That's good, I'm glad. I must say I share a version of that passion, particularly the "geometric elegance in the way we apply our hands to our...
I'm doing this because I'm fond of the idea of making up a boat that I'll be able to float around in my swimming pool in. The ocean by Jakarta is...
So right now I'm planning on doing a very solid plywood on frame structure, sealing the seams with the hard epoxy glue I mentioned (PC-7 or...
So none of those will hold then... Once again, this only needs to hold for 2-3 months, with probably a couple of hours max each week. What...
For sure, I doubt I'd even take it out to the ocean/sea, and a lake would also make me uncomfortable. Don't worry, I'm going to be completely...
Ok, I'll remember to do that for my build. Haha, yeah, that's nice to hear. I think I'll go with house paint for this boat. For the sealant, my...
I think I should actually go with epoxy for waterproofing the whole boat. Is there any variation in types of epoxy, other than ratios? I'd have...
Yeah, I was thinking of something like that. So I'd make the wooden structure of the boat, and have it all solid using screws, and then I'd line...
I went to my local hardware shop, and of the things I saw, I found epoxy PC-7 and PC-11, which both look like very strong waterproof...
So what does properly waterproof wood, aside from epoxy? I know this is a bit of a shot in the dark, but over the past couple of years I've...
Hmm... interesting. I definitely don't like the idea of constantly bailing out the boat. I am beginning to realize that it's difficult to build...
What about the boat builders from the middle ages? What did boat builders use before epoxy wasn't around? EDIT: Caulking was the method they...
I still don't think that I'm breaching moral code by making a rubbish boat, or being dangerous either, as I myself am on my school swim team, and...
I'll give it some thought wether I'll actually use plans or not. However, I'd like to point out once again that this boat is for my pool, so...
Hmm... true, I suppose I can't really call it a boat if it doesn't go much further than a wooden crate. But considering that this boat will...
I've had a look at the suggestions you've given, and yes, I do quite like the south haven dory. However, I've noticed that pretty much every boat...
Hi guys, I'm completely new to boat building, in fact I had to search wikipedia to figure out what "epoxy" and "port" (the left side of a boat)...
