Damn that rail is a perfect fit! I just bought a 3 gallon kit from Ebond back in November. Glad I got it then. I didn’t know there was a shortage on that too.
Nice build, look forward to seeing it come along! Just a thought mind, although i have been working on yacht maintenance for several years, i have yet to build anything larger than a kayak, so i may be wrong here! But isn't the colision chamber there so as to provide a containment area behind the probable area of colision, so that in the event of a cracked hull, water will not flood the rest of the boat? I mention it as you have a drainage point at the bottom, which in that case could be counter productive? 😅
@@Danimorera65 Hello and thanks for watching! You are correct. The designer left some discretion to the builder. Some people will fill this chamber with pour-in foam or other flotation to add strength as well as prevent water intrusion. Some people use it for storage and just use really tight covers. Through condensation, though, it’s probable that water will get in there so the drain hole lets you get it out. You could seal the hole off with an expansion plug so it is still water tight but drainable. After a summer of good boating in some serious water, the front berth storage and collision chamber are bone dry.
Well done - you scored on that rail!
Damn that rail is a perfect fit! I just bought a 3 gallon kit from Ebond back in November. Glad I got it then. I didn’t know there was a shortage on that too.
I’d tried since November and no go. I managed a three gallon kit from them but I wasn’t playing fair.
great job. keep going.
Nice build, look forward to seeing it come along!
Just a thought mind, although i have been working on yacht maintenance for several years, i have yet to build anything larger than a kayak, so i may be wrong here!
But isn't the colision chamber there so as to provide a containment area behind the probable area of colision, so that in the event of a cracked hull, water will not flood the rest of the boat? I mention it as you have a drainage point at the bottom, which in that case could be counter productive? 😅
@@Danimorera65 Hello and thanks for watching! You are correct. The designer left some discretion to the builder. Some people will fill this chamber with pour-in foam or other flotation to add strength as well as prevent water intrusion. Some people use it for storage and just use really tight covers. Through condensation, though, it’s probable that water will get in there so the drain hole lets you get it out. You could seal the hole off with an expansion plug so it is still water tight but drainable. After a summer of good boating in some serious water, the front berth storage and collision chamber are bone dry.