Home Depot (DIY home supply store) sells a contour gauge. You know those silly things you can buy at toy stores that's comprised of a sheet of...
No ideas, sorry. But she sure is purty!!!! :) I just did some reading up on the quarter tonners. They seem very cool. It seems though that...
Definitely sand any coat that has fully cured for a few days or more. You can just go on top of anything that hasn't cured for more than 24...
I think it's important to consider what season it is. Are sailboats in season? What about kids with water wings? I think kids with waterwings...
Washers are important, as the composite structure, regardless of the type of fabric, will not take well to localized stresses. Washers are ok...
What I know of bias is this. It's all over the place. One that I have personally dealt with is the NHTSA's alcohol-related deaths stats. In a...
The clay doesn't need wax. Wax the mold and then put the clay in. Instead of a socket, I would recommend wooden tongue depressors. They won't...
My suspiscion is that you can ask ten pros and get twelve answers. ;) Truthfully, on a boat this small, you will probably have a more...
For 2D bends, in the roofing section of hardware stores you can buy sheet metal in rolls. That stuff can be bent pretty easily. Also, the...
That's a concern I agonize over as well with some of my projects. If you aren't concerned about fatigue resistance and such, the easiest way to...
First off, parts don't need to be incredibly strong for vacuum infustion. Although there will be considerable pressure on the part, the...
Heck, if you go to fibreglast.com, the have two things which may interest you. First, they have black fiberglass. It's not really "black" but...
It is not a hardening clay. I use Kwik-Clay. It's nice because it doesn't stick to your hands quite as badly as generic modeling clay. However,...
Well, for a smallish vessel, I don't think the self-righting attribute would be too tough to test. A group of guys on either side of the boat,...
Hello. Sorry I'm late to the party. One question I've always had about HPV's is why people choose to trasform rotational force along the...
I might use fiberglass as an inner layer/s to keep the cost down. You can build thicker that way and not be paying $60 a yard or whatever.
What are you crazy? Only one pie??!!!!!!
And Purdue has Tshirts that say, "Notre Dame football sucks!" Regardless of ranking, it hurts when deep down, you know you're inferior. ;)
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What worries me is that, with all the exposure, he may be pushed to do something he wouldn't otherwise do....
