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....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. ? |
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"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.- 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. |
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On Apr 30, 3:46 pm, 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. This is funny, harry has to pretend I am in his imaginary kill file |
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wrote in message ps.com... Bondo.- Hide quoted text - 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. |
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JimH wrote:
wrote in message ps.com... Bondo.- Hide quoted text - 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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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. |
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