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tunawish

Thanks for the insight....

Ray

tunawish

maybe the bottom had already been stripped once before and they either didnt sand it after blasting or they did use skip-sand primer Would the "Skip-Sand" primer create a non binding issue if it had been applied incorrectly .. like to long a period before being top coated.. I comes off easily with ...

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Will be stripping bottom soon but was wondering if anyone has seen anything like this on their boats.. It's right on the gelcoat before first coat of bottom paint was put on .. Could it be some type of adhesion promoter.?? I doubt they had sandless primer back then... what ever it is the paint doesn...

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Looks Great, I like the way the site operates..... My opinion but maybe a link to the articles and interviews.."just call him brew" etc.. would be good to see there... and as Buju mentioned some cleaner pics .. I have same problem on my web site with older scanned pics and my customers make comments...

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Al.. I wouldn't think so.. it was not a heat activated glue to begin with.. especially @ 12 plus years old in an outside condition ..

Ray

tunawish

Vic, I don't know if the medical grade syringes would work unless the needle was pretty big..I was talking about the plastic ones made for epoxy..

If your blocks are made correct you should be able to drill the holes Sh--faced...

Have Fun....

Ray

tunawish

Vic, If you really need time to kill.... one trick we have used successfully...drill from bottom a few places in area of de-lamination...obviously stop before bit pokes through substrate(safest.. wood block on bit) take another bit same size and flat bottom it on grinder... finish drilling through s...

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Vic, How old is the top..?? Back in the late 90's there was a massive nationwide problem with contact adhesives failing from the Wilsonart Company.. We had huge problems with stuff coming off in sheets and the replacement glue would not stick to the old, it actually melted it .... Right after... the...

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Bob, If you have access from below, I would do the same .. unless the curved piece still requires a nut from below to keep wood from pulling out screw.... For me where I always oil my teak, I countersink flush and install from above with no bungs.. I don't mind the look of the fasteners if they are ...

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Bob, The screws from underneath are to only fasten the pieces together to each other .... then the whole assembly is attached to the boat from above then bunged

Unless i read it wrong..

Ray

tunawish

Pretty easy really and requires no lamination or steam binding... Since the curvature is fairly shallow, and the thickness of the wood strips are 3/4" or less, wet bending is a suitable substitute for steam bending. http://bertram31.com/misc/rail.gif Bob, ....Well there you go ..and Capt Pat gives ...

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Bob, Sometimes you can't avoid the end grain, like on those flat corner pieces.... After seeing what you, J.P, Capt Pat and others have done, I certainly don't profess to be close to an expert on here.... but any time I can offer a different point of view or method.. more than happy to help...call a...

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Bob .. The chunk of teak has to be glued up from thinner pieces to the desired block size... The end grain will show on the face as you cut through the various pieces to form the curve.....vs if bent, the same face piece is the only grain showing...again on a boat not a huge issue.... J.P. That whol...

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Bob H .. We didn't use a solid block as J.P. but as a rule if you need to make a 90 degree 6" inside radius then at least that... plus the thickness of the material... If outside radius .. don't need to add material thickness to block... Inside radius....a big drum sander will be handy to finish off...

tunawish

J.P. ....Teak work looks fantastic.. still trying to appreciate that "NJ smile" on the waterline vs chine thing though.. My buddy in NJ had the same thing.. he had a boat on LBI just inside Barneget Light.... every time i saw it I gave him crap for it......yet I did the same thing on a whaler I rest...

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Neil,

She's a great looking Bahia Mar .. Looks like another one in the foreground of the second pic.....
Is that part of the fleet J.P. talked about in your area, or is that another one of yours?

Happy Easter..
Ray

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Wow Randall, I had no idea you were really going to sell her, I thought you were joking when I caught that little added bit at the end of the post on the British Car... Not that I could have offered you more than some chunks of mahogany for it.... :) but I have been casually (very casually) looking ...

tunawish

Bob.. Good answer... Still waiting for Dug to plan a trip down there to see it in person...

tunawish

Congratulations.....!!

Start saving tomorrow...!!

Ray

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Bob H.

Very impressive work..

The level of detail like covering the rod and shrink wrapping the tube.... I love seeing little stuff like that....very inspirational...

Dare I ask what's your hope full launch date...??

Keep it up...

Ray

tunawish

Congratulations Bob...!!!!

Ray

tunawish

Thanks Guys..

The oil mix is a version of Buju's...If i remember correctly..Amazons Light w/10% linseed oil.. 3 coats .. with a week in between the 2nd and third...

