by Paul | Oct 2, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication
This video shows the final application of fiberglass cloth and barrier coats of epoxy resin, then finished skeg is checked for fit and installed in place with marine adhesive and screws. The skeg mates with the keel and stern timber at this stage. This is only a...
by Paul | Sep 24, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication
This segment is about installing the outboard stern timber (there is an inboard stern timber as well but will be installed later), and then tracing the shape of the skeg onto a ¾” piece of plywood. The ¾” plywood will become a template and the first laminate layer for...
by Paul | Sep 17, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication
The keel is made up of an inner keel (keelson) and an outer keel – with the plywood bottom panels “sandwiched” between them. In this video, I install the outer keel (a 16’long 2×4) with marine adhesive in a tube and screws. I trim the ends where the slightly...
by Paul | Sep 11, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication
In preparation for the epoxy barrier coat application, I thought it best to begin with grinding the excess fiberglass flush with sheer and going over the surface with a finer sandpaper to eliminate the sharp edges. This little bit of extra work will save hands when it...
by Paul | Sep 4, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication
This is the second of two video segments about applying fiberglass to the hull using polyester resin. In this segment, I apply fiberglass cloth to the hull in small sections that are just large enough for me to work by myself before the resin clicks off. This method...
by Paul | Aug 25, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication
This is the first of two video segments about applying fiberglass to the hull using polyester resin. I begin the application by covering the bare plywood hull with two coats of (no wax) polyester laminating resin that has been thinned out with 7% Styrene and catalyzed...
