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Getting the most out of G/flex
Are you the kind of person who just can’t get enough of a good thing? Looking for a better way to squeeze out that last little bit of G/flex adhesive from your tube rather than resorting to pliers, a vise or maybe even Grandma's rolling pin? Maybe you’d like to get a fatter bead of adhesive or your tube is a bit clogged. Boy do we have the some easy and inexpensive tricks for you!
So stands the mighty oak
The Druids waved their golden knives
and danced around the Oak
when they had sacrificed a man;
but though the learned search and scan
no single modern person can
entirely see the joke.
But though they cut the throats of men
they cut not down the tree,
and from the blood the saplings spring
of oak-woods yet to be ...0 comments | Read the full post
Wood-Epoxy Demystified
You can tell a book's importance and value by where you find it. The Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction is no exception. Tattered, stained copies are found in the shops of virtually every boatbuilder or repairer worth his salt. It's found in libraries and reference rooms, and within easy reach of a legion of amateur boatbuilders and repairers. My own copies, a 23-year-old, dog-eared fourth edition, and the newly released fifth edition, are tucked in with my prized Oxford Companion to Ships and Seas, Nigel Calder's Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, and Chapman's Piloting, Seamanship & Small Boat Handling.
Zogo
The 29’ hybrid launch Zogo has graceful, classic proportions and modern aesthetic appeal. The boat was designed by Stephens, Waring & White Yacht Design of Brooklin, Maine around a 75hp integrated diesel/electric propulsion engine from European manufacture Steyr-Motors. Zogo’s narrow beam and light displacement allow for this relatively small engine to push her to a maximum speed of about 14 knots. She burns only 1.5 gallons of fuel per hour at a cruising speed of 10.5 knots.
Zogo underway. Photo by Billy Black
PVC Pool Pump Repair
Ron Shantos's pool pump had been installed incorrectly. The PVC was slightly misaligned, so that the threading was not exact. This resulted in very slight water seepage around that connection when the pump runs. This always bothered him. Properly repairing the leak/seepage would require replacing the PVC pipe and several expensive filters and valves. He would have to cut these product out and replace them with new.
Six10's inner workings
Lately, a few concerned folks have taken the time to call our tech staff to ask why the plunger in their cartridge of Six10 Thicken Epoxy Adhesive stops about halfway up from the end. Quite understandibly, some wanted to knowwhy their Six10 cartridge was only "half-full" and wondered if we'd shorted them on epoxy. Others wanted to know (also quite understandibly) why their cartridge "broke" at the halfway point and wondered if they could they get "the rest of the epoxy" out of it.
Stocking Stuffers
Has Santa been stuffing your stockings with the same old tired candycanes, aftershave and soap-on-a-rope? Drop him a hint this year; link him to these WEST SYSTEM epoxy products that are small on size, but big on adhesion and handy for all kinds of boat construction and repair needs. They're great for repairs large and small around the house, too.
Glue U, The School You Shouldn't Skip
Technical Director Jeff C. Wright explains vacuum bagging; Tech Advisor Randy Zajac demonstrates. Fix-It Anarchy
Sailing Anarchy brings sailing minds together from all over the world, giving the community a way to share and debate all aspects of sailing and beyond. When their editor approached us about sponsoring a Sailing Anarchy forum dedicated to building, fixing and restoring boats, we responded with a resounding “Hell yeah!”Trumpy Tenders
Trumpy's 20' tenders come in three great styles: the Gentleman's Racer, the Center Console
and the Capri.
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