Boat Forum / Building / March 2005

I need to fair large deck surfaces in prep for paint. The repair thus far
has been all polyester, can I use microballons to create a polyester fairing
compound?
John

i bought a 1978 rival 38 and am in the process of removing the old teak
decks. I am now at the chainplate area and noticed that the chainplates
are only through bolted through the deck (side decks ars solid glass
and the hull to deck joint is glassed  together with about 6-7 inch

I am looking for a source and information on Gibco Flex-Mold sheets. They
are flexible non-skid pattern molds for deck repair. Has anyone used this or
know of an online source? My searches only turn up anecdotal reference.
John

I own a 1942 Wheeler 83 ft (one of the Coast Guard Cutters from WWII) that I
would like to understand which units are best and expected pricing to
purchase and have installed.
83 ft long,  16 beam, 5 1/2 ft draft 70 - 85 tons  Hull is carvel planked

Do you know good book on ply boat building? I usualy buy books from
amazon.com
Thank you
P.S. I am trying to build small day-sailer called Mini-cup. You

I am comming from Germany and I am the owner of an O'day25. This is th
very best sailing boot I ever had. Unfortunately it is extreml
difficult to get replacement parts for O'day boots here in Germany. D
some one of you know any contact details of the O'day factory, lik

I will be hauling out my big wood boat with fiberglass skin to scrape and
repaint bottom.
Anybody have favorites or ideas/opinions?
thanks

I have a Rhodes 22 sailboat with some plywood core in the bow that turned to
mush. Water entered through a poorly sealed hole for a cowl. Last October I
scraped out the rotted core using wire. I was able to do this from the
existing cowl hole. The core I now need to replace extends ...

If you are going to need 134a refrigerant you better buy it today, its
price will be tripled tomarrow. Some chain stores have already
increased their price from $3.99 per small can to $ 12.20 per can.

I have a 1947 straight 6 Chris Craft motor with geat box out of a 18 ft
runabout.  I also have the steering wheel with steering shaft with box.  Can
any one tell me if its worth anything and if there is an interest in this
stuff.

I am looking for a suitable stich and glue sailboat design, and AR15 from
bateau.com looks like a nice daysailer, from performance and estetic point
of view, and also fine to give family a ride.
Does anyone has expiriance width it?

I am about to take the plunge and purchase a Sun-Mar composting toilet for
my boat. It is a marine version. It requires a fan (4 watts) for a 3" stack
and also has a heater (12v 120 watt or 1 amp ac). The fan I could easily run
off of a solar panel. Heater (~50% duty cycle). While ...

can anybody give me the names of some known online-suppliers
(discounters)in the US for boaters equipment, like West Marine?
Thanks in advance, Hajo

A smart guy over at rec.woodworking thought you might be able to help me.
I'm planning to build a sofa, chair and coffee table out of either teak or
Honduran mahogany (if someone has another good suggestion, I'm open.) I
don't want the wood to weather to grey but rather maintain its ...