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I have been asking questions and reading posts nonstop from these forums to get this job done. Thought I might share my work thus far..................
At the end of the fall I bought a Wellcraft V20 1982 hull with a 2004 trailer, Evinrude 200HP, and new GPS/Finder/radio. Got a great deal but...
Just ordered a gallon of gelcoat from US Composits. I talked to there tech and he said to "just roll it on". I am assuming its not quite that simple.
I am in the process of finishing a floor replacement and will be gellcoating over polyester and glass (over kiln dried PT wood). Also I cut...
Going to be repainting the entire top of by boat so thought i might as well do it right.
The rubrail in my boat has a rope core and it is sun rotted. Can i replace it with a similar diameter rope or should i replace the entire rubrail? It all ahs to come off for the paint job and i am...
Going to be painting over my new fiberglass floor and repairs. Will also be repainting sections of gellcoat.
Interlux perfection with non-skid? Kind of pricy and has a gloss finish.
AWL-grip? I have not found it sold retail. All of the info I have found on it says it is not "do it...
How do stringers really work?
My question is asked because I am trying to figure out where the strength comes from in the hull of a boat. If white wood is/was used in the production of boat stringers is it not safe to assume that hunderds and thousands of boats are in use today with rotted out...
