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- Mon May 05, 2008 9:24 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Repainting glossy rough surfaces - getting stick
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1836
Thanks, but I must give credit here- ALL that interior paint was done by Laura, all the wood trim was varnished and installed by Laura, all the cushions were sewn by Laura AND the electrical panel you see in the third picture was built by her two days before we launched. She also did all the repair ...
- Mon May 05, 2008 1:51 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Repainting glossy rough surfaces - getting stick
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1836
- Mon May 05, 2008 11:58 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Repainting glossy rough surfaces - getting stick
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1836
Norton makes a wire wheel, with a plastic hub and steel fingers around the outside, that the Gougeons have tested and say gives a good tooth for epoxy work. It should work well for glossy surfaces also. Probably have a write up in one of their Epoxy Works mags online. You chuck it up in a drill moto...
- Sun May 04, 2008 12:58 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cabin Curtain
- Replies: 8
- Views: 698
- Sun May 04, 2008 12:16 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Wood & Metal Primer Under Filler Epoxy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 630
For the wood parts, it's hard to beat just straight epoxy, particularly if you intend to epoxy fill. I'd certainly not put anything between the wood and the epoxy filler BUT epoxy. I assume the fitting is the rudder bottom fitting. Probably bronze. I'd epoxy that too, then apply the bottom paint. On...
- Sat May 03, 2008 5:08 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Cabin Curtain
- Replies: 8
- Views: 698
On my trimaran, I had a wooden dowel slid into a set of eye screws that fit it. We sewed a sleeve into one end of a nice beach towel (had a lion centered on it), and used that. On one boat we redid the interior on for someone, Laura made a set of curtains to close off the fore cabin from sunbrella, ...
- Fri May 02, 2008 9:40 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fiberglass layup
- Replies: 7
- Views: 597
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:34 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: After the fairing compound .. before painting ..
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2403
I'll go along with Tim on this one also. I don't like Brightsides at all. I find it gives poor coverage, is hard to manage to get smooth coats and isn't at all durable. I recently gave away an brand new unopened can of the stuff. I've heard good things about TopLac, but I've not used that. I was usi...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:04 pm
- Forum: Sails, Rigging, and Systems
- Topic: Splicing Nuts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1941
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:01 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Small batch epoxy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1459
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:54 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Small batch epoxy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1459
not a bad idea, but again- there's a very simple way of mixing small amounts. For a 2-1 epoxy, just use a straight sided container and mark off a 2 increment line on a stick, then go up one more increment and make another line. Fill the container with resin to the first mark, hardener to the second,...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 1:47 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Anchor Windlass choices
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1114
I think a good working chain stopper would make a HUGE difference in pulling chain. Which is why I want one on our boat. When I lived a board my Cross 35 Trimaran,. and cruised full time, I carried a 35 pound plow and 100 feet of 5/16 G4 chain. I didn't have a windlass then either, and didn't ever f...
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:20 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Anchor Windlass choices
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1114
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:01 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Anchor Windlass choices
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1114
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:29 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Reinstalling a rudder shoe? (peening copper rods)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 995
I have the same setup on my Meridian. What I did was peen one end first, outside the rudder shoe. Then I inserted it, put a heavy weight on the side I peened ( I used a wheel weight off a tractor- about 25-30 pounds of cast iron) and used a small ballpeen hammer to peen the other end. Light taps and...
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:47 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Sanding rounded corners?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2122
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:36 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Finish over Fairing epoxy question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 774
I ALWAYS roll on one more thin coat of epoxy over ANY fairing compound. Then sand once more and you should be ready to go. By the way, unless there is a reason for using a filling primer, well sanded epoxy is a very good primer in and of itself. Alkyd enamels, 2 part polyurethanes and paints like Br...
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:33 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Finding religion, one pint at a time.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1435
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:52 am
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Finding religion, one pint at a time.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1435
yeah- people who haven't experienced Blue Bell really don't understand. I was reading some statistics about them. They only sell Blue Bell in 13 states, yet they have the third largest sales in the entire country. When they moved into a new area ( opened a creamery in Georgia) they claimed 36% of th...
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:46 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Sanding rounded corners?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2122
lol- Zach- I must have 15 different sanders around the shop, but like Tim, I always wind up hand sanding those corners. One thing you might try to help a bit- get yourself a computer mouse pad and cut some sanding blocks from that. Make it so a 1/4 sheet will wrap around so you can hold the edges. T...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: Ramblings
- Topic: Finding religion, one pint at a time.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1435
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:37 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Brightwork Finish
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2075
Thanks- Laura maintains the brightwork on Tehani- she likes it to look like that, so she spends the time making it happen. I'd probably oil it-grin. But we have sunbrella covers for the hand rails which stay on while the boat is slipped- that helps a LOT in prolonging the varnish. In fact, we HAVE b...
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:08 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Brightwork Finish
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2075
Yes, it's most definitely possible to stain the wood. But you could also use some oxalic acid and bath the wood in that first to help even out the color. It's a highly recommended wood bleach. We used it often in the wood shop when we were refinishing furniture to get rid of stains. That was my busi...
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:46 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Different types of fiberglass cloth explanation question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1450
On your Nutshell, the regular tape more than likely contributed adequate strength FOR THAT BOAT. I've built quite few boats designed by Graham Burns of B and B Yacht design. He specifies when Bi-ax should be used and when it isn't needed, he specs 3 or 4 inch tape. In fact, the only boat I've built ...
