But you do have the wisdom of age
R values increases with the number of bubbles between the outer surfaces. Foam sheets have higher r values than spray or pour foams because the...
Make a strip of your seat profile longer than the outside perimeter. Glassing only the bottom. Cut it into wedges. Temporarily install. Fair...
Floater You are not the only one facthis problem. I suggest building a stout structure that could be trailered to cheap inshore storage. Other...
It will be much easier to achieve a fair surface with manufactured compound than diy compound. Home made compound varies from batch to batch...
I would make a plaster mold/plug off of existing face. Plaster is cheap and the easiest to chip off of the original. Once the plaster cast is...
[ATTACH] Forgive my crude drawing The geometry has to be spot on and would be difficult to determine. - Counter crossing red and blue lines of...
I don't have direct hardware layout for you. Most 11foot dinghies have many hardware variations. But I strongly advise installing the hardware...
Spaulding is a wood only yard in Sausalito. Svens in Alameda has a competent wood write. The owner used to race a vintage wooden sloop. Berkeley...
You said the stringers are 19mm ply. How tall? How thick is the existing FG coverings?
Welcome to the group. One stringer at a time. On the trailer is fine if the boat hasn't deformed. Leaving as much of the original in place will...
I have repaired thousands of rotten non-encapsulated boats. And only one rotten encapsulated. It had many items secured with unsealed fasteners....
She appears to be of a " Whitehall " style. I can't identify a particular builder or year.
Putting fg cloth on lapstrake is nearly impossible.
It also prevents a sail attached to the mast from passing the stay attachments
Either the hull was not fair. You didn't apply enough gelcoat. Or your sanding techniques needs some serious improvement. Most likely all of the...
Hugh Welcome to the forum. It is a proa. There is quite a large fan base in this forum. "Hary Proa" is probably the most recent thread.
Good luck Just an observation; The CoG of an empty pickup may be a yard above the ground. BUT The CoG of the pickup 's load is often a yard or...
I fully endorse seasquart's response. Nautical knots should be in lines and never wood.
The ocean current will propell the vessel faster than it can swim. It only ends to swim enough to stay in favorable currents.