Anything is possible if you put your mind to it :) I am on my second Glen-l boat and I started with just basic DIY skills. Here is a link to one...
Thanks for the comments guy's:D I'm just doing a dry fit to make sure everything lines up. Don't drop please don't drop [IMG] Went...
I am building a crackerbox it's just under 16 foot and I'm running it with a 5.7 v8 with a 1-1 gearbox, keeping the engine as close as possible to...
Here is a little slide show http://s753.photobucket.com/albums/xx179/fergalbutler/EVINRUDE%2018%20hp%20fastwin/?albumview=slideshow on how I got...
Two coats of epoxy and two of varnish "boy do I hate sanding between coats" but I might do one more :) I hope to fit the engine in the next week...
Hi tradams52, the wax is called amine blush, I am using west system epoxy with 205 hardener and find if you let each coat set for about 3 hours...
Boating in Ireland. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
One of the guys on the Glen-l site is doing a nice hatch using the hinges from a car boot to lift it up and over from the deck...
I have decided to sand it back to the mahogany and down to the waterline that way if the overlap is showing I will just make the waterline bigger...
Thanks for the help "print through" could be the one alright. I used 4oz cloth and west systems 105 resin and 205 hardener it looked fine when it...
Hi guys anyone have any ideas on what to do, it looks like the weave was not wet out enough or some moisture got in.If I sand down to the weave is...
I moved the boat forward by putting a few bits of pipe under the building frame and just rolled it out, next I added two 8 foot lengths of 4x2 to...
Hi nbehlman the build I'm working on at the moment http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/wooden-boat-building-restoration/new-boatbuilder-32783-2.html...
Hi rob what type of boat are you thinking of building. You can see some links to my builds below they are Glen-L boats and there books "boat...
Your right my mistake it was 200 paper on the primer :D
I sold my donor boat shell :D so started to rebuild the trailer with new bolts,bearings,brakes,cables,tow hitch and so on won't be long now till...
Cheers guy's I still have to do another 3-4 coats after I fiberglass in the prop tube strut base and rudder hole then sand it with 1000-1500 wet...
Thats great Mr hot rod cheers ;) Makes sense to put one on and yet I have never seen one in place. P.S. What do you think of my setup will it...
On my builds I used 6oz cloth it's put on dry the day before to let it settle. [IMG] Then starting early the next day I give it the first...
+1 for epoxy it's stronger than the wood when used for scarfing.
