Steve, you may wish to not paint the plywood and stringers where the skin would touch. Up to you, but I had good luck soaking the cloth in epoxy after...
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Richard Bertram
richardbertram
Mar 1, 2012 4:08 pm
I used 7.5' 2 piece aluminum oars. They fit well in my car. As far as length, the 7.5' are on the long side but work well. If you are rowing in tight spaces,...
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bschless@...
bschless
Mar 1, 2012 10:00 pm
Aluminum oars are terrible! Get yourself (or make yourself) some nice spoon oars...around 7'6" and you'll be glad you did Beau Schless NOTEbookS Library...
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John Scott
flyscott06@...
Mar 1, 2012 11:14 pm
12 ft. Whitehall kayak paddle works well.:-) :-) :-) :-) enjoy your project. Scotty...
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John Scott
flyscott06@...
Mar 1, 2012 11:26 pm
Sent wrong pic. In other att. Here is pic of wooden kayak pad's that work for alot of different small boats.:-) :-) scotty On Mar 1, 2012 5:14 PM, "John Scott"...
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Tim
tparkinson393
Mar 3, 2012 3:24 am
I have been reading a few post about using epoxy on the skin, not varnish. I live in Las Vegas and the only lake we have out here is very rocky. Looks to me...
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tkw954
Mar 3, 2012 3:35 pm
The theory behind impact and tear resistance is that you want the skin-frame composite to be able to flex and the material coating to be supple rather than...
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Tim
tparkinson393
Mar 4, 2012 12:34 am
Thanks makes a lot of sense to do it the way described in the manual....
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John Scott
notquit06
Mar 4, 2012 2:02 am
I used Rust-Oleum Protective Enamel, Aluminum: to paint my white hall,it gives you UV protection,and it is a good base paint that is also used on the...
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ocean31@...
ocean31...
Mar 4, 2012 2:14 am
Tim: Mr. Platt does discuses using epoxy and other sealers on the skin in his tutorials, can not remember exactly which one, but I remember he spoke of epoxy...
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bschless
Mar 4, 2012 2:45 pm
I was told by a guy at one of the fiberglass discounts sites that there is a great deal of difference in the flexibility (and durability) of different epoxies....
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Matthew
matthew_pass...
Mar 4, 2012 11:17 pm
I helped Beau Reglass his boat. He just mentioned it in the previous discussion. He did a great job... I don't know if he mentioned that he used a very high...
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tkw954
Mar 7, 2012 10:46 pm
I'm about to get started a Geodesic Airolite Classic 14. I've got a couple deviations from the design that I'm considering and would appreciate some feedback: ...
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tkw954
Mar 7, 2012 10:53 pm
Oops, the last link got cut off: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/379091135_dac1a798cd.jpg...
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Roger L
roger_scotty
Mar 8, 2012 2:41 am
I mostly sail on prairie and mountain lakes. I've never built a Geodesic design, but have admired them for years and have built several small sailboats to 22...
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Peter North
boothbayboater
Mar 8, 2012 3:22 pm
I believe you are on the right track with your concern about the boom being too low. I think I would plan on raising it at least six inches but not more than...
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Beau
bschless
Mar 19, 2012 1:13 pm
Well, I got my sliding seat all set to go Saturday...got to the river and remembered I had not drilled new holes in the floorboards for the dowels that hold...
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nadaequis
Mar 20, 2012 10:42 pm
This seemed obvious but a search did not turn up anything. Does anyone carry a repair kit for these boats? I'm eyeballing a Classic 12 so that I can car top a...
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bassman4940
Mar 21, 2012 1:29 am
I'm not aware of any real "repair kit", but anyone who has built one would have probably saved a few scarps of  Dacron for just an occasion.  You can cut a...
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bschless@...
bschless
Mar 21, 2012 1:45 am
Repair Kit: 1 piece of dacron 2" x 2" 1 very small tube super glue wrap both of these in a small plastic bag and tape bag to rear seat with Gorilla glue Use...
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bschless@...
bschless
Mar 21, 2012 12:15 pm
Hmmm hauling crab pots into a dacron boat? You are going to have two problems: 1) You will undoubtedly rip the skin, 2) You will have bait entrails down...
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nadaequis
Mar 21, 2012 1:12 pm
I just use a couple of hand lines and some string mesh traps with floats that get picked up after hand lining awhile. Chicken legs are bait. Cheap and tough...
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nadaequis
Mar 21, 2012 1:18 pm
So you really have to try to hole it. A repair kit can contain some used up Senkos. That is funny though, bait saves angler from wet day. Thanks for your help....
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nadaequis
Mar 21, 2012 1:20 pm
Thanks again! Kevin...
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bschless@...
bschless
Mar 21, 2012 1:20 pm
yum...blue crabs...all we get up here in Massachusetts are rock crabs....Brown, mean, and big buggers. Beau Schless NOTEbookS Library Automation TEL: 978....
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Richard Bertram
richardbertram
Mar 22, 2012 12:14 am
I made a 10' Classic for the purposeof crabbing. I haven't used if for crabbing yet, but I have reservations. I used to crab out of my 10 foot port-a-bote and...
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bschless@...
bschless
Mar 22, 2012 12:44 pm
Ah...you must be on the west coast. On the east coast we use wire traps (similar to lobste pots but smaller) that would be a danger to an ultralite. My son...
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nadaequis
Mar 22, 2012 2:15 pm
We use hand line for the most part. They produce more. A lot of these crabs have been caught over and over as shorts and have been thrown back. I know that...
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nadaequis
Mar 22, 2012 2:19 pm
Hand lines are the best. We ues those mainly. I have a few traps but not used much. You start pulling up a lot of mud in some ares and that's a bitch on any...
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Richard Bertram
richardbertram
Mar 23, 2012 4:00 am
Why not. The rings work really well in Oregon. Crabs around here love chicken thighs. Good thing is the seals don't like it. They really like salmon. So...
