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- Tue May 19, 2015 5:32 am
- Forum: New Members, Please Introduce Yourself
- Topic: bondo glass
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1341
Re: bondo glass
Bondo is and always has been a polyester resin filler. Using a filler for an adhesive will result in bonds that do not have the desired physical properties needed for boats. If you want to build a boat forget about easy. It's the ability of the home boat builder to accomplish the difficult tasks tha...
- Wed May 06, 2015 5:53 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: battery box
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1358
Re: battery box
Its the fumes from gasoline that are the problem much more so than the liquid. If your tank has a sender for a gas gauge the sender has electricity in it. Your tank vent should be to the outside of the boat and the fill point completely sealed. The connections to the battery also should be the best ...
- Wed Mar 11, 2015 8:26 am
- Forum: Design Modifications
- Topic: RV-houseboat mash?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2291
Re: RV-houseboat mash?
I think you would have a stability problem. The travel trailers I am familiar with have all the tanks below the frame, this means the bottom of the trailer would be about three feet above the keel. Unless you have plans to put some weight in the hull I think the boat will be top heavy and tippy.
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:17 am
- Forum: Boat Power
- Topic: If you can't have an in-board
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1756
Re: If you can't have an in-board
Just wondering? How do you determine what is a "small block" Chevy and what s something else? The original small block Chevy was 4.3 L, this one is 6.2L.
- Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:30 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: need to know what this is
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2112
Re: need to know what this is
It looks like a mold for a small hull, possibly a vacuum or pressure mold with the frame on the outside of the mold meant to hold it in position and prevent distortion.
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 10:07 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: latest/best gluing methods
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1882
Re: latest/best gluing methods
There are many additives that can be added to epoxy depending on the desired result. Most boat builders add fillers to epoxy to make the mix less expensive, epoxy is not cheap. Thickeners are added when a thicker mix is desired usually done to keep the mix from running or sagging in a joint. Most ad...
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 7:57 am
- Forum: Electric Power & Systems
- Topic: Back up Battery
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3980
Re: Back up Battery
If practical install a voltmeter between the motor lead and ground. It will then indicate the voltage of the selected battery. A well charged 12 volt battery will indicate at least 13 volts.
- Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:31 am
- Forum: Wood and Plywood
- Topic: Plywood thickness?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2515
Re: Plywood thickness?
Just a guess on my part but I think the skin thickness would be related to the interior structure. A very rigid internal structure with close spacing of frames could use a thinner skin than an open structure that relied on the hull skin for longitudinal strength.
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:32 am
- Forum: Design Modifications
- Topic: Bo-jest changes
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6707
Re: Bo-jest changes
Most above water changes are doable, it's when you start tampering with the hull that you get into trouble.
- Fri Dec 05, 2014 7:30 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: 2 liter bottle of pop
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3868
Re: 2 liter bottle of pop
Don't know if it actually occurred but I once read an account of an attempt to salvage a sunken ship by pumping ping pong balls into the hull.
- Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:00 am
- Forum: Small outboards
- Topic: Propane-powered outboard
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2965
Re: Propane-powered outboard
The biggest drawback to using propane and similar liquefied gases is that they are heavier, in their gaseous state, than air. Because of this there is always a possibility of the gas collecting below deck and becoming a fire/explosion hazard. This is the same hazard that exists with gasoline. Pruden...
- Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:19 am
- Forum: Small outboards
- Topic: Skeg Help Needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1989
Re: Skeg Help Needed
I would stick with the plans. I don't see a problem with the skeg below the stem. This set-up is usually bolted together.
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 5:35 am
- Forum: New Members, Please Introduce Yourself
- Topic: 9.9 on a Zip
- Replies: 2
- Views: 833
Re: 9.9 on a Zip
Do you already have the 9.9? There are a lot of 9.9's around that do not have a tiller, I have a 1991 Yamaha like this originally on a pontoon with remote controls.
- Thu Oct 09, 2014 5:55 am
- Forum: Fasteners
- Topic: Bronze vs Other Metals?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9870
Re: Bronze vs Other Metals?
Some wise soul previously stated in this blog that "stainless" is just as the name is implies, less corrosion but certainly not corrosion free.
- Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:51 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: These flew over my house today
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2747
Re: These flew over my house today
They do look like the T-6, not AT-6, there are still quite a few still flying and are favorites at air shows. I have 120 hours in the T-6.