Hi Ted, The Lazy Bones was wheel abraded and primed with weldable primer. I didn't do the welding, but as I recall Ron told me he kept a can of weldable...
The reason paint will stick infinitely better after sandblasting is the steel surface in this case, same principal with glass , has been made into a...
Hi Robert, I agree with you re: blasting versus wheel abraded. The Bones was designed to go around the world for the lowest cost, in a 10 year timeframe....
hello, im new here had some questions concerning origami steel boats 1]whats the range of cost to build your own 36 footer? materials wise. 2}Could somebody...
1. The materials required to build an origami steel boat are not significantly different than building by conventional techniques. 2. The lofting, cutting and...
Hi, Alex, I think that I may have started this mess in the first place: I noticed that enough foam to keep me warm in a worst case winter would just about...
"universalcatt" recently asked: 1]whats the range of cost to build your own 36 footer? materials wise. There are some very rough costings in the posts...
Hi All: On the subject of who can build one and who can't. I'm a firm believer that there are two kinds of people in the world. Those that talk about...
a dumb question, will coal tar harden in an airless sprayer? if left for 2 days before repaint? Thanks, John [Non-text portions of this message have been...
ho, ho, ho. At first it sounded like you might be pulling our legs. Why would anyone leave paint in the sprayer for 2 days? However, it you are asking this in...
ps: be sure to re-mix the paint after waiting 30 minutes, g ... From: johnkupris@... To: origamiboats@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2003 8:45 PM...
John, one thing I forgot when declaring disaster on the coal tar epoxy --- if you live in a very cool place and the equipment is likewise very cool --- below...
Greg, Terry and all, I have been offered some old 2 part epoxy paint which according to the data sheet has a 1 year shelf life. I phoned the manufacturers...
Hi Ted We were getting US Navy "surplus" epoxy for $1/gal instead of (then) $35/gal. After the paint went over date, the Navy didn't use it. The only obvious...
I've been unravelling some of the voodoo (nice term, Greg) surrounding paint, and the picture that is emerging is that steel can be protected by paint in 2...
Hi Colin, Underwater, steel corrodes very slowly as long as the zincs are kept up, even in the tropics. The Bones it doesn't rust underwater. We have 70 lbs...
Ted, Brent put me on to a military surplus place in Washinton State where I picked up 20 gallons of Mare Island Epoxy. I was originally looking for an ICI...
Hi all I am member of some other groups ,there has been a lot of viruses
being sent out in these groups , so far origami boats has been free of them
as there...
Ted, Greg., and all, A lot of shelf life notation in paint is about product having been opened and exposed to any amount of unknown contamination, as well as...
Hi All, I have been "lurking" here for some time, have read everything. Up till now haven't had anything to add to the truly significant knowlege here. ('Will...
Hi, Just a question. How much does a (say) 40' steel boat expand (in length) due to increase in temperature, when it travels from Alaska (in the winter), to ...
Good day to all. I have for sale the plans to the 40 foot version. I still believe in the oragami construction and will build by boat with this style we have...
A quick google search turned up the number 12(10^-6)/degree C (the units would be meters/(meter degree C)), for mild steel. It was on this page, which looks...
... are a lot easier and cheaper to replace than paint. I would spend the time to research electrolysis, especially as it relates to the electrical system in...
... anode ... zinc ... pintles ... Do you suppose it would be possible to use Ultra High Molecular Weight (UHMW) plastic on both parts of the pintles and on...
Hi Colin, I'd be cautious about adopting any "no anode" approach. No matter how careful you are, if you are in a "hot" harbor your boat is at risk. What is...
Hi Glen, If you have not selected a pattern, we can adapt just about any set of lines to an origami pattern. We 2 - 50 foot designs currently sailing, a 60...
