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Shine, Thanks for the reply. I am unemployed at the moment (laid off 1/30/09) and while I am job hunting I am also trying to finish up this boat project on a shoestring budget. My father had a 1/2 pound of Glass Bubbles (micro) and 1/4 pound of Cab-O-Sil. Another friend of mine gave me a gallon of S...

No, I have finished all of my glassing but, I did not coat all of the plywood as I went along so yes this is the seal coat of the resin in much of the area. I don't think I want Micro mixed resin against unsealed wood but I am just not sure of the affect of Silica in that coat. I am also concerned t...

I am working on finishing out my boat and when I am putting the resin on the inside of the sides of the hull, it is running off and pooling on the deck. I talked to a local supplier of laminating materials and he told me to add Cab-O-Sil up to a 50/50 volume with the mixed resin to get the resin mix...

I tried this once before with mixed results but what I did was to cut out the bubble and put on a patch to the recommended 3" overlap. Then, I covered it with a piece of shrink wrap. I have a roll of that stuff that they wrap pallets with for shipping. Then I used a length of 1/2" PVC pipe...

I glassed the hull bottom to the sides of my boat last night and in a couple of small places I had difficulty getting the glass to hug the radius. I have about 3" of seam that has a bubble under it where the glass lifted away from the curve. My question is what is the best way to go about corre...

The weather here has gone from a high of 82 last Thursday to a high of 50 degrees (maybe) today. I am a wimp and hate working in the cold so I am at a standstill. I have plenty of sanding to do which could be done in the cold but I just hate it. To make matters worse, I am one of the several hundred...

Do most of the small boats/Canoe plans have positive buoyancy. What I mean is if they are completely swamped will they still float or, does the weight of the Epoxy and glass overcome the natural buoyancy of the wood?

Thanks,
Roger

I tried to get on www.amateurboatbuilding.com and apparently the Forum is down right now. I will keep trying and post a link back here when I get in. I also thought of something else I would like to share. In Scouting, we require that Scouts and Scouters (BSA Speak for Adults that still like to be B...

Thanks Jacques, I understand about your reluctance to give any type of approval and I agree you need to stay away from a design that is not yours. The kind of power I am going to put on is a very small electric trolling motor. I am also going to put on Oar Locks and will likely be able to make more ...

I am sorry I didn't realize my questions/comments/activities were inappropriate to this forum.

I will delete all of my posts if you wish.

Sincerely,
Roger