Hi Don't think about galvanising or zinc spraying steel parts prior to powder coating with epoxy either.Years ago a friend and I had some motorcycle frames ...
... GalvanizeIt.org is an excellent reference site for any questions about galvanized steel. In their listing of paints that can be used over it, they show the...
Tossing sand thru a steel window sceen before using does the trick , as long as it's very dry. Brent ... cruising vessels. It's gotta be easier than...
Any geared winch with a better than 4 to one gear ratio will do( 4 turns of the handle to one of the drum), altho the bigger the better. Brent ... on...
I've taken some severe knockdowns from surprise katabatics , squalls etc that would have sunk me several times if I'd had opening ports in the trunk cabin....
My current boat has had epoxy over zinc for 22 years and 6 pacific crossings with no problem above the waterline. Zinc gives you a bit of time to recoat where...
Ok, let me preface the following by acknowledging the existing basic design scheme that Brent has reached thru many years of evolution, What I'm going to...
... It's a good question - and, as you note, a lot more complex than can just be answered in a sentence or two. Perhaps looking at different ideas like the...
I have seen some very nice center cockpit/aft cabin sailing vessels. But, most of them were in the 50' plus range. Wouldn't the center cockpit and flush deck...
Hi Seer, I haven't put in cockpit yet, although I have it bent into a trough. I have left it out to make it easier to put in the stern tube, engine and...
Ed, My off the cuff guestimation is that the slightly higher rear deck would be more than offset by all the steel involved in making a cockpit well....
Congratulations. You've just recapitulated Tom Colvin's objections to cockpits and why he never designs for them. Look at GAZELLE. Stern cabin under a flush...
... bout the size of a tank cockpit. hole in the cabin roof that you can stand in, kayak skirt cinched tight round your neck(what kinda weenie needs oxygen...
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... can stand in, kayak skirt ... anyway?) so you can sit down, all ... i don't know if i'm joking ... Jim, Something similar to what you describe is described...
I think that this problem you are talking about it's something to be discuss more. I would like to say something abuot that and ask some questions. After the...
... Maybe that's where the problem lies. You cannot add any volatile solvent to epoxy and expect it to be impermeable after it's cured. Even 5% by weight of...
... When I was getting ready to paint my hull in 1992, I spoke to the Hempel tech about the issue of blistering. He said it was a result of tiny pinholes...
Multiple coats should solve the probelem of of pinholes . Brent ... be ... construction, ... point, ... professional ... the ... chipped , ... all ... a ... ...
... Actually Brent, they don't. I tried and found that the paint just craters around the pinhole. An hour with the paint brush does do the trick tho. Steve...
I did a lot of research and reading before I decided to go with the zinc primer and it is highly recommended above the water line and inside by a lot of people...
The decks , cabin and cockpit of my current boat were made from hot galvanized plate. I washed it with TSP to make sure there was no grease, then vinegar to...
For those of us new to boat building what exactly is epoxy tar? Knowing what tar is, atleast around here I can't see it mixing with epoxy very well. Is this...
Here is a link that can give you some insight. http://www.epoxyproducts.com/coaltar.html Jon ... in ... paints. ... hot ... to a ... <ben@> ... over...
Hi All Following the rest of the correspondence the only conclusion I can come to is that epoxies and zinc are like women - some do and some don't,so research...
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