From the hulls. They have a canvas like texture on the outside, and really pithy inside. Kind of like a half inch thick orange rind. When they get ripe the ...
I glassed the areas where water would stand, even though they were mdo. Belt and suspenders. As it is, I usually have water standing in the cockpit after a...
One sided is for concrete forms, it just needs to be smooth, very little concern with voids, etc. Two sided is much more expensive, especialy when you consider...
It would seem, if you Do think you Need some more longitudinal support,or if you just Want to add something, 2 or 3 1x4's attached down the middle, one on...
Wow! Nice website. I love your boat and the modifications that you've made. I like the idea of the rudder system that you have and I think that I'm probably...
A couple of considerations, and I have no idea how to measure or quantify them. A longtitudinal member, be it a keel or runner is, effectively a T-beam and...
... statement stands. ... have seen too much to keep my mouth shut on the subject. ... Aint no need to wander-off; as I have mentioned before, We don't get...
... I used to meet-up with Jim M to drive to the Midwest Messabout, but we could never leave very early becau he always wanted to get to the Post Office...
Bill Jaine of the Bolger group among others posts virus warnings. Here's one he sent today (see below). Maybe we should pass this around. Bryant ... Beware of...
I am about ready to paint my Piragua. Used Walmart latex primer. I have some latex garage floor paint from Walmart. Sure is tough on a concrete floor. Any...
... hear ... I have heard (but do not "know") that some garage paints are not up to handling U.V. exposure. I used Behr brand latex primer and latex house ...
I know over in Jacques Merten's site, many of the builders have used garage/floor/porch paint with good results. I don't know if it was latex or oil-based....
All generalizations are false, including this one. I never quite trust anyone who claims to be in sole possesion of the absolute truth on any subject. John T ...
Pete Culler was an advocate of oil based porch enamel for painting boats. I've used latex semi-gloss enamel on a stsch and glue dinghy. It has held up well...
... Thanks, Wayne. Does that make me a pundit? I like the Krylon because unlike other Latex paints, it seems to cure almost overnight. I have used both oil...
I painted houses for years and its amazing how much better paint has gotten.Ive read about people using acrylic enamel and how tough it is,i also read where...
Just found an interesting news : one guy here rebuilt his air-cooled, 6 HP 4 stroke, 1 cylinder engine which he's bought to pump a water out from his basement...
I have found the California (I think that's the brand) Troubleshooter latex primer to be the best thing I've tried for adhering to washed epoxy. Dries...
... Mike, get hold of a virus checker, the following is the free one that I use: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php I'd also get hold of a firewall: ...
The more modern latex housepaints have two real advantages....aside from ease of use....for our purposes. First, most of them have an anti-UV component that...
... hey now, that was classifed, top secret. hehehehehe, got some kayakers I want to blow off. you any relation to the Leinwebers that built cams for Harleys?...
http://www.port21.pl/calanaprzod/sprzeglo.jpg So, anyone want to take a stab at identifying this drawing? Is it a clutch? A planetary gear? A thrust bearing?...
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