is th wetlander primer necessary? i will be putting new fiberglass cloth on the bottom with epoxy. i can rough up that layer before the topcoat. i would just as soon not use the primer if i don’t need toby Trapperbob - Drift Boat Building
yeah i am still planning / hoping to spend a lot of time building once i retire or at least once i get more time at home. i am 65 and run longline fishing boats. so here is a idea i have had for a while. it all started after a conversation with Don Hill. I asked him about all the boats being built with mahogany’ plywood and what he thought about that material. He said while good marine fir wasby Trapperbob - Drift Boat Building
ok i found it http://fretwaterlines.blogspot.com/2011/12/demo-derby.html is the link i was very impressed by thisby Trapperbob - Drift Boat Building
I have been looking through old posts and articles on this site to find a series of tests done with a certain type of surfboard epoxy , I think it was called resin research. I am pretty sure it was on this site but maybe not. the article and tests showed it to be much more resilient than what we normally use. that is it was much more flexible and held together better under severe impacts. I thinkby Trapperbob - Drift Boat Building
I just thought I would mention a seat design I believe has only been used here in Darrington as far as I know though I won't be surprised if it has been used before.. I call it the Darrington plank seat. I first bumped into it about 1981 or so when I bought used 10 foot river pram made in Darrington.( I live here) it was the most common seat for a small pram around here. so all you need isby Trapperbob - Drift Boat Building