Was going to use butyl tape for sealing. Its more of a putty than a caulk.... Do you think that would work? What else can I use....wood simply...
I need to make some spacers for deck hardware and thought UHMW would be perfect. My only concern is that it might weep "oily stuff" that would...
Thanks PAR
I plan to use west epoxy to laminate two pieces of this wood together. Is this a good way to do it? .......do I need to thicken the epoxy and how...
To much Bondo sniffing Much? :)
The areas are fairly big...west epoxy is expensive :)
Our current project is building teak and maple sole for the sloping parts of the fiberglass hull in our boat. In order to get some of these areas...
Thank you PAR .... very nice of you
Where we live there are no suppliers so I will have to mail order it. I need about 30bd/ft of 1/4" thick x 3 inches wide....the pieces need to...
I ended up kerfing the bottom (plywood side) in a few places. I then clamped the pieces upside down (flat) and filled with thickened epoxy....
Yeah - ended up just mixing new....scared to take a chance !
Yesterday I painted my nonskid with 2 part interlux perfection. I mixed way to much and have a quart or so left over. Can I use this left over...
Thanks for the tip Don. If I did it on the teak and basswood side, it would look very funny as the teak/basswood lines would not line up with the...
Thats a good idea....but maybe I will kerf the plywood side and then straighten and add thickened epoxy
That is an option - but it will be hard to match the other...
I have a teak and holly sole that is glued (epoxy I think) to plywood to form the sole. 2 of these pieces are removable to get to the bilge and...
Hows the project coming along Butch? I have a Westsail 32 that we found in Arizona that we are completing (35 year old never launched) We are...
Thanks for all the input guys. I'm just going to leave it as is, I'm pretty happy really and I'm not the type to have a show condition boat at all...
PAR - thank you. Is there a time limit for doing this after the paint has been applied? Why does the finish need to be protected after I have...
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