thank you all for your answers on the sodium silicate Marco Laboratorio di Psicologia Dott. Masoni Piazza Bolivar, 6 20146 MILANO - Italy Tel. 02-428838 Fax....
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Marco Vinicio Masoni
masoni@...
Sep 5, 1999 7:03 am
Dear all , two questions: 1) after do I have put the foam for the buoyancy, must I glue the cover and forget the foam or it is better screw the cover for...
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davthzlt@...
Sep 5, 1999 3:07 am
new to the group been so busy reading i never thought to post anything. i have built a not so elegant skiffyou know the thing about standing back about 50 feet...
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harding2@...
Sep 5, 1999 1:12 am
Have cut out and dry assembled all the frames and stem for the forward hull. Probably a little paranoid but we wanted to make sure we got the framing bevel...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Sep 5, 1999 12:51 am
Is this another survey? :-) I vote stainless screws, preferably square drive, or at least phillips head. Chuck...
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harding2@...
Sep 5, 1999 12:21 am
harding-@... wrote We have had an interesting time comparing 3/4 inch #6 silicon bronze screws with 7/8 inch #14 silicon bronze ring nails. In the 1/4 ply...
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pippobianco@...
Sep 4, 1999 10:34 pm
Hi again. Do I really need to spend 140 US$ worth of stand up blocks (4 of them: 1 on the mast for the main snotter, 2 on the mast partner and one on the...
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pippobianco@...
Sep 4, 1999 10:28 pm
Hi - I'm wondering which fastener should I use for planking my Micro (3/8" plywood). Plans specify silicon bronze ring shank nails, but I never used those and...
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david
galvind@...
Sep 4, 1999 7:37 pm
Richard, I found that the Zydeco functioned much like my "Common Sense" Pirogue. It is more stable than a round-bottomed canoe, tracks well, and--unlike the ...
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jmbell@...
Sep 3, 1999 4:11 pm
jmbel-@... wrote: You don't need to use any glass in the construction of Windsprint. On mine, I only glassed the outer seams of the plywood butts to...
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jmbell@...
Sep 3, 1999 4:19 pm
jmbel-@... wrote: My windsprint has the 4" wide plywood butt blocks hel in place by epoxy only and a strip of 6 oz FG tape on the outside. Works...
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oswald@...
Sep 3, 1999 1:53 pm
Hi all, Looking over the plans, list of material and building directions for Windsprint in the New Instant Boats. I noticed that there is NO fiberglass used. ...
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Richard Barnes
oakbowerybarnes@...
Sep 3, 1999 12:25 pm
Hi David, What was your experience with the Zydeco? Where did you use it; how did it compare to the typical canoe? Thanks, Richard , an Zydeco Pirogue,...
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David Beede
juliejj@...
Sep 3, 1999 11:32 am
I just built featherwind using Dave Carnell's glass tape only butt joints and found it pretty straight forward. I tested all the trimmed strips for strength...
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bianco@...
Sep 3, 1999 10:33 am
bianc-@... wrote: Leander, there's a lot of info around on plywood backed butt joints, but not always coherent. I have two books treating the matter rather ...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Sep 3, 1999 4:17 am
On my Tennessee, I used ply butt plates, and epoxied them on. Later they opened up on the outside, so I went back and taped the crack. Right now, I am...
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harding2@...
Sep 3, 1999 4:02 am
Following the thread about the Micro bottom. The plans on the folding schooner call for 1/4". In the revisions Bolger talks about the oilcanning in the...
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harding2@...
Sep 3, 1999 3:48 am
I was looking at Jim Michalak's site and his essay on plywood butt joints. Thinking about using his joint in the sides of the folding schooner. The plans call...
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G Carlson
ghartc@...
Sep 2, 1999 12:58 pm
Hopefully, Hank will be able to join up......
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david
galvind@...
Sep 2, 1999 4:34 am
My daughter tells me that I'm obsessed.......
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Sep 2, 1999 4:01 am
Gregg: Thanks for forwarding Hank's letter. I went back and reread the Sneakeasy chapter in Boats with an Open Mind. What a thing to be able to say "My ...
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G Carlson
ghartc@...
Sep 2, 1999 3:07 am
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G Carlson
ghartc@...
Sep 2, 1999 2:45 am
Chuck's 100% right - my 1/4" sneakeasy bottom oil-cans like crazy - it would scare you! The shoes don't do much to stiffen it unless they were pretty darn...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Sep 2, 1999 2:27 am
John: Welcome to the group. To the group: If you haven't done so, take some time to visit John's fine website. Good stuff about his Bolger Windsprint, and a...
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Chuck Leinweber
duckworks@...
Sep 2, 1999 2:12 am
Pippo: Congratulations on the great buy! I'm jealous. Two layers. I put two layers of 3/8" ply on the Tennessee that I built, and sometimes I think that is...
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GHC
ghartc@...
Sep 1, 1999 9:14 pm
David, You're worse than I am! Welcome, Gregg Carlson...
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david
galvind@...
Sep 1, 1999 9:02 pm
Hello, All, I have built a Common Sense Pirogue, a Payson Pirogue/Canoe, and a Shoebox that nests into a Tortoise (I widened the Tortoise two inches, left out...
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pippobianco@...
Sep 1, 1999 8:37 pm
Dear all - I'm about to start building Micro (oh yes). Luckily enough I located a supplier with terrific prices on marine okoume (the equivalent of 30 US$ per...
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jmbell@...
Sep 1, 1999 4:33 pm
I tried unsuccessfully tried to subcribe a few weeks ago and it didn't take, so here goes again... Looking at the list of members, I already know many of you...
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G Carlson
ghartc@...
Sep 1, 1999 12:26 pm
Solid foam would do the trick, but I wanted the storage. I constructed a channel of wood, although I considered a half-pipe, too. I could have built a second...
