Boat Forum / Building / May 2005

I wonder if anyone using epoxy know, that with epoxy the cabinet
scraper work perfect. The tool is one used by carpenters doing real
fine furniture finish, you use it inbetween the layers of frensh
polishing where this tool in perfect if you can maintain it's sharp

I have a set of plans for a Glen-L TNT and I've decided to build it.
The question is what kind of plywood or plywood substitute?  The marine
grade ply of 20 or 30 years ago seems to be history.........
What else should I consider using?  The finished boat will be used as a

I'm looking for plans for a Sprit Rig for the 8 foot Sabot Dinghy that I'm
building.
Any advice on where I can find plans etc for this type of rig would be
appreciated.

I am building a small stitch and glue boat (15' along the gunnels) and
would like some darker colored gunnels than the standard white oak. I
have been considering black walnut, African padauk, south American
mahagonay, hickory, and purple heart.

Thanks for replies to my earlier posting about securing my new fairleads. I
have managed to gain access to underneath the relevant bit of the boat, so I
can hopefully do a proper job viz a vis backing plates.  Is it ok to use
stainless nuts and bolt with aluminium - if not, what ...

My cockpit lockers are connected with reinforced hose to the cockpit
drains also reinforced hose down to sea cocks of bronze.
The lockers are draining slowly years of small particle's I assume
building up in the hose. I've flushed with hose from the dock lots of

Hi. I'm getting into boatbuilding ; as a rookie.
I was considering building one of the simple designs - say Herb's
One Sheet Skiff as a sort of trial run. I understand the
instructions etc. fine, but there's one part I don't understand.

What do You think abouy Garhauer Marine products?

I am considering a propane refrigerator on my 40' catamaran.
 These propane fridges don't work well with monohulls
unless gimballed but cats do quite well with them.  Gemini
cats use them as standard equipment (and they seem to

On Saturday, my 14 yr old son and I went to Shell Point, Fl to sail the
MiniCup and it was great wind before an approaching front.  Wind was
from the south so there was no problem getting back to shore.  By 3:00
the rain was coming down in torrents so we went home.

I am considering building a Farrier folding tri.  I realize I will not
save much money but boat building has gotten me so I just wanna do it.
My old 28' S2 monohull will allow me to sail while I am building.
Here are the questions for any tri sailors.

I have finally got the traveler arch fitted perfectly to it's pads but now I
am having some doubts before I bond it in place.  From the bottom of the
keel to the top of the arch will be 15'4".  Set on a Brownell trailer with
the keel on a drop bar the road height will be right at ...

I know there have been other discussions on painting but I would like to
hear from those of you who didn't use the standard "marine" paint. I'm
pretty sure there were at least a couple of people who used exterior latex
or alkalyd paints. Personally I don't see why a good exterior ...