Boat Forum / Building / March 2009

Hi Everyone!  Thanks for all the responses for my Bondo farin
question.
After sand blasting my aluminum hull, the shallow areas of faring tha
remained exposed the bare aluminum of the hull and in some spots ther

I would like to know weather I should upgrade my bowsprit with a
different type and material. This will be used to fly a screecher
(code 0, g0, gennaker) and will be under significant compression.
See for pictures :

Model Sailing Boats ,Their Design,Building & Sailing by Edwards Hobbs
1926, dustwrapper present but in bits..some staining to
boards,otherwise a good sound copy, 312 pages.
Probably the best vintage book on the art of building,designing and

I am fitting out a new steel hull using many parts gleaned from my old
ferro boat. I have come across an item called 'Battery Combiner 2'
made by west marine.
Anyone know where I can find a wiring diagram, I've googled and

Hello Looking for some help if I can...I recently purchased a "project boat"
it's a 1980 ChrisCraft 213 VF Scorpion outboard Center console. Would anyone
know where I can find archival information as to the power requirements for
this boat? ChrisCraft is no help, they have no ...

I'm in the process of removing the carpeting inside the cabin of my
sailboat. The manufacturer used carpeting with a foam backing to line
the inside hull as sound and thermal insulation. The problem I found
was that the carpeting pulled out easily but left the foam attached to

We bought a 14' x 5' johnboat.  It did not come with oars and I want to buy
some.  How long should they be?  I am about 5' 6" tall if that is important.

I have a 1988 custom built aluminum hull sloop that I had sand blaste
below the water line to remove years of antifouling paint buildup, and
to start fresh with new and also see what condition the hull would be i
and if it would warrant any metal work. For the most part, farin

I am building a truck slide-in camper (Glen-L "Importer" design) and
am using epoxy for most things thickened with fibers and balloons.
However, in places where I think there will be less stress on the
camper inside, I am using the cheaper and easier to use "Tightbond"

I am about to finish up a moderate fiberglass deck repair and am
curious about fastening the mounts for the post seats.  After I put
the carpeting back down, how do I put in the screws without breaking
the waterproof seal in the new fiberglass?  Thanks for the help.

I had some epoxy left over from a project two years ago and I tried to
use it.  It seemed to have separated into a watery top part and a
thicker milky bottom part.  The whole mess smelled like ammonia.
Nevertheless, I did use some of it by mixing it very well.  It took a

I want to build two docks, one permanent and a floating one.  The floating
one will be supported by 15 gallon plastic drums.  I can get 55 gallon, but
for a 4 x 8 dock, I worry about center of gravity issues.
The permanent one will be built of 55 gallon drums filled with dirt.  ...

Hi group,
I'm wondering what wood to use for an unstayed mast (junk rig). I have
the book Practical Junk Rig here. The authors (British) recommend
Scots Pine as the best, but a Canadian government publication tells me

Actually, a hydroplane re-creation from scratch from Ted Jones
origional plans - with photos.
http://misswahoo.com/