Poly, many thanks Ok, I woke up this morning and it has set in places, gone tacky in others but at least it has begun to set! I think it was...
bugger... Cheers for the reply, I had feared that might be the only solution :( Oh well its night time now so I'll wait till the morning and...
HI, I have made a good start on fixing my little sailboat but today I went out and got myself some polyester resin to coat the repaired sections...
Interesting Glycol you say?? Interesting indeed No I was planning on cutting the rot out quite soon actually, maybe just not this month or the...
bog oh yeah automotive bog is hydroscopic so it will absorb moisture out of the atmosphere (I have another hobby playing with old holdens) so...
Rot The rot is soft and spongy, I know its hard to see in the photo but the small section of paint that has peeled off of the outside you could...
Some Photos Here are some photos of the boat and relevant problems, its sitting upside down on a couple of stands so some photos are upside down,...
Hi, I'm from australia and I have recently bought myself an old 12.5' sailing dinghy, a british design called a pacer: http://pacersailing.org.au/...
Ok, thanks heaps for all the advice from everyone. I was just exploring ideas and ways of keeping costds down and keeping the boat as light as...
Ok, thanks for all the input. I really am chasing the cheapest way to make a strong boat but I also want to add as much bouyancy as possible for...
I really don't want to have anything bigger, for garage reasons and towing firstly, but mostly because of budget, I'm only a young fella. This...
The plan was that the ply would be a stiffer material to use in the stitch and glue method, giving the structure some rigidity while I build it...
Hi, new member, I've been reading this site for a while and you guys seem to be quite on to it so here goes. I'm an aussie, planning my first...
