Roller, Squeegee, Or Brush to increase Epoxy Worktime.
Brushes, Squeegees and Rollers all have advantages and disadvantages for boatbuilding epoxy coating. This explains and provides useful tips.
Timber coating
Boat Building Style and the place of Fun/Perfectionism/Mistakes
Judging their own work so harshly; one reason is that we all get used to looking at the boat construction from a few inches away so we over value both mistakes and an idea of perfectionism.
Repair of old and antique plywood class sailboats for Racing or Cruising
OK … I decided to keep the old racing dinghy and fix it up. How do I put my effort in the right places to get the maximum results? A grab bag of methods for joining plywood, working out sizes, making centreboards and rudders and more.
Boatbuilding 30 Year Review – Epoxy vs other Glues
I’ve been in and around wooden race and recreational boats for a few decades now. As a designer who sells plans I can really only direct people towards the most tried and true methods that work just about anywhere. This article explains a large part of experience that leads to my approach.
A week fast building two Quick Canoes for touring the Loire in France – Part 1
The above photo was taken on the third day of our Canoeing trip on the Loire River in France. The two black canoes didn’t even exist a week ago.
When I wrote the original article on Disposable Canoeing I had no idea at all what it would lead to me and a bunch of adventurers, wine and cheese connoisseurs. Most of us didn’t even know each other! The picture above is the result of this adventurism, but what happened to make it happen?
What technology was involved to make the boats faster to build than most stitch and glue boats and what weather conditions did we have to overcome to make it all happen.
Podcast online – Michael on why Australian Boats are Different – 3 of 3
This podcast/mp3 talks about why Australian (and New Zealand) wooden boatbuilding is different from the rest of the world..
Click to listen to the talk. This is the third of three.
Cheap and effective Non Skid Paint or Varnish for Boats using household items
Any paint or varnish can be turned into a non skid paint without buying anything more than some coarse grain sugar. The texture provides good footing and has no sharpness that will hurt your feet.
Q&A Warming Epoxy Part A And B for good handling make a Lightbox
Just a simple wooden box with a lightbulb inside and a switch on the outside. The swing down lid has slots so the tops of the epoxy pumps are outside the box or a hinged lid you just flip up when you need to pump.
Q&A Why hasn’t My epoxy cured and Options
Epoxy that has not cured is a problem most of use come up against at least once. However it is unlikely to happen a second time as it’s operator error in 99.9% of cases. So what are the typical mistakes?
Q&A Painting and Varnishing Epoxy
Paint vs Varnish
Paint is more durable and will protect the epoxy and timber the best. But Varnish is faster and easier to apply and over epoxy needs fewer coats than paint.
Q&A – Reducing labor and waste when using epoxy
There are a number of labour and materials saving techniques that reduce labour and reduce the quantity and cost of epoxy used – wet on wet coating, one hit gluing
How to Save time boatbuilding by precoating plywood with epoxy.
If ply sheets are precoated before assmbling the boat it saves lots of time. Here are some guidelines