Boat Building

Dispatches from the shop: Progress reports on our boat building projects, plus some useful information for those of you who are building, restoring or repairing your own boats.

What's up with the Starwind?

Submitted by Matthew on

Welcome back, folks. I hope you've had a merry Christmas. Or a merry last few Christmases, for that matter.
So, whatever happened to that weird, radical power trimaran we were working on? The one that filled these pages, oh, seven or eight years ago?

Well, life happened.

Epoxy & Fibreglass in Winter

Submitted by Matthew on

It's still winter up here in the great frozen wilds of Ontario. That doesn't mean that boatbuilding has to come to a complete stop. We can, with a few tricks, turn ice-cold epoxy into something usable.

And Then There Were Two (Hulls)

Submitted by Matthew on

141214-200007-8151s.jpgThere's still a long way to go, but now it *looks* like two-thirds of a trimaran!

Epoxy on skin? Use vinegar.

Submitted by Matthew on

Wet epoxy is pretty hard to clean up, particularly if you get it on your skin.

The easy solution? White vinegar. Rub the epoxy-contaminated skin with a vinegar-soaked paper towl for about 30 seconds, then wash normally with soap and water.

The vinegar arrests the curing reaction and loosens the bonds that are starting to form, allowing you to easily wash the soft epoxy away.

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