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:04 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Different types of fiberglass cloth explanation question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1450
Also in building tack and tape boats like I do, Bi-ax is used to tape the chines on larger ones. Gives great strength. Ordinary fiberglass tape winds up with half the strands running longitudinally, which contributes little or nothing to the strength of the joint. Bi-ax with the strands oriented at ...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:42 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: What did I do wrong?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 607
Your pictures are too small for these old eyes to see, but I'd guess shrinkage of the filler. You didn't mention putting any glass over the surface. If I use ply exposed on the outside of the boat I ALWAYS add at least one layer of cloth over it. Stops those little cracks around the edges and stops ...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:27 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning epoxy dipped tools.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3018
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:13 am
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Protecting epoxy from UV
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3794
You may be closer to the truth than I am, for where you are and from your keeping it covered. But here, the sun can be BRUTAL, even in spring and fall. So I have to base my answers on what I personally have experienced And of course if you are painting, you have much more leeway. But the epoxy WILL ...
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:52 pm
- Forum: Technical Data and Boat Nerdery
- Topic: Protecting epoxy from UV
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3794
winter time, up north, maybe 5 - 6 months or even longer Summer time, down south where I live- 2 months max If it's only gonna be a few weeks don't worry about it over much. If it's gonna be quite a while, get a can of West #420 aluminum powder, mix that into your final two coats. That will extend t...
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:00 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning epoxy dipped tools.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3018
lol- Bcooke- it's an old boat and I'm and old guy, so why not use the old ways? Grin Quetzalsailor- that's exactly how it's used in layups. Many builders of small glass boats use nothing BUT matt, except where heavy internal reinforcing is required. I personally don't like roving to roving in more t...
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:50 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning epoxy dipped tools.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3018
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:16 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning epoxy dipped tools.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3018
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:34 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning epoxy dipped tools.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3018
Fiberglass work is, at best, messy. It need not be a disaster, though, nor a federal case. Especially when working with matt!! I sometimes have felt my hands were big sticky balls of random glass fibers. Hey Tim- I used to make a screen of really small rabbit wire mesh to put in the bottom of the a...
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:46 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning epoxy dipped tools.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3018
white vinegar. Slotted rollers, brushes, metal tools squeegees, filleting tools. Hands- but I'm ALWAYS wearing gloves so seldom have it on hands. I cut all rollers to 3 inch lengths, use them once or twice and chunk 'em. Most are beginning to come apart by then anyway. If I'm going to reuse the roll...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:26 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: New Floor and Table w/Logo's
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2870
I have- I taped off some steps on a boat I built and loaded the area with sand- model railroad ballast sand in fact. That was four years ago and the owner is still quite happy with his non skid steps into the cabin. I used Z-Spar 2015, which is my varnish of choice in our sun, inside and outside I a...
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 12:21 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Filling deck holes with epoxy
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2626
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:46 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Filling deck holes with epoxy
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2626
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:43 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: A source for laminate material for a distribution panel.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 748
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:39 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: New Floor and Table w/Logo's
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2870
Were are in the process of building a new floor and table for our Columbia 34. You mean a new sole? (couldn't resist and had to beat Rachel) rofl- she emailed me yesterday to tell me she was biting her tongue. It is very work by the way. Looks VERY professional. I sure hope it's oiled rather than v...
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:35 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: A source for laminate material for a distribution panel.
- Replies: 9
- Views: 748
I visited a local floor covering place in the relatively large town close to us. They also install counter tops and had a HUGE selection of smaller pieces of formica in various colors and grades. All left over stuff from installations. I picked up a small ( 2 x 2 ) piece for very little cash. Scout ...
- Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:31 pm
- Forum: Classic Sailboats
- Topic: Neat little boat, what is it?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2060
- Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:36 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Chainplates
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1236
I agree- I think that's way overkill. My chain plates on my 35 foot trimaran were 1 1/2 wide by 1/4 thick stainless. PLENTY of strength there. Multihulls load rigging far more than monohulls do, size for size, which is why they carry heavier rigging. Just be sure you drill the holes correctly- SLIGH...
- Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:48 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Priming and Fairing a Lead Keel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 440
To get a good bond to lead, the Gougeon's recommend sanding with a rough grit THROUGH the wet epoxy. Then you have zero chance of oxidation on the lead ( or other metal you are bonding). Once that coat cures to a green stage, you can apply the epoxy filler. Works well on cast iron surfaces also. On ...
- Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:22 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fiberglassing tubes?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 957
- Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:15 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Fiberglassing tubes?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 957
I didn't cut the PVC- I cut the initial layup of glass- would work the same way with a 12 diameter chunk of PVC. Mold release wax the pvc, spray on or roll the gel coat, let it tack, wind on tape to about 1/8 thick, cut it, pop it off the pipe, glue the cut edge back together ( used 5 minute epoxy) ...
- Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:16 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: price of teak boards....in line or crazy??
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1356
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:14 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Amine Blush.. because I'm anal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1008
- Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:07 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Amine Blush.. because I'm anal
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1008
- Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:30 pm
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Scissors for cutting fiberglass.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1377
Yep- about 2 inch diameter, with a cover that retracts as you push down. Rachel- it's really slick, I can cut strips of tape from a piece of cloth as fast as I can lay a straight edge down and roll the thing along. Put a piece of cardboard under so you don't cut the table you're working on. just wal...
- Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:34 am
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Scissors for cutting fiberglass.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1377
forget scissors. Go to the fabric department at Walmart ( or any other fabric shop) and get a fabric cutter. It's a roller device with a razor sharp wheel in it. Lay a straight edge down and run the wheel along it- sharp, straight cuts. Costs less than 10 bucks. I've used mine through the building o...