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John Bowen wrote:http://www.marinestove.com/sardineinfo.htm

WHAT!! Ya thought I was kidding??

Tea, anyone?

Those are too cute! They have to be close to me. The area code is mine, but nothing on the site states what town they are in. Pretty nice stuff.

I give up...... "Once again, two of the albums are not transferred. There are still 61 images in two albums that are not transferred. I would transfer them myself, except that the site still shows them as unavailable (Imagestation). Please be assured that I am totally unimpressed with this migration...

question about epoxy. Can it be sanded, with increasingly finer grades of sandpaper and then polished to make it smooth like glass? yes you can. Varnish over epoxy looks very good too. You almost have to use varnish or some other coating over epoxy for the UV protection right? Yes, that is true. Th...

I could be mistaken but I do not believe you can use polyester resin as a glue like you can with epoxy. You can use polyester during the fiberglassing part of the build BUT you will need a different adhesive to actually build the boat with...that is my understanding True indeed. Polyester is not a ...

Steve; Having been "sensitized "on my last build , ( a 34' Brewer Kaiulani in steel, cherry/ash interior ) just mixing a 1/2 ounce with gloves and mask will start the symptoms. Duane; Due north of Grafton just N of Centreton on McDonald Rd. Am leaning towards aluminum om this one, but was looking a...

Drew wrote:man i wish i lived closer to the gathering.. I want to have a cook-off!!

I just wish I lived closer to meet everybody, drool over the boats and have fun.

Speaking of which, I hope you all have a really good time, wish I was there.

It might just be the tropical climate in New Orleans, but I have noticed a vapor coming out of the Poxy-Shield hardner container when I first open the container and again when mixing w/ resin. I use a respirator, gloves, and glasses during those times. I got a decently comfortable respirator for ab...

Epoxy doesn't contain the volatile components that you are used to 'enjoying' (me too. :) ). Vinylester and polyester resins give off volatiles. Poly and vinyl actually will weigh slightly less when cured than epoxy (which doesn't have the volatiles in it). Epoxy does however, contain amines, which ...

Kens, good on the borax. You could also crush up moth-balls. Must be a Southern thing. ;) ;) No need here. :shock: I would built a small rack to keep them vertical and store them that way. Stickers on the ground to keep them off of the concrete. This way, you can access the sheets one by one at any...

I have really been happy with these folks http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/default.asp

I too, get confused with all of the weave types and so on. I called them and told them what I was after and they helped point me to an appropriate product. Very prompt delivery also.

I find that the green tape by 3M is about the best out there. It ain't cheap though.

From all that I have researched thus far, paint does adhere to epoxy with or without primer. I attempted to paint directly over the resin but couldnt get the resin smooth enough for a slick paint finish. I did use easy sanding filler/primer to speed up the sanding process. I have painted several bo...

The electric blanket idea works really well. Be aware that with dropping temps, amine blush is more prone to appear.

Epoxy baked for a over a week in the 90*+ garage, so I figured it would be good, but I guess it didn't cure asx quick as I thought. Yeah, I am using the green stuff. I was totally happy with everything, it went on well, good coverage, everything but it just didn't dry. It looked awesome on my test ...

Judging by your location, I doubted that humidity was your problem, but you never know, ;) Is the epoxy fully cured? I usually thin the Man O War about 20% or more, to make it flow out nice (I find that with all of the varnishes though). I think I had a quart of flat or low gloss (green label) that ...