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There are specialty epoxies specifically for use with teak.
The glue joint is stronger than the adjacent boards.
So if it...

I'd need to see a picture of the existing brackets and transom before offering a solution.
Swim platforms are not a difficult project, plenty of images on the web to work from.

A quick search of "18' dory plans" gives up many possibilities.

I liked the look of this one:

http://koti.kapsi.fi/hvartial/ecodory/ecodory.htm

Clarkcraft has one:
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No problem Josh, I spent $2000 US, more or less, on the hull
That includes the construction base, a small cheap bandsaw,
electric hand planer, epoxy, fillers, fiberglass, assorted lumber,
pvc,...

Thanks Bob,
The hull is garage kept, and my time on the water is from just before sunrise to about 10 am. I'm the one who really has to watch my UV exposure.
So exposure to UV rays is kept to a...

Just to show what the original hulls looked like,
here's a link to one of the old time 'Gladesman, Totch Brown.
His story and a couple of the images show the old wood skiff being poled and towed.
...

Mac, that construction base was nothing more than what any cabinet man uses.
A squared, level, solid surface that can be used as a reference for all measurements.
What I'd change? Use a better...

There's nothing impressive about the ride Clara, it's a flat bottom hull.
If you've ever ridden in an aluminum jon boat, that's pretty much how this one runs.
The advantage of a wood hull is that...

Thanks Mac,

She was built using exterior bracing, drywall screws and clamps.
I didn't care for the problems inherent with stitch and glue construction.
With the braces holding the panels in...

It's a plywood and epoxy hull, based on the hunting and fishing skiffs
used in the sawgrass of the Everglades back in the 1950's and '60's.
But those skiffs weren't powered, they were towed or...

Alright Nate, here's a build for you...

It's a plywood and epoxy hull, based on the hunting and fishing skiffs
used in the sawgrass of the Everglades back in the 1950's and '60's.
But those...