Unfortunatley I don't have an advanced degree in organic chemistry so I was wondering if anyone can tell me if I can use polyester resin on polyethylene foam...
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Peter Southwood
pbsouthwood
Jul 24, 2006 8:36 pm
Yes, but it will not stick very well, Cheers, Peter ... From: Andrew To: proa_file@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 9:51 PM Subject: [proa_file]...
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Andrew
analu369
Jul 24, 2006 10:11 pm
Will polyester resin stick well to urethane foam?...
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Dave Culp
dave_culp
Jul 24, 2006 10:48 pm
"Stick" covers a lot of ground. Virtually all resin/foam bonds are "secondary" bonds, relying on the physical "tooth" of the substrate as well as the toughness...
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Jim Shanahan
jameshanahan
Jul 24, 2006 11:20 pm
... I have tried some experiments with polyethylene foam and vinylester resin and can say it sticks only well enough to get you into a lot of trouble. Using...
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Peter Southwood
pbsouthwood
Jul 25, 2006 5:02 am
Yes, it sticks well to rigid PU foam, dont know about flexible. Cheers Peter ... From: Andrew To: proa_file@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 12:09...
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fritz_roth
Jul 25, 2006 7:42 am
........ here you can find out ..... all about the technology that started the introduction of the out rigger sail boat on planet earth ! if you want to find...
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Robert
cateran1949
Jul 25, 2006 7:53 am
For polypropylene honeycomb they heat bond a polyester scrim so it can be bonded with resin. Don't see why it can't be done with polyethylene foam RObert.---...
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carlos Solanilla
carlosproaca...
Jul 26, 2006 1:09 am
Hi guys: I was just googling away and came up with two web sites showing pictures of proas - this one below is just great stuff - a lot of close-ups ...
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carlos Solanilla
carlosproaca...
Jul 26, 2006 1:10 am
Here is the pictures with the text http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Saipan/Outrigger%20canoe.htm ... How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger’s low...
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Dean Dibling
d2dibling
Jul 27, 2006 7:51 pm
I notice in the pic called "building canoe" (at www.braingarage) that they evidently employ a chainsaw as one of their boatbuilding tools.....I knew I was...
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jvjournal
Jul 28, 2006 5:51 pm
Hello all, I have been lurking around for a while, but haven't had anything to contribute yet. This is a great group with a lot of good ideas. About me, well...
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jerry freedomev
freedomev
Jul 28, 2006 8:31 pm
Hi Jon and All, Your hulls are rather wide at the waterline and will bounce you quite a bite in waves. The great thing about multihulls is their ability to cut...
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carlos Solanilla
carlosproaca...
Jul 29, 2006 12:29 am
Hi John I am based in Miami and have a 21 stripped plank proa. I have collected for fun a lot of plywood plans for small proas - if you want, I can sent it to...
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Jeremy Walker
southernoutr...
Jul 29, 2006 7:17 am
Hi Jerry, Jon, all, This thread's opening coincides with a resurrection of idea's re tacking outriggers I am having, so I will chuck in a few words on the...
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jerry freedomev
freedomev
Jul 29, 2006 2:07 pm
Hi Jeremy and All, ... I've never worried about tradition, just eff, safe design. I like to take the best of each design and combine them into hopefully, a...
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petermirow
Jul 29, 2006 4:43 pm
Hi Jon, welcome to the group. Nice site, indeed. ... although I know that sometimes doing one´s own design development is half the fun.... have you seen the...
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john h wright
jhargrovewri...
Jul 29, 2006 5:02 pm
The following is an attempt to pass on some things based on my experience with my first quick and dirty attempt to build a shunting Proa. I am now using it as...
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carlos Solanilla
carlosproaca...
Jul 29, 2006 9:38 pm
thanks for the advice - I like to hear more john h wright <jhargrovewright2@...> wrote: The following is an attempt to pass on some things based...
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petermirow
Jul 30, 2006 4:21 pm
Hi Jerry, Jerry, and All, you guys wrote; ... plate, transom stern, kick-up rudder, having hull proportions of 12:1 L:B, mated to a second hull by means of...
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jerry freedomev
freedomev
Jul 30, 2006 5:54 pm
Hi Peter and All, ... I'm rather busy now bringing a all composite body/frame electric sportswagon 3 wheel car to the market but eventually plan on doing...
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Jeremy Walker
southernoutr...
Jul 30, 2006 9:02 pm
Jerry, hi, Time for reply to mail is so short, that any regularity is impossible – I try best I can to squeeze in a few words when getting off my feet...
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wtarzia
Jul 31, 2006 2:55 am
Hello -- In a fit of inspiration, I built in one day a traditional proa, based loosely on a Carolinian flying proa, complete with asymetric hull. I felt this...
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carlos Solanilla
carlosproaca...
Jul 31, 2006 2:54 pm
I think your link is so long that it cannot be copied and paste - can you do a tiny url? wtarzia <wtarzia@...> wrote: Hello -- In a fit...
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carlos Solanilla
carlosproaca...
Jul 31, 2006 3:21 pm
Yesterday ( Sunday) I wnt sailing with my 4 and 9 year old boys to the usual beach. The goal this time was to sail further and reach a second set of shoals...
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wtarzia
Jul 31, 2006 7:43 pm
... can you do a tiny url? ... a 'tiny url'? I copied the one on my header. For easier access and two pictures instead of one, go to www.instructables.com,...
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Kevin O'Neill
k_s_oneill
Jul 31, 2006 8:52 pm
... It's a forwarding service, to avoid the headaches of multi-line urls, which often don't work well when pasted. Go to www.tinyurl.com or ...
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jvjournal
Jul 31, 2006 11:26 pm
Thanks everyone for your input. I have taken it to heart and played with a few more iterations (up to 14 different versions now ;) It is added at the bottom of...
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john h wright
jhargrovewri...
Aug 1, 2006 3:07 am
Wade, Some times when we have a clear vision, deep in our brains, of what is to be built magic is made. That model in six hours is magic that we sometimes...
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bluegrapes2001
Aug 1, 2006 5:08 am
Hi everyone I'm thinking about building a shunting proa. I've been looking for a good project I can build over the winter. At first the reason I joined this...
