....a seam-filling project.

It's been a long time since I have worked on a wood boat, so long that
even if I could remember what I used to fill seams and then paint them,
I'm sure it no longer would be available.

So, here's what we have...a seam between two planks on a deck. I want to
fill the seam with some sort of material that will dry to a fairly
smooth, sandable surface, be waterproof, and be paintable.

Plastic Wood? Anything better? I remember some "Petit" brand products
from 50 years ago, but I doubt they're still manufactured.

?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
...a seam-filling project.

It's been a long time since I have worked on a wood boat, so long that
even if I could remember what I used to fill seams and then paint them,
I'm sure it no longer would be available.

So, here's what we have...a seam between two planks on a deck. I want to
fill the seam with some sort of material that will dry to a fairly smooth,
sandable surface, be waterproof, and be paintable.

Plastic Wood? Anything better? I remember some "Petit" brand products from
50 years ago, but I doubt they're still manufactured.

?



Bondo.

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Bondo is probably to brittle, as is plastic wood. the best stuff to
use is ***************** or *****************


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As much as I love old wooden boats, (sell my soul for a llyman) and at
the risk of bad karma, I would rather see your project rot behind your
doublewide. Besides, anyone who would consider filling a beautiful
wooden boat with plastic wood, has obviously never worked on a real
wooden boat anyway, save a plywood skiff. Try the builders group,
maybe someone there doesn't know you yet.

On Apr 30, 3:46 pm, wrote:
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Bondo is probably to brittle, as is plastic wood. the best stuff to
use is ***************** or *****************

- Show quoted text -

As much as I love old wooden boats, (sell my soul for a llyman) and at
the risk of bad karma, I would rather see your project rot behind your
doublewide. Besides, anyone who would consider filling a beautiful
wooden boat with plastic wood, has obviously never worked on a real
wooden boat anyway, save a plywood skiff. Try the builders group,
maybe someone there doesn't know you yet.

This is funny, harry has to pretend I am in his imaginary kill file

wrote in message
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As much as I love old wooden boats, (sell my soul for a llyman).....


Lyman, not llyman. So why not buy one? They are readily available and
fairly inexpensive.

JimH wrote:
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As much as I love old wooden boats, (sell my soul for a llyman).....


Lyman, not llyman. So why not buy one? They are readily available and
fairly inexpensive.




A fiberglass Lyman (with the mold pulled off an actual hull), and with a
mahogany interior (decks, seats, floorboards) would be nice. Those
riveted clinker-built hulls of the original Lymans were a pain in the
ass. Cruisers and Thompson bolted their hulls. Lymans had wonderful
lines, though.

On 30 Apr 2007 12:46:48 -0700, wrote:



Bondo.- Hide quoted text -


Bondo is probably to brittle, as is plastic wood. the best stuff to
use is ***************** or *****************


- Show quoted text -

As much as I love old wooden boats, (sell my soul for a llyman) and at
the risk of bad karma, I would rather see your project rot behind your
doublewide. Besides, anyone who would consider filling a beautiful
wooden boat with plastic wood, has obviously never worked on a real
wooden boat anyway, save a plywood skiff. Try the builders group,
maybe someone there doesn't know you yet.

Actually, bondo isn't that bad an idea as long as it's used for
fairing. There are a bunch of silicone based marine bondos out there
that are pretty stable and will flex. It the boat is painted that
shouldn't make a difference anyway.

I don't know if this is totally accurate, but I have it on good
authority that the Amistad had some planking problems which were
faired with bonbo. :)

Bo wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
...a seam-filling project.

It's been a long time since I have worked on a wood boat, so long that
even if I could remember what I used to fill seams and then paint them,
I'm sure it no longer would be available.

So, here's what we have...a seam between two planks on a deck. I want to
fill the seam with some sort of material that will dry to a fairly smooth,
sandable surface, be waterproof, and be paintable.

Plastic Wood? Anything better? I remember some "Petit" brand products from
50 years ago, but I doubt they're still manufactured.

?



Bondo.



Bondo? I don't think so.

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:27:58 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Bondo? I don't think so.

I agree with that.

Ask the guys on rec.boats.building, someone will have a good
suggestion.

What kind of boat is this?

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:27:58 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Bondo? I don't think so.

I agree with that.

Ask the guys on rec.boats.building, someone will have a good
suggestion.

What kind of boat is this?


It's an old rowing dory. The hull is in good shape, the small forward
deck looks like pine. I might remove the deck entirely, and replace it
with a couple of pieces of 1" oak I have in the garage, or buy a nice
piece of marine ply.