Boat Forum / Building / February 2005

I'm considering buying a houseboat with a steel bottom. New steel
was put on 4 years ago, and treated with coal tar epoxy, supposedly.
I was told that the coal tar treatment will last for a long time. Can
anyone tell me if the coal tar treatment is really good for a long time,

Do you know this site? www.boat-links.com/Atkinco What can I think on it?
Dorian

Howdy I just found this newsgroup.
I am building Platt Montford's geodesic Classic 14. Does anyone know of a
SIG with postings for geodesic construction?
Thanks Larry Irvine

I've been trying to find the bonding strength of LePage's PL Premium and
PL 400 construction adhesives. There's nothing in the product descriptions
on LePage's website.
The PL Premium label used to say "our strongest polyurethane construction

I have a fibreglass ski boat that has rot in the transom. I've been told to
cut the back off the boat  and replace the rotted timber piece and re
fibreglass it.
This seems a drastic measure. I would appreciate talking to anyone who has

I am doing some extensive repairs to a twenty-five year old fiberglass/balsa
core cabin top, I would like to use that "putty" colored antiskid stuff.
I've forgotten who makes it (it's a paint treatment) interlux? It has the
right aggressiveness.

I was hoping that some of you may have a solution for me:
I require a flat black paint for a fiberglass surface (gel coat).  All the
paints I have tried use flattening agents which scratch VERY easily.  If you
run a fingernail across the paint, you will leave a shiny streak where ...

I am looking for the designs or plans of a spinnaker for the mirror
dinghy for the purpose of making my own spinnaker for my own boat.
Does anybody know where I can find these or has any information about
the spinnaker can you please let me know.

Hi Group
I want to buy a high quality moisture meter to analyze my hull.  What is the
best and what should I have to pay?
Thanks

Lots of rain in California this winter.  I have very few leaks compared
to most, but I'm continually fixing little deck leaks.
I have come to the realization that I should remove the teak decks on my
fiberglass trawler.  Good solid molded fiberglass decks underneath the

Due to the high clamping pressure required to use resorcinol glue, and the
tight temperature control requirements, I am limited to using an epoxy type
glue for the construction of a wooden mizzen mast.   I have been told that
there is a "flexible" epoxy - can anyone shed some light ...

I have seen wood scarfed for wood mast construction where there is a long
joint made by overlapping two pieces of tapered wood.  Can anyone tell me
how you physically create the long tapered joint?   I have been thinking of
using a thicknesser with multi passes.

I had a JRC 1000 on my first boat and now I am restoring a 43 Endeavour
ketch and it is time to think about radars.  The JRC was a nice unit but
woefully underpowered.  I would like to see out 8 to 10 miles with the
radome mounted 20-30' up the mizzen.  I know that the 4kw will ...

I am building a S&G  canoe.  I am going to use fiberglass cloth on the
entire outside for extra strength, and to prevent any checking in the
plywood.  I'm useing 1/4" BCx plywood.
What weight of cloth would I want to use for this aplication?  And the

Any builders or sailors of the Nutshell pram out there?
I have a current work in progress.  I would like to correspond.
Have several questions regarding building
and also the sail, rig and sailing.