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    Looking for a Responsible Gelcoat Supplier

    You can get metallic flakes to add to a clear gelcoat - should also work with other gelcoats, but I haven't tried this. Fairly important to spray...
    Post by: turnershells, Dec 7, 2004 in forum: Materials
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    Plug material

    I basically built mine like a cedar strip canoe. Works well, and there's lots of info on building. That may be a useful technique in some areas....
    Post by: turnershells, Mar 3, 2004 in forum: Materials
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    Calculators/ TI 83, TI 89, in yacht design?

    TI-89 Graphing Calculators Can't believe I just now stumbled onto this posting... I got a TI-89 at Christmas and I'm currently trying to set...
    Post by: turnershells, Feb 25, 2004 in forum: General Computing
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    Foam as main building material ?

    Check out what the homebuilt aircraft people do with foam in their planes. There are even some excellent videotapes (North American format) from...
    Post by: turnershells, Feb 13, 2004 in forum: Materials
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    how to build a Autocad parts database

    I've downloaded most of the fasteners from Reid Tool, and I've got their catalogue as a reference. Does anyone have a link to a 2d or 3d...
    Post by: turnershells, Oct 28, 2003 in forum: Software
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    Spraying two color of gelcoat

    Check out: http://www.turnershells.com/CONSTRUC2.HTM I should have mentioned that I catalyse at 0.5% MEKP for a pot life of about 1/2h....
    Post by: turnershells, Oct 11, 2003 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Spraying two color of gelcoat

    Since no one else has responded I might as well weigh in with what I know about it. I spray gelcoat into a female mould when vacuum bagging...
    Post by: turnershells, Oct 10, 2003 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Liquid Ring Vacuum Pumps?

    Anyone have experience rebuilding one of these? I've been using a 3hp refridgeration compressor which doesn't really want to go over 21inHg but...
    Thread by: turnershells, Oct 4, 2003, 4 replies, in forum: Boatbuilding
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    vacuum bagging info

    I was pretty impressed with "Care and Repair of Advanced Composites" (Armstrong and Barrett) which has a good section on vacuum bagging, plus a...
    Post by: turnershells, Oct 4, 2003 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Urethane as a replacement for Gelcoat?

    I heard about this recently from a kayak builder on the Kayak Forum. Apparently, his company sprays a urethane autobody paint into a female mould,...
    Thread by: turnershells, Sep 11, 2003, 0 replies, in forum: Materials
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    Foam thickness

    I was pretty impressed by the ATC Core-cell design manual. There are a number of case studies of actual boats, and overall, I think, pretty...
    Post by: turnershells, Aug 6, 2003 in forum: Materials
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    Looking for a Responsible Gelcoat Supplier

    I'm giving up on the gelcoat supplier I've used in Canada for the past couple of years. I've had my first warranty claim thanks to a gallon of...
    Thread by: turnershells, Aug 5, 2003, 6 replies, in forum: Materials