Not according to this guy: http://clearstreamwood.com/WordPress/news/weve-stopped-using-waterborne-finishes-for-boats I also painted a hot tub...
You can easily modify the Tolman into a Euro transom like I did on mine. PM me for more detail.
None. Any production fiberglass boat would be 2-3X heavier than a Toman. These are similar to a Tolman in fiberglass:...
I never did a blog, but I've got a lot of posts on the fishyfish.com site. Join that and you'll find a ton of information on these amazing...
Yes, I built this in our garage. It is an excellent, seaworthy boat. We've been through 8' oncoming breaking waves, never once stuffed the...
Tolman Skiff, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolman_Skiff I built this 25' Jumbo in my 27' long garage.
I can highly recommend a Tolman Jumbo. We've used ours for 3 seasons and it has proved outstanding, we regularly see 3.75+ MPG at 20 MPH on our...
I first posted on this thread my use of Valspar Duramax acrylic latex:...
The Davis Artificial Horizon uses water for the reflective surface, no mirror. Molasses or mineral/olive oil could be used as well.
Good point on making up the plot sheets on plain paper. I've got a pad of graph paper in my navigation kit to do that. My plan would be to use...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few weeks ago I decided to learn celestial navigation to...
I had a good look at the Douglas Fir 4x4 posts, none were usable. I will make the looms out of 1x4 select SPF boards, laminating with epoxy...
Thanks for posting this! That trapezoidal shape is used by Piantedosi on their wood oars. I may use this type of shape. See...
I have worked up this design for 8' oars using solid Douglas Fir from 4x4 stock. I'll post pictures as it progresses.
Well, it's so cold outside and in my shop that I decided to look at the equations before doing any work on this. You guys are right, the...
Well this is a fun exchange, isn't it? There are many valid points brought up by the other posters. The Storer blades can be made smaller...
The dinghy is 8'8" in length. The distance between the oar locks is 53". I arrived at the 8' oar length by the following: 53"x25/14=94.6"...
Great idea, I'd be glad to do this. Before assembling the oar, I'll do this test on just the PVC pipe with and without the X section inserted...
Completely agree, which is why I am building this dinghy of my own design out of wood. So far, the most expense part of it will be the 4 oz glass...
Agreed, which is why the design uses the X wood stiffener on the inside for the entire 85" length. One plane of the X will be orthogonal to the...
