What is everyone's favorite way to ensure hulls are perfectly aligned when dropping the beams in place? Looking for any simple tricks or...
Thanks for sharing this!
I have only worked with epoxy in boatbuilding- are the other materials still used at all? FYI- the yellow was a creamy color yellow, so not...
So I am on to my next project- of course, another Shark... one question I have. What kind of adhesives were used in the 1960s for building...
[IMG] finished
So I tackled this- had to do the dry method on the front of the boat, tried the wet method on the transoms- I did a better job with the dry...
Cool photos- you are working on a much larger scale than I am! I can vouch for old wood sucking resin- the trampoline on this Shark is just...
Good advice- I can get helping hands easily, but not ones with experience! I do not know the technique used when this Shark was built. (it's...
Thanks- I'm looking forward to seeing if I can get great results with the sticky method!
I understand the value of primary bonding- great point. I've done a lot of fiberglass patches, and a ton of epoxy work. I've just never done a...
About to lay some light glass over okume ply- 3 oz Curious about peoples technique- there is dry- which as some say, causes delamination as...
The inside fiberglass was applied before the decks were installed.
We have always epoxied and varnished. I'm curious how much more of the west 207 will be needed if I put glass on it- that stuff is expensive!
I'm re-decking another Shark catamaran. While routing the old decks off, I realized the plywood was fiberglassed on both sides. (maybe 4oz...
already bringing in the other boats !
This is the male mould when I built it- it had a three inch bend to the left ( the right side was 3 inches longer than the left) I built...
I do have the plans for the hull stations-its what i built the mold from.
This was the first try at making a Shark hull- (mold I made was flawed, hull was unusable) Fun to look at how well the epoxy and glass held to...
This has been sitting in my basement for many years- unusable due to the warp in it- I built a weakback instead of a strong back! Cant wait to...