This is the through-hull fitting system for the trolling motor mount. Thank McMaster Carr for perfect fit sprockets and chain for what has to be...
This is a composite image of the partially finished glass-bottom boat I designed using MR-10 (scratch-resistant) Lexan for the windows, powered by...
Unfortunately, it requires high-tech laminating equipment, and is not rated for car window application. Great for interior tabletops, as well as...
A little idea for y'all - if you need room in your shop and you have high cielings, invest in a few cheap pulleys and rope and lift it up out of...
one of the progress shots on my new glass bottomed boat. I'm half glassed (I know what your thinking) at this writing and doing bent laminations...
edited last post to replace large dimension pic with smaller one and lost the attachment ability. Here's the Christmas scene:)
Boatbuilders Christmas scene Hi all you in my boatbuilding addiction support group! This is a little Christmas scene that I thought many might...
I grind a lot of laminated glass in my shop and needed a sixty grit flexible diamond disc and could not wait a day or so for my normal supplier,...
BTW, toughened glass is kindof a confusing adjective when there are really these types only (in increasing order of toughness): - Laminated...
The downfall of Lexan is its poor resistance to UV weathering, although there is a new formula out that has a ten year guarantee against...
Tom is correct in that Plex (acrylic) is brittle compared to Lexan (Polycarbonate), but Lexan does not thermoform as easily as acrylic. Lexan,...
As a former chemist formulating fillers, puttys and high-build high solids formulas, I'll tell you these main points: You can deviate as much...
Anyone wanting to turn their boat into a "research vessel" can start here. AR (abrasion resistant) Polycarbonate is an excellent...
Not sure of the interest out there except the high-end tastes of boaters so this is a little FYI to the high-end yacht designers. I manufacture...