Boat Forum / Building / April 2006

I am helping a class of 7th graders build Wacky Lassies
(http://www.alaska.net/~fritzf/Boats/Wacky_Lassie/Wacky_Lassie.htm) and
would like to help them with deciding how to paint them. I would like to
install some 3d rendering software on their class computer along with

Hello fellow boaters,
Thinking about building a couple of similar boats, i came across the C-flex
building method. This, to me, seems quite interesting. Does anyone have any
experience with this method in respect of labour involved compared to more

my boat has a pair of Carter 9772S carbs.
any idea of where to get a rebuild kit or a Edelbrock cross referance
for a new carb?
Thanks

I got a demand to finish a model with polyester.
To have a better idea about the finish here is link of a picture of a
chair with the required finish:
http://www.metric-in.com/img/chair_detail.jpg

Am wondering if anyone has set up a small air compressor rig, 110V,
similar to the ones used by divers for hull cleaning services. I assume
just a small oil-less compressor and couple it directly to a stock dive
regulator? I only need it dockside in a marina with 30A seervice.

Does anyone know whether 3/8" balsa core material (sandwiched between
fiberglass skins) can go over a 35" span on a deck without any
structural bracing?
One area of the deck has some water damage and is "kind of"

Would anyone know where I could get plans to build a model of this boat?
There is a web site with an article about the boat, and a model that
someone has built.
Thanks, Ted in Mich.

A respectable SC23 hull has been languishing on the front drive on its
trailer for months.
It needed a mast.
I made a wood mast. But I grunged up the sail groove in it: first too

Group,
I am new to this group and wanted to intro at the beginning of this
boating season. There are many  hidden water hazards out there so this
is just a note to remind you to be careful, keep the "recreational

Just acquired 2 new ( to me) wood kayaks from someone who was giving
them away. I am trying to find out the builder and model. They are
v-bottom plywood, stitch and glue, very light. They are made of three
panels only, two for the hull and one for the deck. The deck is curved

I am thinking about building a sailing boat in GRP, actually I want to build
two identical boats. I want to build it like the pros, i.e.
plug -> mold -> hulls
Does anyone know of good webpages where i can find information on building a

Does the age of the wood have any significant influence on wood
strength or flexibility?
I recently salvaged a bunch of 1950-60s 2x4 and 2x6  Doug fir. All near
clear VG. Of course they had been used for studs?!?!?

Old boat, old engine...  how would you approach a purchase of an old boat
that had a late 60's Volvo MD2 in it?
An engine survey?  What does the engine surveyor do for an old diesel
engine?

Hey all,
I read a while back in a book about building docks
a method for making an anchor:  pour about 100 lbs.
(or more?) of cement into a smallish tire.  Sink a

My friends 43'aluminum houseboat has developed some severe pitting on
the bottom. Since he bought it, it has been in a lift and will continue
to be - the pitting existed before he bought it. Some of the hull is
like new but bad pitting where there has been barnacles.