishingWithHoang Sweet! Thanks for the reply. I’ll check it out.

Thank You! If you go onto my youtube channel, you'll see a slide show video of the whole build. I purchased the plans and cut my own plywood. The cuts did not need to be super accurate as they would be filled and glassed over. It did take around 8 hours to trace and cut all the peices.

@@FishingWithHoang Outstanding! Thanks!

Thank you! I got my Meranti plywood from Fine Lumbar in ATX. Prices are very reasonable!

My instagram is Hoang.Nguyen82 I only have a few clips here and there. Most of it is on this youtube channel. The whole account is specifically made for the whole build with some current posts. Thanks for stoppin by!

@@FishingWithHoang thanks I have been thinking about building one myself love the idea of extending the splash rail awesome looking boat!! Really gave me more to think about!!

@@Jackt-3 Sky's the limit brother. You can build it anyway you want! There has been a bunch of FRS15 builds popping up out of no where. So far I have seen two new completed builds and they are amazing looking. Several are in the works. Hard to find though since some of the builders don't document their builds or don't do social media. Once you make that decision, keep in touch. Us FRS boat builders, no matter which size you go with, we can help you through out the build.

I heard low 40s and cruise around 30-35. This is with the yammy 90. You'd have to contact my buddy Craig for info @reeltimewithcraig9097

Glad I could help!!!

Thank You!!!

They're are as beef as I could get them. The bow eye has quite a few layers of glass on the inside of the hull. The outside has 2 layers of 1208 glass along the keel. The stern eyes have backing plates on the inside of the hull. I think the area that takes the most beating is the Power Pole mount which has backing plate inside of the hull too. Everything is glassed. Going on 3+ years and I sure hope nothing gets ripped apart!

Thanks a bunch. There was a lot I wanted to cover and my mind kept bouncing around thinking ahead. It's unscripted and jacks up my speech lol!

Thank You Phil! It was one heck of a project!

There is a few that exists and are being built as center console. There is also one with side console. You can build it however you like