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More MiniCup repairs
I am very sorry I used bathroom underlayment for my two MiniCups. It
is such poor quality material that now I am covering the boats with fiberglass. I highly reccomend that builders use a higher quality material. |
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wrote: I am very sorry I used bathroom underlayment for my two MiniCups. It is such poor quality material that now I am covering the boats with fiberglass. I highly reccomend that builders use a higher quality material. That's why I get so ****ed when I see William teling everyone who will listen that cheap **** material is worth using... Sorry you had to learn the hard way. Personally I think his ill advice has probably done more damage to builders and their projects than the dreaded Dutch honeycomb builder... Scotty |
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I have to admit, I might not have built them if I had to pay the price
for the marine ply. Since then, I have found how much I enjoy them so wish I had paid the price. However, regardless of his position of bathroom underlayment, I have learned a lot from William's posts. |
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FINALLY, got all the paint removed from the bottom of #1. For most of
it I just used a sander and that was a lot of work. Then I remembered "Paint Remover" and went and bought a spray can of Citrus Strip (or something like that) in a spray can. It sorta worked and at least seriously lessened the work. I still had to do final removal with the sander. Now, I am ready to apply a coat of epoxy and lightweight glass. |
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"wtf" ) writes: wrote: I am very sorry I used bathroom underlayment for my two MiniCups. It is such poor quality material that now I am covering the boats with fiberglass. I highly reccomend that builders use a higher quality material. That's why I get so ****ed when I see William teling everyone who will listen that cheap **** material is worth using... Sorry you had to learn the hard way. Personally I think his ill advice has probably done more damage to builders and their projects than the dreaded Dutch honeycomb builder... Scotty Use what meets your requriement. I've got good value and much enjoyment out of the boats I've made from lauan underlayment. I've used but don't recommend virola underlayment unless you can tolerate a high degreee of maintenance for the lighter weight and tighter bending radius. Design (scantlings) and workmanship matter as much as materials for durability. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned |
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Will:
I do appreciate your advice most of the time. Just got the glass on her, it took more than I thought it would but thats ok. |
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