Not according to this guy: http://clearstreamwood.com/WordPress/news/weve-stopped-using-waterborne-finishes-for-boats I also painted a hot tub...
You can easily modify the Tolman into a Euro transom like I did on mine. PM me for more detail.
None. Any production fiberglass boat would be 2-3X heavier than a Toman. These are similar to a Tolman in fiberglass:...
I never did a blog, but I've got a lot of posts on the fishyfish.com site. Join that and you'll find a ton of information on these amazing...
Yes, I built this in our garage. It is an excellent, seaworthy boat. We've been through 8' oncoming breaking waves, never once stuffed the...
Tolman Skiff, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolman_Skiff I built this 25' Jumbo in my 27' long garage.
I can highly recommend a Tolman Jumbo. We've used ours for 3 seasons and it has proved outstanding, we regularly see 3.75+ MPG at 20 MPH on our...
I first posted on this thread my use of Valspar Duramax acrylic latex:...
The Davis Artificial Horizon uses water for the reflective surface, no mirror. Molasses or mineral/olive oil could be used as well.
Good point on making up the plot sheets on plain paper. I've got a pad of graph paper in my navigation kit to do that. My plan would be to use...
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A few weeks ago I decided to learn celestial navigation to...
I had a good look at the Douglas Fir 4x4 posts, none were usable. I will make the looms out of 1x4 select SPF boards, laminating with epoxy...
Thanks for posting this! That trapezoidal shape is used by Piantedosi on their wood oars. I may use this type of shape. See...
I have worked up this design for 8' oars using solid Douglas Fir from 4x4 stock. I'll post pictures as it progresses.