Boat Builder Central

Nice bateau and package and the price is right! It'll make some bidder very happy!

After reading the entire thread, I'm just glad I'll be finshing in my boat and not theirs!

Update 5/26/05: I had a bit of a problematic experience on Monday evening with the S3 primer . . . the weather here in the Florida panhandle had turned quite warm in the past week or so (mid 80+'s). The hot temperatures made the primer very tough to work with and on Tuesday I ended up sanding off mo...

Early to bed, early to rise so I can paint/prime! ;) This worked very well this morning and I had my best experience with the S3 primer in temperatures about 67-68 degrees here. Works out well for me actually . . . do any sanding, masking, etc. in the evening and then everything is ready to go at fi...

Do you say, "Congratulations" to someone getting a divorce!?

Anyway, good to see you back, EvilD!

It just dawned on me that commercial builders/painters have climate controlled painting facilities!

Looks like getting up early is my best bet!

Thanks, Evan!

The weather here has taken a big turn towards, "HOT" in the past week or so and last evening I had a very difficulty time keeping a wet edge while applying a coat of S3 primer. I mixed a very small amount (4oz/1oz), thinned 20%, and I tried to keep it thin by periodically adding additional...

Here are a few links to some online sources of nautical/boating/sailing terms and phrases:

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/gloss.htm

http://www.sailorschoice.com/Terms/scterms.htm

http://www.andrews.com/kysc/terms.html

http://www.geocities.com/cjstein_2000/dictionary.html

LOL, don't I know it!! My buddy and I priced a retro-fit, from twin gas to twin-diesel engines, for a 32ft cabin cruiser that he owned about 1yr ago and it was cost prohibitive, even with re-built engines . . . especially for a boat he didn't plan to hang onto for a long time. :( However, the situat...

WooHoo Jacques! That's what I'm talking about!