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    Chesapeake Bay Deadrise, help needed

    Price Boats Hey guy....would definitely like to hear more/see some of the boat you have. Up north (of the mason dixon line) the boat you have is...
    Post by: mobjack68, Apr 15, 2009 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    That old question, new guy wants to build boat, what's it cost, really?

    Go to http://www.renaissanceyachts.com/ click the picture for Ceili, the boat in the bottom right corner of the page. Photos of the construction...
    Post by: mobjack68, Nov 3, 2008 in forum: Boat Design
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    Fiberglass mold and low volume contract manufacturing

    Hey guys, I have been employed in the 'glass business and from experience....sorry...you need to lay up your own hulls. Maybe not at first, just...
    Post by: mobjack68, Nov 3, 2008 in forum: Boat Design
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    Starting a Boat Business

    Start with boat repair and storage. You will find that you need to have materials inventory and materials storage. Once you start buying your...
    Post by: mobjack68, Nov 3, 2008 in forum: Boat Design
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    Stripping paint from hull, HELP

    Hey BZZE, do some checking and locate a stripper product called "PYROX". This is serious industrial strength stuff and was formulated for the...
    Post by: mobjack68, Jan 8, 2007 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    ideas required for final year dissertation,

    Hey, how about a sea-water battery??? been scratching my noggin on that one for a while and we all know sea water has great electrical potential,...
    Post by: mobjack68, Dec 24, 2006 in forum: Boatbuilding
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    Clamping Octagonal Birdsmouth Spars

    Hey Scott, I don't have a clue as to your weather/working conditions....if your weather is warm consider "cooling" your glue down a little bit,...
    Post by: mobjack68, Dec 4, 2006 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    before we creat the mold

    Hey Wave dancer, you really dont need to go to the expense of epoxy primer and catalyzed paint. Get your model smooth and use anything high-build...
    Post by: mobjack68, Nov 28, 2006 in forum: Boat Molds
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    Torturing Plywood

    Hey Par, not a tongue-in-cheek question....what I was thinking was to create a fglass mold, if the LOOK was to be wood, they make a "woodgrain...
    Post by: mobjack68, Nov 26, 2006 in forum: Materials
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    Rub Rail Removal and Replacement

    Hey Grady, I will assume you have at least pulled part of the rail apart? I have seen 2 basic types of rails installed...one rubber with a rope...
    Post by: mobjack68, Nov 24, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Torturing Plywood

    Why plywood???? are you after the look of wood or will it be structural?? mobjack68
    Post by: mobjack68, Nov 24, 2006 in forum: Materials
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    toe rails and rub rails

    What about mahogany?? Now before this becomes a free for all, there are some very soft species of mahogany. There are also some that are hard as a...
    Post by: mobjack68, Nov 24, 2006 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Balsa cored hull?

    I don't know Yoke....Vacuum bagged Klegecell core gets some awful high marks...AND no rot. mobjack68
    Post by: mobjack68, Oct 18, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    post curing large laminates

    Hey Buckle, this is gonna sound a little wierd, but the portable "box" heater may be feasible after all. My wife owns greenhouses (I did boat...
    Post by: mobjack68, Oct 14, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Balsa cored hull?

    Hey Itchy, couple of things with the balsa core. The balsa will "wick" water , that is it will transfer water away from the hull breach. About...
    Post by: mobjack68, Oct 14, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building