Search found 59 matches
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:59 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Oak Posts
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2257
- Mon Sep 15, 2008 11:27 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Brain storming session...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1990
- Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:04 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Triton Restoration Fund
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1097
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:24 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Installing Teak Sole
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1099
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 2:15 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Interesting... Metal cutting disks on fiberglass.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1942
- Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:36 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Double headsail / asym off a bowsprit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1199
- Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:21 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: What is a kee-stepped mast?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 595
- Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:35 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Double headsail / asym off a bowsprit
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1199
- Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:42 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: KDAT wood for sole stringers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1491
ah boiled owl, I mean locust! I had looked into that a while back for toe rails and was saddened that I couldn't get long lengths. Might do the trick for the sole stringers. After reading a bunch of Binghame and Mate this weekend I realize just how much good wood they put into unseen spaces. The abu...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:05 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: KDAT wood for sole stringers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1491
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:18 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: KDAT wood for sole stringers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1491
heartofgold: I agree that naturally rot resistant woods are best but they come with a pricetag that makes me sad to encase them in epoxy and put them under the floor boards... I guess if its available and affordable, sure, but otherwise I try to find alternatives. I also like to find responsibly har...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:10 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: KDAT wood for sole stringers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1491
KDAT wood for sole stringers
With the replacement of my my sole (heh...) coming up, I've been sourcing materials to make my stringers out of. Any thoughts on KDAT (kiln dried after treatment) pressure treated wood? I planned on encapsulating the beams in epoxy but the idea that they are rot proof is an interesting one. Eats all...
- Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:27 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Automatic Foghorn Project
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1564
- Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:23 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Clear exterior finishes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1008
I know it's not traditional but what about 2 part clear poly? Wipe the teak down with acetone first and put on top. I've been wanting to give the west systems water based 2 packs a try but have yet to borrow my friends Fuji pro hvlp. Some report it not having the warmness of the traditional varnish ...
- Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:05 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: the FairMaster
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1531
the difference between this home-built and the air powered monsters is that it weighs a lot less and has a flexible board. The body shop inline's I've seen also draw a lot of juice (by way of a huge compressor). True my little cobble job gets the arms tingling but man, I was able to finally fair my ...
- Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:58 am
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: the FairMaster
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1531
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:48 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: H20 Tanks
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3832
At these fairly high prices I'm suprised that no one has suggested this yet... make them. its all thin guage stainless, just pick up a medium powered mig welder (its sheet so mig will be great), some air powered metal nips, and a compressor if you don't have one. Even at onlinemetals.com fairly expe...
- Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:40 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: circumnavigation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 593
- Fri May 09, 2008 11:41 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Dorade Cowls and boxes.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 999
lost foam fiberglass? I've worked in lost foam metal casting using the ceramic shell method but I've never heard of it being used for fiberglass. Unless it just refers to making a part around a die and melting the die out with solvent of some type after its finished. hmm interesting. As for the open...
- Thu May 08, 2008 1:24 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cabin Floor in a Tartan 30
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1186
Rachel - I had to put the project on hold and face the mighty $ (working during the winter). Luckily the time has come to get back to the project. I'm going to see Hobyn this weekend for the first time since November! Expect to see updates very soon. The link and site are working fine, maybe you hav...
- Wed May 07, 2008 2:14 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cabin Floor in a Tartan 30
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1186
Another t-30! Thought I was the only one. You're lucky about the sole, I have the nasty looking cork version (not that it matters, the whole sole is getting cut out this summer) I'd clean it out really well and stick it back down with slightly thickened epoxy (after painting the veneer with unthicke...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:55 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: US Composites
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1467
I also use these guys for epoxy and glass: http://www.jgreer.com/ I bought my first 5 gallons from this guy. Either it was a bad batch or it was too hot out but I couldn't get this stuff to thicken up at all. I was mixing in colloidal silica to the point that it became more like lumpy almost set ce...
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 4:21 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: US Composites
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1467
I pretty much only buy from these guys now. I posted something about making my own quick fair with their medium epoxy and fairing powder a year ago, you can also see how it worked out on my site. Ive used their medium and fast cure hardeners (for almost winter work) and have not had a problem. Cheap...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:39 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Winch Handles
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1296
this past summer I raced on a Morgan 36 Nelson Marek design. Great boat with a ton of winches, pretty much all of which were from when the boat was built, 1984. The 4 primaries were of this weird diameter and there were only a could of equally weird handles that would fit it. The problem was that th...
- Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:41 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Chainplates
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1270
- Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:22 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Covering up for the winter.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1129
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:04 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: this just makes me cry
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2859
- Sat Nov 24, 2007 2:03 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: tank monitors
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2323
That gauge set up looks great but for the cost of that monitor ($200) you might as well just get a completely translucent poly tank ($100). It would cost less, have completely fool proof level reading, and not rely on electricity. Don't get me wrong, I love my gauges, but on things like engine temp ...
- Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:00 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Forestay Fitting Ideas
- Replies: 8
- Views: 655
- Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:48 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: tank monitors
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2323
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 11:59 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: white colored epoxy instead of paint
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1461
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:50 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: white colored epoxy instead of paint
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1461
white colored epoxy instead of paint
After reading the post about the Bilgekote and realizing that I'm in somewhat of a similar position (my bilge is very much RAW at this point) I had an idea. Why not combine cheap pigments and epoxy for what I can only imagine would be the ultimate bilge sealing paint? There's no UV issues here (it w...
- Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:15 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: CAD software
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5945
for those familiar with adobe illustrator and who only want a 2d system (with the ability to do isometric as well but not true 3d) you might want to take a look at hotdoor's cadtools. I use this program all the time for doing things like taking an image, making a scale to go with the image and figur...
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:16 pm
- Forum: Boat Shops and Facilities
- Topic: An urban workspace . . .
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5202
- Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:16 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: epoxy recoat question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 581
- Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:33 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: epoxy recoat question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 581
- Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:53 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: epoxy recoat question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 581
epoxy recoat question
does epoxy fairing compound NEED to be sanded before you put on another layer or can it just be "scrubbed". My compound has lots of tiny pits and I really don't want to sand it all down. what says you guys.
- Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:39 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: The death of the deck joint?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 968
- Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:09 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: hull/deck joint - 5200 or epoxy???
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3083
Did you by chance take any pictures? damn, I don't think I took any pics of the glassed up joint. I'll snap some pics of the joint with the glass with fairing compound over it . I started replacing the joint because of the extensive repairs to the stbd joint amidships. When I got the boat it was ba...
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:11 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: hull/deck joint - 5200 or epoxy???
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3083
- Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:10 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Foam PVC plastic panels
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1874
- Sun Oct 14, 2007 12:08 am
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Replacing standing rigging on Triton #680
- Replies: 64
- Views: 9216
- Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:31 pm
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Replacing standing rigging on Triton #680
- Replies: 64
- Views: 9216
- Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:40 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: The death of the deck joint?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 968
The death of the deck joint?
I was at the sailboat show in Annapolis MD this past weekend and among other things noticed that there wasn't a single boat in production that had a visible or even hidden deck joint! Now we're talking everything from Bene's and Catalinas to Morris' and new Tartans. They were all glass together and ...
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:35 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Water Bladder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1588
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:10 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Water Bladder
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1588
what exactly is the advantage of the bladder? I understand using one as temporary liquid storage that can be folded away when its used up, but since it's going inside a tank what's the point? If you can get a bladder tank into that area you can probably get a paint brush full of epoxy too. Then agai...
- Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:16 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: GREYHAWK's Refit -- Continued
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6328
- Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:06 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: hull/deck joint - 5200 or epoxy???
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3083
I think it really does depend on the cross section of the bond. I'm about 1/4 of the way through completely redoing my deck joints on my T30 and I chose fiberglass and epoxy. Why? From what I gathered about my old joint it was fiberglassed AND 5200ed. What time showed me was that the shrank a bit an...
- Mon Sep 17, 2007 12:40 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Painting "Derk" the Diesel
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1230
Good call on the POR-15. Great stuff, used prime bike frames with it. What's nice about their products is that they convert the visible rust to something a bit more stable (yes I know, technically iron oxide is the most stable form for iron alloys) to prevent further rusting and etch the surface for...
- Sun Sep 16, 2007 10:35 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Working with Lexan
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3394
basically, wood working blades for circular types of saws will work as long as they are carbide toothed and you go slow. However, if you want the cleanest straight cuts you should get a plastic/laminates blade. Most carbide teeth look like this || while every other tooth on a plastic blade will look...