Hi all, I have owned a 36' strip plank mahoghany sloop for 12 years - custom built in the 60s, boat of classic Rhodes/Alberg style, an example...
I'm getting to the point in my glass/epoxy over ply project that I need to think about primer. It'll be alkyd enamel out the outside. I want a...
My boat project is long term, and though undercover, sees a lot of sunlight. I want to protect the glassed and encapsulated areas from UV...
Hi all I'm becoming quite familiar with epoxy fillers with my ply/epoxy/glass project. I have a couple of questions. 1. a fairing filler for...
Hi I'd like to experiment with filling alu tube with two part urethane foam to increase stiffness - for possible spar application. I believe I...
Hi all, I'm doing some large areas of hand layup (epoxy/glass over ply). I'm not experienced with peel ply but anything to get a smooth surface...
Hi all, I'm working on a low budget epoxy/glass over ply project. I've bought some glass bandage from possibly dubious sources. I've had some...
If my title makes any sense to you you probably know where I'm going with this. Shunting Proas are such a different beast from conventional...
context: relatively low tech 30' multihull. I'd planned to build akas (crossbeams) from glass over ply, 1/2 ply, 8'x12' or so. I am also...
Building a ply/glass multi. I've used 2 part polyurethane (2lb, 4lb..) But recently was advised it can absorb water. Not good. Are there viable...
Hi all one of these days I will have to repower my 36' 8 ton sloop as the original Atomic 4 will give up the ghost. The old A4 was originally...
2016 in a couple of days. Electric cars etc advancing rapidly. Several (numerous) commercial sailboat edrive packages available. What is the...
Hi all, I know the Gougeons, etc recommend sealing ply with epoxy in stitch n glue builds. I see the sealing, but wonder if, on surfaces which...
I'm currently making 1:4 scale models of some persuaded ply hull designs. But I have a challenge estimating the appropriate thichness of ply to...
I mean that in a good way :) I'm designing/building a proa and I'm coming up against a set of basic design questions which I'd appreciate some...
I'm sure there is a clever way to do this, known to craftsmen of past ages. Say you have a complex curved object such as a full sized boat hull....
I am about to commence building a custom glass over ply experimental multihull. I'm planning to use solid timber keel and stems (something light...
Foils (enterboards) are usually described as providing 'lift'. I see this in the case of the airplane wing, or the sail, where the sides have...
Mulling over design for a ~30' proa vaka, to be built of ply/glass, mostly stitchnglue-ish. Vertical bows, but as much floatation at the ends as...
I came across an obscure early contribution to green design called Bioshelters, Ocean Arks, City Farming (Todd and Todd, 1984) which contains...