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It seems to me there must be a reason that boats in the PNW are mostly cedar on oak not cedar on cedar. My boat is planked with yellow cedar (on oak) and although it is wonderfull wood I didn't even...

I would vote for the greenland paddle as well. I found plans for one somewhere on-line and made one out of a redcedar 2x4 costing about $6. When I first tried it I HATED it, but after using it for...

you could call vinegar a solvent if you wished (yes it is dilute acetic acid), but that doesn't really tell you much about it's toxicity. The universal solvent, (ie the solvent that disloves the most...

If you have some unused, uncured epoxy you can store it for a short time in the freezer and still use it. It is a balancing act between warming it up to usable temperature without causing it to kick...

If you have a steel/iron ballast keel, you should have steel/iron keel bolts as well. You may need to replace them if they aren't in good shape, but they shoud probably be the same kind. As for the...

no rush bainbridgeisland , I'm thinking about making it for August.

bainbridgeisland, you don't have any photos do you? I'm having trouble pictuing some of your descriptions since I'm not familiar with a lot of the features of landsailors. Thanks

Excellent info guys, thanks. I will be at a dry lake bed for about a week this summer and am planning to build a little landsailor to to bring with me so I can do some saling. Something simple...

Thanks. These all seem pretty simple. I'm tempted to go ahead and try something similar without plans. Has anyone actually built one?

I also might be interested in some MD2B parts you don't need. I have a parts engine, but the part I need often seems to be broken on my parts engine too. I can usually get the parts here, but they...

I also might be interested in some MD2B parts you don't need. I have a parts engine, but the part I need often seems to be broken on my parts engine too. I can usually get the parts here, but they...

I also might be interested in some MD2B parts you don't need. I have a parts engine, but the part I need often seems to be broken on my parts engine too. I can usually get the parts here, but they...

Hmmm, the one at Uncle John's looks easier to build, but I like the looks of the ice flyer better. I think it would be strange sailing with the sail behind you though. I think I will keep looking....

Does anyone know where I can find plans for a simple land boat(like and iceboat, but with wheels), one that could easily be transported in a car? I've seen some plans for metal ones but I would...

That depends on a few things like what kind of Interlux bottom paint (they make many kinds), whether the bottom is aready painted or has been stripped down to bare wood, where the boat is, etc. I use...

If you didn't pull out the caulking (cotton or black yucky stuff that used to be cotton) then the boat isn't any worse off then when you started and it is mostly a matter of opinion whether you used...

I don't have much to go on, but judging from what you have written is still seems like you don't understand what I was talking about. I'm not trying to be mean. I highly suggest you do some reading...

Fair enough. It would have been more polite to indicate that the boat had been properly caulked before putting the 3m gunk in, or that the construction method did not use caulking, rather than saying...

Discount my comments if you like, although I think it is a little rude to say so. I was just making a comment on your terminology while at the same time trying to make sure you didn't make the...

If the search engine was working properly you would have hours or days of reading to do on seam compounds. Try doing the alternative search method. When I do it I will use either red lead putty or...

I took a quick look at the 3m website and they made mo mention of being able to paint over this product, which makes me think it is very difficult or impossible. Hopefully somebody knows of...

Sidney? I will be there for Christmas dinner.
I'm going to just try out the ones I have, I still think they will work OK. I put them in water after soaking them in mink oil and they swelled right...

I've had both e-mail and phone conversations with the Wilcox-Crittenden people and they weren't too helpful. I also contacted the people at the link pipefitter posted and although they have cup...

I contacted "Wilcox-Crittenden" again to try to see if pump leathers for some of their other toilets might be the same size. Not only did they not know what size any of them were or wether they were...

OK, that is starting to make sense. Aluminum and bronze definately don't mix, I've seen evidence of that.

I finally found what I was looking for with reguard to graphite:

"Another concern is...

I found a description of how to do it here:
http://www.lifewater.ca/Appendix_L.htm

If you make your own leathers, how do you get them cup shapped? Or is the shape not important?

I seem to remember that there was a reason for not using never-seize in marine applications, but I don't remember what it was or where I heard it. The same with graphite. I'm getting ready to put...

I have about a dozen laminated white oak sister ribs in my boat that I put in about 2 years ago and so far they are doing fine. I started using G2 epoxy which is supposed to be specifically...

A very important step that several people have mentioned is the red lead primer on top of the cotton. If you do this then polysulfide and other goops will probably not stick well so the next step is...

You can't really see in the photo, but the rubber piece I am holding is in pretty rough shape, the other one disintegrated completely. I don't think I could use it as a pattern. I am encouraged that...

You can't really see in the photo, but the rubber piece I am holding is in pretty rough shape, the other one disintegrated completely. I don't think I could use it as a pattern. I am encouraged that...

You can't really see in the photo, but the rubber piece I am holding is in pretty rough shape, the other one disintegrated completely. I don't think I could use it as a pattern. I am encouraged that...

Thanks Bob. I already have the head apart and you are bang on about the nuts and bolts needing replacement, most of them broke. I was thinking the flapper valves and gaskets looked pretty simple and...

Thanks Bob. I already have the head apart and you are bang on about the nuts and bolts needing replacement, most of them broke. I was thinking the flapper valves and gaskets looked pretty simple and...

Thanks Bob. I already have the head apart and you are bang on about the nuts and bolts needing replacement, most of them broke. I was thinking the flapper valves and gaskets looked pretty simple and...

I think even my cheap plastic head has a porcelin bowl, but the one that came with the boat has a porcelin bowl and the rest is made with metal, bronze I think. The boat is almost 80 years old, but I...

I think even my cheap plastic head has a porcelin bowl, but the one that came with the boat has a porcelin bowl and the rest is made with metal, bronze I think. The boat is almost 80 years old, but I...

I think even my cheap plastic head has a porcelin bowl, but the one that came with the boat has a porcelin bowl and the rest is made with metal, bronze I think. The boat is almost 80 years old, but I...

OK, there must be somebody out there who knows something about this. I spent the afternoon digging around a consignment store and found a few pieces in other rebuild kits that might work, but not...

OK, there must be somebody out there who knows something about this. I spent the afternoon digging around a consignment store and found a few pieces in other rebuild kits that might work, but not...

OK, there must be somebody out there who knows something about this. I spent the afternoon digging around a consignment store and found a few pieces in other rebuild kits that might work, but not...

Well, in a Volvo MD2B the cooling water flows through separate passages in the exhaust manifold. The thermostat is also located here and if you have the sender on the engine side of the thermostat,...

Well, in a Volvo MD2B the cooling water flows through separate passages in the exhaust manifold. The thermostat is also located here and if you have the sender on the engine side of the thermostat,...

Well, in a Volvo MD2B the cooling water flows through separate passages in the exhaust manifold. The thermostat is also located here and if you have the sender on the engine side of the thermostat,...

So, does anyone have one of these or does everyone have new plastic heads in their old wooden boats?

So, does anyone have one of these or does everyone have new plastic heads in their old wooden boats?

So, does anyone have one of these or does everyone have new plastic heads in their old wooden boats?

I have a raw water cooled volvo diesel that I installed a water temperature guage in. The sensor is installed in the exhaust mainifold near the thermostat. It works quite well. You can see the...

I have a raw water cooled volvo diesel that I installed a water temperature guage in. The sensor is installed in the exhaust mainifold near the thermostat. It works quite well. You can see the...