My boat is taking up half of a 2 car garage. Basically it's ready to go sailing at any time. It's a lot of work though so last weekend I rented a...
Congrats on the boat 5monkeys. I hope you can get that thing inside for the winter.
This kayak sat in my very hot Florida garage for a year. It is still very sticky. If left out in the sun, the UV radiation might decrease...
This makes a lot of sense ondarvr. Unfortunately I didn't see this post earlier and I drove down to West Marine for a bottle of PVA. It might get...
I'm considering adding more to the panel. Maybe a few small frames or some coring. something to increase stiffness. I have a bunch of new epoxy...
Ok, so your question is "what are you doing." Firstly, I'm just having a little fun with this kayak. It was somewhat well used and eventually the...
There are 6 video episodes to the project. If you open a link, you should be able to see a link to my youtube channel. All the episodes are there,...
It's cured well and the laminate is fairly tough. But the surface is a little tacky.
The polyester has been curing maybe a year now. It's still tacky. The link is a video of my kayak project (part 6.) Check out part 1 here...
This is part 6 of the kayak project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7elGMwK1Y04
My understanding is that "laminating" polyester does not fully cure on the surface. This allows the next layer to be applied and then create a...
I'm getting my kayak project up and running. Will epoxy adhere to laminating polyester? The poly cured for a long time and it's still tacky to...
How much water did it take on? This might work if absolutely necessary....
I've looked into the issue of those drains. They are installed with a special tool. They can be removed and replaced, but it requires a...
If you had to drain a bunch of water out of the hull, there's a good chance that it came from the centerboard gasket screws. Those cockpit drains...
The vang attaches to the mast step. Both ends of the vang have a small U shaped shackle with a threaded bolts.
Congratulations! How was the wind?
That's the way. You might shorten the tail that's hanging from the becket knot. It could jam in a block and cause an issue on the water. Another...
Did you check those barney post screws? It really stinks when they pull out in the middle of a sail
Grabbed a quick picture. The boom is always rigged up like this and ready to go. This is the way I've been running the main sheet. To the right is...
