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Marine Ply is not a be all and end all it is often A/B exterior with LESS VOIDS A/C exterior is more common than not in modern boat construction I used MDO G2S plywood for applications where the plywood was more than a core with superior results It was designed along time ago with a bonding...

Located Essington PA Had planned on making a center console workboat out of it retiring and moving on Stripped out hull rotten deck and stringers removed [email protected] [email protected] 610.764.9092

Self Etching primer is the important thing on to clean metal

Along time ago in a galaxy far far away when dielectric grease was un common we would use anhydrous lanolin if that was not readily available regular grease would do. Any thing to seal it up. I always pot my crimps in silicone caulk

I would always recommend taking your out of date fire extinguisher and having one of the kids discharge it after a discussion of PASS Have fun at camp on a hot day with water extinguishers and a five gallon bucket with a gallon in it The kids are on each side and compete to see who can move it...

I go 2:1 with a 40 pound anchor that we hand launch. If it is windy and the current is up I will use a sixty but our purpose is to hold station at one end of a starting line. Parkers have a lot of profile up forward and like to move around in the current

Assume G force and then space prohibit putting the batteries from being forward with the troller We used to put sailboat bowthruster batteries with the bowthrusters and then smaller gauge conductors to charge them 48 to 65 ' LOA

We have 2 mid 30s sailboats in the yard that are painted with the new version. One needed a repair and it came out great with a mid side blend. Little wiggle in the surface if you look closely But the gloss is gorgeous. The other one has a reverse transom about 30 degrees and it gets so hot...

Takes a lot of guts and commitment to paint a boat black. Beautiful boat. What did you use for paint?

I own the tools but do the PVC repair on my boats. Whatever you do make sure you seal the plywood Atwood makes a repair kit in Polyethylene that snaps in to place in existing 1 inch hole

The wax stops the catalyst from gassing off the surface and allows a chemical bond for the next layer. When you build a boat the first thing you do is wax the boat then paint it then start adding reinforcements to the paint. Waxed polyester resin has a longer shelf life because the wax stops...

What do you intend for final finish Gel cote or bottom paint if the boat is going to be stored in the water do repairs with epoxy and do not worry about gel cote Gel Cote does not like being immersed in water If it is all trailer sailing you can do a gel cote repair but be aware that it will...

I tape a spare fuse on the inline bilge pump fuse. When they pick up junk they will blow the fuse. But clean it out and replace the fuse and back in business

Not a lot of experience with 4200 Huge amount with 5200 4200 may be good enough and possibly a better choice with the shorter cure time " don't let perfect get in the way of good enough "

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this guy give directions that work https://www.youtube.com/c/boatworkstoday

Cabosil aerosil are thickeners Qcel microballons are a filler I use cotton fiber as a thickener for hole fillers with great results in most resins

Q cells are glass microballons as a filler they increase volume and plasticity made under a number of names and work with all resins have little color but will cause a whiter appearance Phenolic microballons are brown and create a more flexible putty but are more expensive and an older tech...

BAD BAD BAD problem is when the boat gets full of rainwater and damaged Pull the plug and etape it to the Port side transom eye ( our process ) or tape it to the winch handle on the trailer

paint with a 50 50 mix of transmission fluid and acetone Tap with a hammer Attempt to remove after 10 minutes Never had one seize most were overtightened when I had problems Had to train that out of the lads My annuals go in with PVC plugs that I replace each year While discussing plugs I...