Thanks for these replies. ... Gluing down the 1x3 will make the difference. A 3 or 4 foot one ought to be enough, eh? ... Absolutely. Especially after spending...
Tractor Supply is a useful asset for those that have some farm equipment, but they do love their stuff. If you don't need the exact part, you can almost...
i had a junebug that i ran a 21 lb Yamaha 2 hp outboard on. moved it along at about 5 mph, anything more than that and the bow would start to climb upward ( i...
sorry didn't address my experience with it...with the 2 hp, no vices, no weirdnesses. With the june bug in general, a nice sailor, but keep everyones butts...
Folks- Trying to find a copy of boatswith an open mind to purchase to no avail, my library does'nt have it and i've looked the web over pretty hard. any...
Try amazon.com. They've got the book new for USD $23.77 and used from USD $19.77. _____ From: Jason Stancil [mailto:jasonstancil@...] Sent: Tuesday,...
Thanks guys- My bad, I thought it was out of print.....thats why i could'nt find it.....looking in the wrong places. I just ordered BWAOM, 100 boat rigs and...
There is one on ebay right now... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6902486066&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1 Justin ... From: "Jason Stancil"...
I have a rudder with an end plate on my boat which started out as a Long Micro. One day I was running downwind in 20-25 knots of breeze with the bow in green...
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Bill, Fiberglass cloth and polyester resin are not too bad for joints and a bottom cover (although epoxy resin is much better), but straight polyester resin...
If you react to the fiberglass you could use Dynel or Xynole (sp?) polyester fabric. Defender has it. Epoxy sensitivity is more serious. Once you get it the...
So after leaving town for week, the micro AKA ark has dried out enough for the glassing fun to begin. Today, after work i sanded all the seams and rounded the...
Does vinylester resin have the same toxic allergic problems that epoxy does. And could dynel and vinylester be a good substitute for epoxy and glass for ...
Phil, I tried building a Wood Ultarlight Airplane last year and had a very severe reacton to the T-88 Epoxy that I was using to glue it together. I have used...
Greetings All, Wow!! I took My Brick to the Lake Down the road from here and Saileder for the first time! What a Rush!! It was great. The Brick Sailed...
Do you think this is a defect in the plywood or the result of getting the boat wet? I only just joined this group so I may have missed something but did you...
I quote: From: "nohnpages" <nohnmusik@...> Subject: Re: new in the junkrigs Hello, My boat a bolger, seabird´86 (a 7m sailer) is in Lemmer/Ijsselmmeer. ...
... It must be defective plywood. MDO is exterior glue ply as used for road signs etc. This is the first complaint I've seen about problems with it. -- Craig...
believe that the end ... was a ... thanks for info like that . first trial will be this weekendas I am to be mothership for a fleet of dinghies and canoes....
... handline ... size ... open ... Arrrgggh. I get it . it was a good job thatwe were at the start of the lake rather that 60 kms north at the end of the lake....
The recent soaring lumber prices have produced another bad effect. I've seen quite a bit of exterior plywood lately that delaminated due to poor manufacture. I...
This appears a reasonable take comparing the three resins. http://www.redrockstore.com/resin.htm Epoxy sticks much better. Vinylester has some serious flaws,...
Hi there , 'Got a question for you all - can anyone explain to me why the 'classic' boats all have a 'curved' underside (aiii...what a terrible terminology to...
Most of the Bolger 'square boats' IE, those in the Advanced Sharpie series, and others, actually are not flat bottomed, but rather they are very much curved. ...
The greatest volume you can enclose for a particular surface area will be in the shape of a circle. Thus, round bottom boats minimize the amount of skin...
Thank you very much !! Wow ! that cleared up a LOT , for me that is - the whole "hull-form" issue 's much more clear now . And how logical it is, when you...
There are many complicating factors, and many different ideas. Boat shape questions do not have single answers. The weight of the boat is an important factor....
