Boat Forum / Building / May 2004

I've never worked with or even seen the microbaloons used as filler in
resins on boats, but I've heard they are tiny clear plastic spheres. The
toner used in photocopiers and computer printers is also tiny plastic
spheres (to print they are melted into the paper). I was wondering if

Well, since I'm having very little luck finding inexpensive yards on the FTL
side (though I did pick up the yellow pages from every county between Miami
and Melbourne and will be calling to confirm my ad-hoc findings from this
and other sources), I'm now looking on the other side.

Let's say that due to fancy driving and a throttle linkage failing at
the wrong time somebody drove their ten tonne hardboat into a pair of
your parked RIBs such that witnesses said both went into the air. And
that as well as bent steering wheel and diving bottle rack there was a ...

I want to build my own kayak and have no real skill in woodworking. So
I need some information (based on your experience) on what kit is the
easiest to build.
I have selected the following kit providers :

I have a 1996,  3 hp Johnson out board motor.Does any one know what the
spark plug gap and air gap at the coil would be?
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My fahter, 72, is finding his 12ft fiberglass boat to heavy to launch
by himself and needs a lighter boat.
The present boat has a 5hp outboard, solidly built, seaworth and has a
deep keel, unfortunately it is also a little heavy.

I was just given a case of Sikaflex – 15LM and am wondering if it can be
utilized in my rebuild of a McKenzie type wood drift boat.
Primarily interested if it could be used where chines meet ribs, hull
,bottom etc..

CARVER RIVIERA 1984 - C/W 220 Crusaders, very low hours, electronic
ignition. Nice open air cockpit with wraparound windshield and
excellent helm visibility. Water separator, camper enclosure, new top
2 yrs ago,  windlass, upper & lower dinettes, new upholstery and

Been looking hard for best  epoxy resin prices UK.
How come we in the UK. pay far more for our materials than the Americans, I
mean big differences.
And I have noticed the crude way suppliers try to pull the wool over our

I'm currently working on a project were I'm making a mould of a
spherical garden ornament. The garden ornament is the plug, I filled,
sanded, painted and smoothed it, then I applied several layers of
release wax and then PVA. When I applied the fibreglass it caused the

A question for you .  (I think my post looked more like spam or a product
endorsment)....
I was just given a case of Sikaflex – 15LM and am wondering if it can be
utilized in my rebuild of a McKenzie type wood drift boat.

I'm going to install floor stiffeners (2"x4" cedar sealed 3x by S1 - floors
are 1/2" marine plywood sealed as well) using machine SS bolts 3/8" 3", 4" &
5" long.
Should I use any of Lctie for the nuts?

Hi boat builders,
Im not really building a boat, I`m rebuilding my old dutch channel boat...
Bilge below engine and drive was wet, so I did dry it. As I saw, there is
some of the bilge colour missing, I can see the steel shining through.

I was wondering if anybody has experienced or planned to complete a
yacht's interior in a third world country such as the Phillipines or
Viet Nam?  I've been building my 35' steel Robert's for the last 4
years in Australia, and obviously want to get it in the water; this