how much, and what thickness balsa core will i be using? and i should be able to get marine plywood from home depot?

YDOC462 wrote:looks nice and rotten makes for an easier tear down.

check out express composites online they have all you need. and everyone there is super helpful.

thank you sir

here is two pics of many i took of the boat. pulled stuff out for an hour today while the rain had stopped..

Yes, the core is Balsa wood. I used 1/2' in mine. They do make composite core material as well but with that it will cost you more but its not prone to future rot like balsa is. But like most of us on here say about balsa, if it lasted 25+ years built poorly, it will last you twice that when you bu...

i hear there's alot of stream on that lake,I never been but hopin to some day there are a few that i know of.. some are in great shape and others look like mine right now.. all beat up. i dont get to see them run too much because im there on weekends most of the time. i think they go out during the...

RussF wrote:Welcome.where in MA are you located

im located in wareham mass and ill be running the boat in lakeville. i have family living on the lake. done a lot of fishing there since i was about 12

What idvette said! DO NOT confuse the floor with the CORE! They are 2 different animals. The core is the main, major stuctural part of your boat (Found under the FLOOR) and from the factory they were not sealed well and were very prone to rotting. Just about every one of us here has done one or is ...

Welcome Aaron. You will LOVE the Viper when properly set up. First thing I would do is get that hull off the rollers and put bunks on the trailer. Those things will make your bottom a washboard quick. Chances are your core is shot. Boy do we hate to tell newcomers this but we just gotta. Most of us...

YDOC462 wrote:Best advice, just read everything you can on here. You'll figure it out.

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thats what ive been doing man. trying to figure out how im gonna get it goin fast and stable.. with a firm hull to sit on lol

If it's an original core it will be balsa wood. Go to the project section on the forum and browse some projects you'll see what we are talking about. Short cut to mine posted below. Mine was a pile of turds when I started but theres also boats that seem pristine that have core just as rotten. Not t...