Baba’s FL14: MadMax in Toronto

[ArizonaBuilder]

Remember, peanut butter for fillets and molasses for glue.

"Molasses"...emmm so its more dilute than Peanut butter...Is that somewhere in the tutorials...?

I put a thin layer on each side...enough to make the grains disapear...and the consistancy was like peanut butter...Will I get a strong bond...?

You can look at a tutorial here: http://bateau2.com/content/view/99/28/

Jacques refers to the glue as having a consistency of ketup...

[Barney]

Again, I too coated one panel of my V12 with epoxy and not the other, and had no problems bending.

With your jigsaw, I found that if I tried to cut too fast it would sort of tear and splinter the timber instead of making a nice clean cut. When I slowed down and didn't force the jigsaw through the cut I got much better results. I cut the whole boat with one very cheap timber jigsaw blade, and this held true right to the end.

Looks great, keep up the commentary - and Baba, its not just your family waiting to see how you go any more- you've got a whole lot of people from all around the world waiting to see how your boat turns out now! Only difference is that we all know you'll do it

[ks8]

Looks great, keep up the commentary - and Baba, its not just your family waiting to see how you go any more- you've got a whole lot of people from all around the world waiting to see how your boat turns out now!

no pressure...

[Rich_L]

no pressure...

Why is this build taking so long!?

[MadRus]

Rich, is that a terrier or an Irish wolf hound, or what? Kerry Blue? Maybe you've answered this before.

[Rich_L]

Rich, is that a terrier or an Irish wolf hound, or what? Kerry Blue? Maybe you've answered this before.

She's an Airedale terrier, 15 years old. And true to the breed, she's still active and curious into old age. But she's obviously pretty laid back in the picture, taken while she waited patiently for me to finish my V12.

Rich

[baba101]

.......You can look at a tutorial here: http://bateau2.com/content/view/99/28/

Jacques refers to the glue as having a consistency of ketup...

Yep...and in the Stitch and Glue 101 Tutoral



Its .... "Epoxy glue is liquid epoxy resin mixed with woodflour to a peanut butter consistency."

The long panels are still bonding in my icy cooool Garage...I am going to give em two more days....

[tech_support]

If ice will not melt, then epoxy will not cure

[baba101]

Bottom on top or inside of the Long Panels...

I have seen some builders place the bottom ontop of the Long Panels and other have placed it inside (like the Stitch and Glue 101 Tutorial).


Whats your advice...I did not leave any gap on the butt blocks of the side panels to accomodate the bottom inside....but am willing to sand if that is the only way to do it...

Thanks in advance...

[rjezuit]

I put the plywood on the bottom of the boat, traced the outside, cut and stitched. Then when glassing I put a generous radius at the joint. Rick