Depends on the texture, mold release agent We need pictures. Why do you think it's the release agent.
If the former owner 's record keeping skills mach his fiberglassing skills. Then you will never identify the boat's model. Most or all of that...
Sorry That piece of wood is very undesirable as a mast. 1. Pressure treatment destroys much of the strength of wood. So you will need a much...
You will need to use both fumed silica and micro balloons. Balloons make a soft putty that is easier to sand but also sags. Silica putty is...
Welcome to the forum The sailing bug bites again. Pretty little craft. Looks very standard for 60's dinghy. Quite stable and capable of a...
The wood's grain will be very difficult to balance in that configuration. You will probably experience significant mast worpage.
You should definitely sand out the orange peel prior to applying any flake. 1st, I place high odds that you will sand thru the flake and expose...
No From your illustration, there are three 10ft boats with 3 bows, sterns and wakes. Calculate the power needed to propell one tube Then...
Learn to sail One lesson you should take away from this is NEVER unfurl the jib at anchor. Doing so will ALWAYS turn you broadside to the wind.
Welcome to the forum. The laminating schedule is from the outside in. 1st the thickness of gelcoat 2nd 1.5 oz of csm 3rd another layer of 1.5oz...
Welcome to the forum. Keep thinking outside of the box. Eventually something brilliant will happen. Unfortunately not this time...yet. Very...
Welcome to the forum Good initial investigation. Also check if your intended location will allow permanent floating homes. Almost any place you...
Did a previous halyard contain any metalic elements? Are there any signs of chaffing on the halyard? Wire halyard groove compression posts at...
I would like to pm you but you haven't had enough activity on this form yet. I'm in central California, have decades of industrial painting and...
Where in california?
Welcome to the forum. Short answer is to function as ballast it must be closed off from the supporting water. A valve can be opened to allow...
Four sides is more complicated than a simple thourtship bulkhead. As mentioned you need an access hole to adjust the piling chain. You will also...
Congratulations and welcome to the group Personally I would not trust the typical inner skin over foam to withstand anchor chain abuse. I...
Any graphic in the gelcoat will greatly increase the difficulty and thus the cost of repair
Already exists. Called power boats
