Im currently restoring a Scorpion. This came with a Proctor metal mast. Unfortionately the step is missing, least thats what I think it is. Its...
I use a smooth minature conical grinder which has a 5mm radius at the sharp end. This actually gives very smooth results. Using a sharper...
Perhaps, but the best way to grind out a crack is to go beyond the crack in the fibre glass/gelcoat and remove the complete crack, both along the...
Update Its been a few days since I last woed on this project, mainly as I was busy finishing off a workbench which I had been building for the...
It really depends on how deep the cracks go and the depth of the existing glass . You will discover that once you grind out the cracks. It would...
After some extensive searching on the web I came across this for "Hook Steel". It may or not be correct, but it sounds as if it could be right....
Im no professional boat builder or restorer, however when it comes to fibre glass repairs the key as always is preperation. Grinding out the...
Success After peeling off the rubber mold which incidently came off very easily and without leaving any residue or staining, I took a sample cast...
2 methods tried I had a play with making a mold using some cling film and gelcoat as mentioned in my first post. Although it worked the cling...
A couple of pics from the Laser. The cracks go quite deep as you can flex the deck here and see them open up. Unfortionately its right where you...
Id like to get as close as possible to the original. Im afraid Im a bit of a perfectionist and even more so if the thing Im working on is not...
Laser - nonslip tread Gelcoat repairs- How to Not sure if this is in the right forum, but here goes. I have been asked to repair a Laser....
Some great ideas and comments here. Although building a model will delay my build, I think it would be a highly useful task, and will teach me...
Good comments :) However rather than concidering the larger tankers, tank testing and all those ideas which the serious companies use, I was...
I am wondering if many of you build a scale model of your design and do tests before committing to a build ? This is something that I am...
Ah now thats useful. The dry weight of the Wooden Shoe is 3700 lbs, so divide that by 50 gives 74. So a 70 -100 HP power unit will actually move...
The Archimedes' Principle states that an object immersed in a liquid is buoyed upwards by a force equal to the weight of the liquid displaced by...
Have you considered a split-charger ? I know my dad used one for his caravan, He built it himself and was fully automatic. Maplin Electronics...
The boat I am planning on building is the 23 foot Wooden Shoe as detailed here : http://www.nexusmarine.com/wooden_shoe.html The quoted engine...
The idea of partial assembly, moving and then finalising at the front, I did consider, but I prefer to work in privacy, and at least have it all...
