Boat Forum / Building / December 2003

I am going to buy a pressure feed hvlp gun to spray System Three LPU.
Any help that you could give me regarding your experience with
different gun models, fluid tip sizes and LPU thinning would be
helpful.  I am looking at new, used and import guns.

Is it possible to use 'exterior'  grade plywoods which are much cheaper than
marine plywoods? You could use a glass resin or just a strong yacht varnish
to weather it.
I'm building a 12 ft sailing boat. I used white deal to build the frames and

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can you calculate the weight of 18 feet boat v keel when the fore draft is
28 cm and the aft 40
waterline length 4.95 m width 2.03m salt water
christos

My dad--who's 88, btw--inherited from HIS dad some solid bronze
Oberdorfer gear driven pressure pumps...5 of 'em.  My grandfather owned
a machine shop in West Palm Beach FL, and among other interesting work,
converted Ford automotive engines to marine engines...These are pumps

I haven't been on this bullletin board for a while but I launched my 27 foot
trailer-sailer in July and it has taken me until Thanksgiving to get some of
the pictures on my website.
This is the site of the launching and a couple of picture of "Red" in the

Are we being fleeced in GB.  Manufactures are charging 4 times the price of
Halon gas for replacing all extinguishers with environmental safe gas FM200
by the 1st January because of EEC regulations. We are told that you need
twice as much per volume than Halon.  You cannot use your ...

I've recently stumbled acroos these folks:
http://www.precisionboard.com/Mar/
who offer a High Density Polyurethane board, in various desities and
thicknesses.  To quote fom the site... "Precision Marine Board is

My speedometer stopped working yesterday and I am not sure where the
intake tube is for it on this model.  I am assuming maybe it is
clogged but not knowing much about it I would be open to any advice.
Thanks,

I may have to lay up three layers of epoxy/glass. I think I remember that
one should not let 24 hours go between layers. If 24 hours goes by ( or
maybe some other relatively short time frame) then 'each layer must be
sanded, due to "waxing"...????

I need to fabricate a tack fitting for an asymetrical spinnaker out on
the bow sprit forward of the stemhead.  What I need is a design load so
I can choose a pin size and then work the other dimensions back from
that.  Does anyone know how to predict the tack load for a cruising