Thanks again for all the info- some good thoughts there Bob. I think I will build a table to mold this on. That will give me at least one good surface that...
Charles. Glass has its advantages remembering the mirror image affect but you are right that it comes as quite a cost and not affordable for the one time user....
How about gel coat with an epoxy layup- did you spray the gel coat? did you let it setup then make the panel? Is there a problem bonding the epoxy panel to...
price reduced on this - Located in Sarasota Florida, a 31.5' X 15.5' power catamaran for sale. It is a slightly modified and stretched Kurt Hughes design,...
One thing I really like about epoxy is the working time. I often build small parts with basic polyester since it cures so quickly and is SO much easier to...
Charles, being from the northeast U.S. I've found the standard builder to use poly. I've never had any problems with poly, Health or otherwise and have been...
Phil, I don't understand your analogy . I pull of panels that have achieved over 50' x4'. I've been at shops that have pulled twice that size and I'm talking...
Ok, here it is, There are many good reasons to use epoxy instead of polyester. First, stretch to failure. Glass fabric has about 6% stretch to failure. So ...
I just got off the phone with Noah's and they DON'T stock strips and will only order case lots and said they have only sold strips a few times. Does anyone out...
Has anybody experience with mounting an outboard on the side of a trimaran? I'm building the 28 foot main hull, and have come to the point of designing the...
Charles. Andre Bilideau started the corcell cove & bead system when ATC was being run by Tom Jonhansen. Tom being the front man for the advertising worked well...
... Take a look at an F27. They have the motor mounted on the side. If you possibly can, make the motor steerable. It makes a huge difference when motoring...
Well, I guess this thread is closed. Kurt Hughes set the world straight on Poly vs. Epoxy. I'm not sure why you would use my mail to cross post. I merley...
Charles, I used a shaper table and a couple of router bits and cut and grooved my own planks, it was no big deal and I was able to vary the width of the ...
Bob, As a (very) part time boat builder, and previous owner of many racing ‘lead mines’, I researched how to build my F-41 quite carefully. My personal...
My old Newick tri had a Yamaha 9.9 mounted on a hinged ladder structure off the back of the aka. It worked quite well with regard to space utilization and ease...
My old Newick tri had a Yamaha 9.9 mounted on a hinged ladder structure off the back of the aka. It worked quite well with regard to space utilization and ease...
Doug, You might want to see if you can find pictures of Richard Roscoe's Trihoe on Ian Farrier's website. He built a side-mount motor bracket similar to what...
Doug, Have a funny story regarding a OB mount on my 25 ft Piver tri. Had built a sliding mount for a short shaft 7.5 two stroke, Monkey Ward. Worked well, was...
Well, Bob, I don't think you need to up the anger quotient in the topic. It's been my experience that people don't generally buy the best thing, they buy the ...
Hello Kurt Thanks for the information on epoxy vs poly vs vinyl resins. Like most small boat builders I have been slamed by the recent inflation but I have...
I am currently working on a shallow water, low power, catamaran for fly fishing in the Laguna Madre of South Texas. Loaded with me, all my equipment and fuel,...
This is like using Tornado sailing cat hulls for a motor cat: LWL=5.9m, BWL = 0.35m? I tested it: Boat 170kg, me 80kg, 4hp Mercury motor 20kg. It made 9 knots....
Bob I hope your comments that were directed toward Kurt will not deter Kurt from active participation on this forum in the future. While he did quote your...
This is a duplicate post of a mail that seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. I originaly posted at 10:03 last night according to my sent file. Graham, I...
Graham, I understand why you feel the way you talk about poly boats. How many of the 7 boats did you purchase from new. This is the only way you could blame ...
For some reason all the posts the last few days with the topic line "composite deck layup" have been labeled spam by yahoo and I have had to approve each one...
