To Build a Boat (any boat)

[Wimperdink]

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I'm a lil spaced out tonight sorry I couldnt join the fun... 6 days on the road and i'm gonna make it home tonight. goin to see the ebay boat.<br /><br />-edit- Thats a pretty cool lil boat but would take sooooo much work getting it back. I'm not sure I like the way that leg sticks so far out the bottom. They have a name for it but I would have to guess it to be home made... did someone actually put that into production? maybe the earliest of jet ski's

 

[djzyla1980]

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being fiberglass and with the compartments... I would guess it was in production... just a guess tho...'67 Best Marine????

 

[Wimperdink]

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Looks more like something that was produced for a theme park. 9 hp would be a lil much for a theme park ride though. Strange one for sure.

 

[lark2004]

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wow, I missed a fair bit.....<br /><br />That's a nice pic you take there Mister pansie pants <br /><br />What bow is that? and how do you go about hunting a coyote?

 

[lark2004]

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oooh oooh oooh, 17 more posts after this one and we beat the cricket post on DSC!!!!!<br /><br />Actually, I think this has been one of the fastest growing threads one here.....<br /><br />what the heck, I reckon we'll get at least a few more pages

 

[CalicoKid]

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By the time CPJ gets his kayak started and my resin cures this thread will have it's own category.

 

[lark2004]

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Oh yeah, that's right, resin. I did that test with the polyresin. I can't break it, easily.... A 5lb hammer eventually broke the test piece. I am definitly coating the minimax this way.

 

[djzyla1980]

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How was that lark??? coating with resin, wait 15 min, coat again, wait 15 minutes, and then put on a resin/hardner mix? <br /><br />If it is... it really worked huh??? <br /><br />That made it pretty strong... 5lb hammer plus the force of you swingin it....

 

[Wimperdink]

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Originally posted by CalicoKid:<br /> By the time CPJ gets his kayak started and my resin cures this thread will have it's own category.

oh sheesh aint that the truth. hahaha<br /><br />Lark I guess thats the way to go... I bet you end up with a much smoother surface to work with by the time its all over too. a 5lb hammer puts a lot of force on one localized area... and if it takes a good swing to break it.. That method sounds good to me.

 

[djzyla1980]

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At least Captian stopped the templates.... they way he's goin... his uncle can just use the peices of his yak besides his uncle may get it built quicker then him... and if Captian does get it built.... Uncle can just use the parts when it falls apart in the water....

 

[Wimperdink]

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sorry i'm so late but I hate to see a man under paddle power <br />

<br /><br />Very convieniant that was leaning against his garage door.

 

[djzyla1980]

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Of course it was against his garage door ... he had no other use for it.....

 

[Wimperdink]

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lol... Cpj is gonna be throwin tomatoes at us shortly

 

[djzyla1980]

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is that the 25 gallon model.... or just the 10??<br /><br />1/3 hp or 1/2....

 

[Wimperdink]

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It might be a modified weed eater

 

[djzyla1980]

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Hey dink... I asked the guy I bought my motor from if he has any others up there. They said lot's and give him a call I have the number if you want it. How much you lookin at spendin for a motor??

 

[Wimperdink]

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Originally posted by Dave J Z:<br /> Hey dink... I asked the guy I bought my motor from if he has any others up there. They said lot's and give him a call I have the number if you want it. How much you lookin at spendin for a motor??

I'm trying to keep it fairly low... see what he's asking for motors between 10 and 20 hp. Thanks<br />I've been keeping my eye on ebay too.

 

[CalicoKid]

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<br /><br />I am on my way again! The old resin I was using was crapola. I did as you suggested Wimper and overcoated with new resin and extra hardener. I even had a batch kick off in the cup! The blue stains you see there is from the old resin that wouldn't cure, it just kept getting darker blue, wierd. I figured a way to get the new resin without breaking my vow to keep costs to one sheet only. I gave my helper a $20 bonus this morning and he was so pleased he went into the hardware store and bought me a can of resin and some extra hardener!<br /><br />Lot's of curing going on out there right now, I might be able to pull the form blocks and flip it tonight?

 

[CalicoKid]

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Oh, that picture is of my unorthodox filler after cleaning off the old goo and before applying the noo goo.

 

[Wimperdink]

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lol The blue is strange... think its just from it soaking in and possibly the light? or did someone drop some dye into your resin? You should be able to flip it now... if you used plenty of hardener, it will have dried hard enough to move around within 30 minutes or so. definatly an hour. Is that unorthadox filler toothpaste? or is that the monkey boogers?<br /><br />-edit- Also did you just use resin on the wood without mat or cloth, before the filler? will that filler hold like normal... ohhhh wait a min... is that filler just poly resin mixed with flour and hardener? if it is i'll be curious to see how it works.<br /><br />One more question... I know if you put resin on something to thick and too much hardiner, you run the risk of it cracking.... can you use polyester resin and mix it with sawdust or filler to thicken it like epoxy so you can run a fillet like that? Or will it still have the tendancy to crack?