Hi James. By the sounds of things you may out of your depth on this one. I am building my own fishing boat from a hull that sounds similar to...
I don't know what all the fuss is about. We use water based resins in all our boats, infact Mrs Puff swears by it, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
A Janner????
Dear All, In my ever increasing effort to identify my boat hull I have found the Westwood 31 which looks very similar, Mine is 26ft. I have tried...
Try This Reference Hi Guys, This link was passed to me by a long time meber of this forum http://www.classicmako.com/projects.htm. There are...
Be Gad I Think he's Got It!! I read your post and thought a bit more and then Ker Ching the penny dropped! Thanks for that. I'm off to makemy...
Any Pictorials?? Gonzo, Sorry but I'm a bit lost on this one. I have studied your post but still can't quite get it. Is ther any sites i can see...
Thanks guys. You have all given me food for thought. I get the general idea of how this is acheived and the cogs are going to be turning tonight...
Hi, Does anyone have any tips on how to scribe wooden panels into awkward places like the bow for instance ? I am making a bow locker for my...
Tom and Par thanks for that. Tom was that biaxiale and matt or biaxial on its own?
After having removed all the rotten ribs in my hull project I am starting to think along the lines of installing new ones. The system I am...
I am patching up some holes in my hull project but it seems to be a spray layup with a chopper gun. There are no defiined layers in the laminate...
Try This I bought the fiberglass Boat Repair Manual by Allan H Vaitses. Fantastic, it tells you most of what you need to know about grp repair....
Ive just put my 27footer inside one of those cheap tents 3m x 9m. Cost around £100 here. Even think of partially covering the boat over the...
This is my hull project that I finally picked up last week. Can anybody tell me the type of hull? The provious owner could not. I am converting it...
Hardboard is what I am going to use. It has one lovely shiny surface that can take polish pva etc and its only £2 a sheet over here. Give it some...
Thanks for that link JR. Some very good stuff in there.
Possibility of Gel Coat damage You may find, like I have that the application of paint to your hull has rendered the gel coat useless and it may...
Thanx guys for all the info.
Thanks for that! Epoxy seems to be mentioned a lot here. I must admit I have not seen a lot of it advertised here in the UK. Is there a well know...