Hello I was wondering if anyoune has ever removed a fiberglass top or deck and replaced with timber deck. I wanted to do this on an existing...
Hi all, Just a question, is it common to build any FRP superstructure on steel vessels? Would it be a bad idea? Difficult to keep the...
Hey everyone, Been a while since I've posted on here. I've been a liveaboard on a 41ft sailboat since October of 2018. Since we are in winter, I...
Hi I have a dilemma.I went through the process of gel coating my ski boat and got it looking reasonable nice.(currently upside down in my back...
First time poster here! What is the best lamination strategy to have a tack-free cure for laminating with polyester resin? The method I use is...
I'm wondering if something like the kind of sand they use to pour metal or maybe modeling clay or even concrete could be sculpted into a hull...
Hi all, and thanks in advance for advice. Last year I put together a great kit for a 12' wood-duck hybrid kayak. I learned a lot about working...
So I want to learn to how to determine how much in material I would need to build a 30-40 ft Cat hull out of the following materials. Lets say if...
Hi all, I have recently become part owner of an Orkney Speedliner (we think) 16ft which has currently got a slatted wooden deck installed which...
I have been rethinking my design/build process for a small cruising sailing catamaran. I have received a lot of good advice here on...
Hello all, I'm about to insulate a older (-76) sailboat. Now it's fiberglass and an old vinyl-cloth clued to that, it falls of by it self by...
Good Afternoon, Starting with a 55'x10.5' wooden New York Commuter, she's framed roughly every 14" and double planked. Having not yet gotten...
My boat, a 1960 Rhodes Swiftsure 33, has external lead ballast that makes up about the forward 1/3 of the keel. It is secured with bronze bolts...
Any recommendations for cheap material to build a toerail for a 1960 Rhodes Swiftsure 33? It will not be structural as the hull deck joint is...
I am currently building a small portable fishing boat and I was wondering what the best practices are for joining 2 pieces of roving for the...
Hello all, My boat, a 1961 swiftsure 33, needs a complete restoration of the interior, which means I will be changing the layout to better suit...
Im currently building a 16' powercat trimaran for running the river. The pontoons I salvaged are pretty old, maybe 30 years or so. I'm a already...
I have an old 16' Canoe and hope to improve on it's strength when under a load of say, 525 lbs. If, the current hull is used as a core, what...
Fiberglass mini speed boat LATREX 335 mold building process
