JimConlin
Senior Member
Last Activity: 09-29-2023, 05:25 PM
Joined: 10-18-2000
Location: Padanaram, MA USA
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So the clamps can slide around easily?... -
What keeps the motor’s clamps from sliding around on the smooth hard metal?Leave a comment:
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Contact the folks at Off Center Harbor, WoodenBoat and the Maine chapter of TSCA
Looks like a good start. I’d say it’s about 1/4/-1/3...Last edited by JimConlin; 09-28-2023, 02:32 PM.Leave a comment:
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Please identify the cans and where they might have been applied.
The application of 2-part polyurethane paints is a rich subject. The makers...Leave a comment:
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Two thirds of the work in boat maintenance is maintaining finishes. I’d find out for certain what finishes are on the boat. It makes a big difference....Leave a comment:
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I’ve laminated cherry stems for cedar strip canoes....Leave a comment:
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I see you’re in Maine. Ask local wood boat builders. Aren’t there ads in the mag?Leave a comment:
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You could set them in thick varnish, as with bungs....Leave a comment:
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https://www.thompsonnativelumber.com/
We got some nice white oak from them and were able to bend it.
Can’t remember whether it was green....Leave a comment:
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I’d use oval head bronze screws, set flush.
Even better, use the nifty countersink bronze washers mentioned here very recently. An ideal use....Last edited by JimConlin; 09-25-2023, 04:52 PM.Leave a comment:
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It looks like you’re hoping to sell it here. THis is against the house rules. You might delete the thread....Leave a comment:
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Certainly poly. The top of a well-used table has a hard life. I roll on the stuff that comes in quarts. Clear for the build coats and whatever for the...Last edited by JimConlin; 09-21-2023, 06:59 PM.Leave a comment:
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I really like that and will use them. Being flat-bottomed, they’re less likely to start a split.
I see that the flush countersunk washers’...Last edited by JimConlin; 09-22-2023, 07:11 PM.Leave a comment:
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Hold off and a better idea will come.Leave a comment:
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For reasons that don’t involve boats, I have an umbrella liability policy. I don’t know whether it would cover liabilities related to a boat of ...Leave a comment:
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Maybe it’s stuffed. Sometimes the people are, too....Leave a comment:
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Wonderful boat. I’m looking forward to more about her....Leave a comment:
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No wood?Leave a comment:
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I’m glad that there are people who’ll keep such fine boats so well....Leave a comment:
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