I agree with waikikin, if you are having a slow wet out mix more resin. 8 ft by 2 ft is small enough that you can mix to be resin rich, get...
I'm in Beaufort. Good idea on the winch bolts as design criteria, they take 5/16ths hardware. This is what I'd like to build:
Hi, I'm plotting to install a set of winch islands, or pedestals on my 44 footer. Currently I've got a pair of bronze winch pedestalss...
In North Carolina a lot of custom boat showers are built with formica. Formica vacuum bagged to plywood or foam panels, as the panels and...
I like boat shaped living units. I rather liked Phil Bolger Illinois: http://www.hallman.org/bolger/Illinois/ and Mark V's Heart of Gold...
Not sure what the plans show for steering, as I only ran the business side... friend owned her. She was Sea Dragon. If you call Jim, he can...
The lifting sleds we had for the outboards were about 6 foot long aluminum pipes, welded together to make a "ladder" of sorts with a transom on...
I ran a a 36 foot kurt hughes charter cat for two years doing day charters. The design of the rudder box and cassette, sucks. The cassette...
PAR, What thickness Joubert are you getting at $52 a sheet? I'm up in NC and we've got a World Panel warehouse that runs a truck down my...
Yup, I have some 3/4 divinycell I'm going to use... just giving it a go with polyester instead of epoxy, that I'm much more familiar with....
Tunnels, What model 1/2 sheet sander do you use, it appears they have one that has a trigger style grip like what you'd see on a corded drill and...
Thanks for the replies, I had never heard of a reason not to do it... but also never heard of anyone doing it either so didn't know if it was...
Hi Guys, I'm getting ready to put a new cockpit into my sailboat using polyester. I'm laminating up some full size 4x8 sheets and use it like...
Fold in the dust, don't stir... Pull the goo up into the dust, and push the dust down into the goo. Less than 3 ounces, 6 ounce cup......
Grab a tube of Bostic #920 its around 8 bucks a tube. Try it to see if it is suitable for the purpose you are after. It is white, formulated for...
Thank you, They made three parts all about a 1/4 inch thick. One was a 2 foot by 2 foot catamaran hull, one was a 1/4 inch thick RTM hatch...
I'd like to learn more about new and different processes because I went to a class and saw gelcoat go into a mold, reinforcement, and core... and...
I like bosch jigsaws. I have two that have been used and abused in production for almost four years, and are still going strong. You want the...
Thanks for the replies guys. Polyester has a way of melting plastic buckets if the leftovers aren't dealt with, I can only imagine catalyzing...
Thanks for the replies. What I am rebuilding: an old wooden 83 foot coast guard cutter... that takes the epoxy work....
