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    Gaff Rig or Bermuda Rig?

    tensioning a sprit Above all, see Culler's book, mentioned above. My sprit has a notch at either end. One notch hooks into an eye spliced to a...
    Post by: MichaelC, Oct 1, 2009 in forum: Boat Design
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    Titebond III testing

    Okay, so in the absence of any glues that will work for sure underwater except epoxy, which I can no longer use, I guess it is wholebunchabolts...
    Post by: MichaelC, May 6, 2009 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Titebond III testing

    Thanks Jimbo and Boston for your replies. I will definitely check out the 3M 2 part adhesives. I have thought about using glue lams for the...
    Post by: MichaelC, May 2, 2009 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Titebond III testing

    For those of us already living with the results of epoxy poisoning, this is a great thread. [I had on the safety equipment, ripped a glove where...
    Post by: MichaelC, May 2, 2009 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Gaff Rig or Bermuda Rig?

    nwfoust - I have built and sailed a lot of small boats. For your skiff, look to the sprit rig. It is the oldest fore and aft rig, the cheapest...
    Post by: MichaelC, May 2, 2009 in forum: Boat Design