... Wisconsin. My son's scout troop stayed overnight on the USS Massachusetts in Fall River. Some quibble that it's not really a battleship, just a light...
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Michael B. Holt
mholt@...
Jun 1, 2000 8:20 pm
... Get the lines drawing or a model, and let's try it on Chine Hull Designer. I tried that for PT boats and for a few German subs, for full size version. ...
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Bud Martin
budm303@...
Jun 1, 2000 9:05 pm
... One of my more interesting moments at sea was while serving aboard the USS Pine Island (AV12) during the Korean "police action." Between Keelung (Taiwan)...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Jun 5, 2000 2:35 pm
Gav thought this a good question for Mike Goodwin or the group. I decided to put some ribs in my two sheeter so I could hang stringers from them and set the...
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Chuck Leinweber
chuck@...
Jun 5, 2000 2:58 pm
David: My son built a johnboat which had ribs like these in the seat configuration, so he added a few more, then ran his inwale across these. Looks pretty ...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Jun 5, 2000 3:22 pm
I'm trying to decide what weight glass cloth to buy to protect the bottom and or sides of my skiffs? I'm leaning towards the lightest that will do the job....
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Jun 5, 2000 3:32 pm
Thanks for your 2 cents worth chuck. Also, I put a couple more images I ran across in the ribs and seats folder. One's a dory and a couple of a lapstrake ...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Jun 5, 2000 3:37 pm
Sorry for a brief off subject.... For Lou and others who asked about Kayla. She's doing well. I put 2 (tiny) pictures of her in her wheels in the Files area....
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Donald Hodges
dhodges@...
Jun 5, 2000 4:08 pm
6 oz is plenty heavy, 4 or 4.5 probably adequate... Don Hodges ... From: David Beede <juliejj@...> To: boatdesign@onelist.com...
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MIKE GOODWIN
panmanii@...
Jun 5, 2000 9:09 pm
I'd go with the 6oz. , 1-1/2oz mat is equal to 14oz cloth (ok 13-1/2oz), why you ask? Mat is by the sq. ft. and cloth weight is by the sq. yd. and mat will...
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John Perry
j_perry@...
Jun 6, 2000 10:20 am
The plywood thickness you mentioned suggests you are talking about a fairly light weight boat so I would agree with the lightest cloth that will do the job,...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Jun 6, 2000 1:35 pm
If I recall the WEST name stands for Wood Epoxy Saturation Technology - or some such... I wish I could lay my hands on it, but in an old issue of Amateur...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Jun 6, 2000 5:44 pm
... That's the correct acronym, or close enough anyway - but "saturation" is not what it sounds like... the epoxy soaks in only a smidgeon of a fraction, and...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Jun 6, 2000 6:47 pm
Lew, Thanks for that feedback. Even knowing that something is relatively unknown is helpful info. Since I'm playing on the low end experimental end I suspect...
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Richard Spelling
richard@...
Jun 6, 2000 7:38 pm
Thought that's what Thompson's Water Sealer was... ... From: David Beede To: boatdesign@egroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 2:01 PM Subject: Re:...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Jun 6, 2000 7:55 pm
... Soup? ...oh, you must mean paraffin & mineral spirits. oops. ===== "We got a high pressure system and a northeast breeze, We got a falling barometer and...
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MIKE GOODWIN
panmanii@...
Jun 6, 2000 8:59 pm
Dont use WEST anyhow, use RAKA or FGCI , they make real penetrating epoxies to seal the wood . I prefer to seal inside and out with epoxy , especially on luan...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Jun 6, 2000 10:06 pm
Well thanks again Mike. You're always bursting my little innovative bubbles, but what you say makes perfect sense. Yes I'm in sunny (melty) Florida, so I ...
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Bryant Owen
mariner@...
Jun 6, 2000 10:47 pm
Enjoyed the discussion re epoxy/sheathing/etc. Will be very relevant soon, I hope. My $.02 (Canadian, so that's about $.0165 USD) a) nice Russian proverb....
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Gavin Atkin
gmatkin@...
Jun 6, 2000 11:16 pm
... From: Lew Clayman <lew_clayman@...> ... Was Dave Carnell one of them? Gav...
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Gavin Atkin
gmatkin@...
Jun 6, 2000 11:16 pm
Ahhh.... Thompson's! I love it. I paint the brickwork on the lower halves of my houses with it every couple of years, and it really makes a difference - but...
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Gavin Atkin
gmatkin@...
Jun 6, 2000 11:17 pm
Errr.... what are mineral spirits? Sounds pretty primeaval to me! G ... From: David Beede <juliejj@...> ... I...
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Gavin Atkin
gmatkin@...
Jun 6, 2000 11:17 pm
Omigod you guys do talk a funny language. what's laquer thinner? Gav ... From: MIKE GOODWIN <panmanii@...> To: <boatdesign@egroups.com> Sent: Tuesday,...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
Jun 7, 2000 12:27 am
There is a combination of traditional ingredients that was used for wood preservation, but I can't seem to find any trace of the formula in my books. I think...
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MIKE GOODWIN
panmanii@...
Jun 7, 2000 1:21 am
Mineral spirits = paint thinner ( fake turps ) ,Lacquer thinner ( nasty stuff ) is a very strong solvent for thinning epoxies and lacquers , Lacquers are like...
1505
Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Jun 7, 2000 1:39 pm
Gav - It was almost three years ago, and I honestly don't recall who was involved (or to use a southernism, "who-all" was involved). Some threads degenerated...
1506
Dan Freidus
freidus@...
Jun 7, 2000 2:37 pm
I have had a few gallons of epoxy pipe coating (used to cover welds on pipe that had a powder coating) sitting around for years (probably about 10 years)....
1507
Richard Spelling
richard@...
Jun 7, 2000 2:41 pm
you should post that question on rec.boats.building. ... From: Dan Freidus To: boatdesign@egroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 9:37 AM Subject:...
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Chris Crandall
crandall@...
Jun 7, 2000 3:32 pm
I am *not* of the breathability school. Either encapsulate, or expect that the moisture changes in your wood will force delamination. If you don't want to...
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Donald Hodges
dhodges@...
Jun 7, 2000 4:05 pm
Epoxy has a long shelf life, 10 years is pretty long, tough question but if it has not been in extreme temps or exposed to air it's probably OK. From the...
