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I'd recommend staying with the specific products recommended by the coating system manufacturer. For wood, the most-used primer in the Awlgrip line...

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06-15-2013, 08:12 AM

JimConlin replied to a thread Epoxy then Awlgrip or just Awlgrip on bare wood? in Building / Repair

Awlgrip is a coatings product line, not just a top coat. Get the Awlgrip application guide from a dealer or download it. Awlgrip should hold up...

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06-13-2013, 09:42 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Buster Keaton and rowing in Misc. Boat Related

Buster Keaton's 'The Boat' (1923) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNWke5dH3Ow Some of this seems familiar...

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06-13-2013, 09:02 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Baby Beluga in Misc. Boat Related

A hull moving through the water meets two kinds of resistance. there's a frictional resistance that's proportional to wetted surface and wave making...

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06-13-2013, 08:40 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Wooden mast for 15 ft dinghy in Building / Repair

There are paint systems for aluminum that don't involve acid etches. I haven't done this for some years, so you should research the current market.

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06-13-2013, 02:15 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Wooden mast for 15 ft dinghy in Building / Repair

Regardless of material, ugly is optional. . This mast is carbon, painted.

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06-13-2013, 10:47 AM

JimConlin replied to a thread Polyester resin/ acetone mixture combination in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

Spruce is not a great idea, either. While some spruces have good mechanical properties, spruces are quite rot-prone. I'd only use spruces in above...

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06-12-2013, 07:14 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread S/S or silicon bronze annular nails? in Tools / Materials / Techniques / Products

If the boat is glued together with epoxy, removing an annular nail is the least of your worries. I'd prefer temporary screws. I'd rather not be...

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06-11-2013, 11:45 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Cheap and dirty daggerboard in Building / Repair

What are the width and thickness of the board?

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06-11-2013, 09:15 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Thru Hull Location for Bilge Pump--Any Rules? in Building / Repair

The plusses to the cockpit scupper tee are that it's a siphon breaker and it's not another hole in the hull. I'd be perfectly OK with a loop...

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06-11-2013, 04:37 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Concave convex principle in Designs / Plans

Other than suggesting that a hull form is concave in one direction and convex in another, I don't get much. Hull forms that show concavity or...

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06-10-2013, 11:43 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Cockpit table support - rope from above or legs from below? in Building / Repair

There's already a mess at the mast, so why not concentrate the rest of the mess there? How about: Two short folding legs at the fwd. corners of the...

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06-10-2013, 09:51 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread Cockpit table support - rope from above or legs from below? in Building / Repair

Let's see those pictures.

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06-10-2013, 09:08 PM

JimConlin replied to a thread NY 30 on eBay - anyone else find this depressing? in Misc. Boat Related

I can't think of a boat with such lineage and history as an object in a 'market'. Instead, they are treasures for which a few special individuals...

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