Hi all - I have some (wacky?) ideas and I wanted to see what ya'll think and if anyone's done what I'm thinking about. I've got a bolger...
I recently finished a nice little bolger cartopper and am loving it a lot. I built it without any of the "sailing parts" - no centerboard trunk,...
Hi! I'm moulding some small epoxy/glass parts in some home-made female moulds. I'm wondering about applying epoxy surface coats on the inside of...
I'm building a small trailer ("land-boat" if you will) that involves a bunch of interior benches & cabinets and I've been pondering making some...
Hi! I'm wondering if anyone can elaborate on the working differences between aluminum honeycomb & aramid honeycomb - I'm having trouble coming...
I'm wondering if anyone can point me at any nice, small (<= 12' LOA) aluminum sailboat plans. I've built a PD racer & a summer breeze with...
I'm going to be using polyester resin on my next boat project and I've only ever used epoxy for glassing before so I have a couple questions....
Getting ready to get going on my 3rd little wooden stitch-and-glue plywood boat, and I have a question about a problem that's vexed me on the...
I'm looking to rig up a small (12'x4') rowboat I built last year. I don't sail often, don't want to spend a lot of money, and don't care about...
On the little boat I'm building, I'm wondering about how to seal the inside corners. It's a chine logged boat held together with PL premium and...
I'm building a little rowboat and I'm wondering how to position the oarlock sockets. It's a rectangular boat with 4" wide side airboxes for...
I'm looking for some tips on fiberglassing around edges on a little plywood boat I'm building. I always end up with lots of bubbles (like fabric...
I'm building a boxy pd-racer-like scow thing with full length side airboxes. It's build from 1/4" underlayment ply which will be glassed over...
I'm building a little 12' scow, basically a stretch PD racer (12' LOA x 4' beam, using the PD racer stations spaced out to 18" per station instead...
After building a skin-on-framke kayak, I'd like to try building my next boat skin-on-frame. I enjoy the construction and it's nice to not have to...
I'm planning my new small boat after the untimely demise of my ill-fated first boat...
I'm getting geared up for my next boat build after the unfortunate demise of my ill-fated first boat (see here:...
Howdy! First off, I just put my very first boat in the water this weekend thanks in many parts to the great advice I've been getting here. Here...
I was wondering if anyone has any experience epoxy-tipping their oars I'm making a pair right now, I've got to wood glued up and I'm thinking...
The little boat that I'm building is getting ready for launching (pictures coming soon) and I'm wondering about building the mast for it. It's...