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On Tue, 01 May 2007 03:42:31 GMT, "Calif Bill"
wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On Tue, 01 May 2007 02:34:08 GMT, "Calif Bill" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Tue, 01 May 2007 01:07:58 GMT, "Calif Bill" wrote: "Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message news 
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:36:51 -0400, Harry Krausewrote: ...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. Well, it depends on how bad the seam is. You could use bedding compound which is a fairing composite which I used to use years ago - Interlux still makes a good compound - a little pricey. Or, you could use lead putty which I also don't know if they make anymore with lead powder and linseed oil. There is another way to make a bedding compound which I saw used on a Towne Class sail boat a couple of years ago - fine ground calcium carbonate and linseed oil - make a paste. There are other options like chopped oakum and linseed oil - probably the best through is a bedding compound. How about a butyl rubber compound. Isn't that the stuff they used on the decks of battleships? Oh, how about flipping the thing over and using it as a mold for a carbon fiber boat? Neat idea. It is the deck, not the hull that is FUBAR. So what? You can still make a carbon fiber copy. :) But you do not have to flip the boat for the deck. :) True. |
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