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By McKenzieDriftBoat.com
Onward
This morning I managed to cut a chine log about a foot short, which pretty much shut down operations, as that was the key stick to move forward. So we were lucky enough to get most of the day off to catch up with our lives instead of the boat mania. The new scarf was cooked by this evening and I lurched onward.
The Panel Truck--moving 20' panels in and out of the storeroom.
Limber holes on Hull #3
The view from downunder.
Where'd I put my tablesaw?
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Comment by Brad Dimock on March 26, 2010 at 2:51pm
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That's what I use, but that doesn't make it right. Seems to work just fine, though.
I also try to soak the end-grain of anything I'm building before I bolt it into the boat. If the first drink that end-grain gets is a long slurp of something oily, it seems like it'll go a long ways toward stopping the rot.
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Comment by Robb Grubb on March 22, 2010 at 10:34am
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Brad, or anyone else in the know,
I was wondering about the 1:1:1 ratio of turpentine, spar varnish and linseed oil you were referring to in another post. Would you use that inside the compartments on fir ribs, fir plywood and oak framing for protection and sealant? I am looking for something that will let the insides breath...
Cheers, Robb
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Oh, that's not even the BIG pile of tools! Dan, my cohort, and I are both tool whores, so we have a lot of stuff in the way.
I've never tried 5200, so cannot compare. Sikaflex is about the stickiest messiest stuff in the world, coming out of the tube, and turns into some pretty bomber stuff after a while.
Maybe someone else can give us a comparison on goop?
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Brad, That's alot of tools! All I am using to build my boat is a hammer and a hacksaw...
How do you like that sealer (Sikaflex) compared to say, 5200?
Cheers, Robb
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