Last year scored a Frontiersman freighter with the windebottle transom. Boat is in good condition, although I have since scraped some of the paint of the bottom floating some rocky stuff. I ordered some Gator Glide, I'll be coating the bottom of the freighter and my flatbottom boat when the stuff gets here.
I like the Frontiersman, hauls plenty, is stable, and with the small kit from Swamp Runner with a 6.5 Predator it is very fuel efficient.
But with that Y stern the rear end plunges under power, even with weight in the front. I feel like if I could keep the stern from plunging so much I'd go faster with less power, and be quieter about it as well.
I did a google image search for stitch and glue Thai boat, thinking of building a boat some time and that crossed my mind. Found this picture of one those big Thai double enders. It had a platform coming off the stern, it looks like it's there to help keep the stern from plunging. What do you guys think of putting something like this on the stern of a Frontiersman? Any tips on how to go about it? Sources for materials?
Also attached is a photo of the Frontiersman.
Be safe out there!
I like the Frontiersman, hauls plenty, is stable, and with the small kit from Swamp Runner with a 6.5 Predator it is very fuel efficient.
But with that Y stern the rear end plunges under power, even with weight in the front. I feel like if I could keep the stern from plunging so much I'd go faster with less power, and be quieter about it as well.
I did a google image search for stitch and glue Thai boat, thinking of building a boat some time and that crossed my mind. Found this picture of one those big Thai double enders. It had a platform coming off the stern, it looks like it's there to help keep the stern from plunging. What do you guys think of putting something like this on the stern of a Frontiersman? Any tips on how to go about it? Sources for materials?
Also attached is a photo of the Frontiersman.
Be safe out there!
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