I like the "light" as it doesn't alter the natural color of the teak that much.....

Ray

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Note quite along the lines that you guys have done here but I've finally started taking small steps to get the B20 looking better... Although there are other things I should be doing first, for me, nothing has the instant gratification than adding some oiled teak pieces.. http://i224.photobucket.com...

tunawish

Pete..

We got about 4" of cement like slush that all fell from 4 to 7 am..

House up north got 12"+ so more snow in front of the boat...

It'll be May before I can get the b20 down here..raining now supposed to be 50 tomorrow.... gotta love New England..

tunawish

Hey Pete, my calculations...

108" x 14" divided by 144 x $40 x 1.25(5/4) X 3 boards = $1575.00...
if it's 4/4 = $1260.00

This is only if Sister Mary Jean taught me right..

Ray

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Bob H, I've never done covering boards, I'm sure the other guys on here who have, Bob Lico, Randall, Capt Pat etc..would know best... that's just what I would do.. Dug, Since putting in all the safe guards the last time it flooded, we've never had a real bad one thank God to test it all.....Like put...

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Bob H, 4/4 is 1" rough, will finish cleanly at 13/16"+ , 5/4 is 1 1/4" rough, will finish cleanly at 1 1/16"+ if you plane both sides.. Not sure if you need to plane the backside completely, just enough to flatten it. I would think the rough face would give you a better surface for the epoxy to Bite...

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Ok.... That was it.... if I have to walk to Greenport this year I'm coming just to listen to Stephan tell some more story's.... I've heard a lot about the infamous Bertram Juice.. Can you imagine that stuff in this guy.... man we can sell tickets to the locals... Stephan... have your reservations ye...

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Pete, That's exactly where I am.. We got it again last year but not that bad because of precautions taken.. Last really bad flood i believe was mothers day 2006 or 2007 third hundred year flood in 10 years.. after that I poured a 12" concrete slab in the showroom, so now I'm about 16" above street l...

tunawish

Holy Crap, .... That was great ..!!!

The only thing that may top that would be coming into Greenport with a Coast Guard escort..

Welcome....

Ray

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Dug, Bob H ... Teak prices 5/4 Burmese Teak clean up at 12' long and 6" and 10" ..in stock in Ma.. My/Your cost $21.00 BF..- Nothing currently available from my suppliers beyond 10" wide.. I can glue up, and plane one or two faces, one or two edges... You can bring your templates and use my shop and...

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Dug, I spoken to St Angelo but don't buy the teak from them..It's either Keiver Willard or Holt and Bugbee who we have accounts with. I know that St Angelo has some nice product but I've always looked at them as a boutique type supplier and not a large scale one.. Guess I was wrong didn't know about...

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Doug, Bob H, If you find the shipping prices get out of hand on this let me know.. I think the 19' long boards sound great, rare and are tough to come by but if I read Bob H correct you only need boards 12 feet long and 12 - 13" wide..?? I'll make some calls to my 3 suppliers today if there is nothi...

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Ray those guys really are great people aren't they? I can tell you the folks on the Japanese side have not changed, still very honest hardworking folks. John .. I miss working with them, great experience, wish I hadn't lost touch with them when I left industry... In particular Jun from Yasnac Ray

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Right out of college I worked for one of the biggest dealers of Japanese Machine Tools in the country as an installation/ training engineer and at the end, technical contributor on developing new equipment. Lots of time working side by side with seasoned factory guys that came to the states for 2 ye...

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Walter, I think he has twins unless i read it wrong...???

Ray

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Boy, that was quick...she is beautiful.....

Does the color of the hull actually match the house...???

tunawish

Thanks Again..

tunawish

Capt Pat, No Problem .. I think I'm good..The hull measures 1/4" so a grind from both sides will be 1 1/2" from outer edge of hole ..

Correct???

tunawish

12-1 "out from the hole" ..those were the four words I was missing ..
Sometimes the stupidity sticks with me all day long...

Thanks Capt Pat..
Ray

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Finally closing up both in/out through hulls from the old head and removing the plumbing in the B20, and the hull here is only 1/4" thick. I understand the 12-1 guideline but how do you you safely compensate for a larger hole in a thinner area of the hull... Using the 12-1 it would be a 1 1/2" diame...

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Capt Pat,
That's the tool I was looking at but it's interesting that your backing plate is less than the disc.
I thought they would match .. Is that to help feather an edge.. ??

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"This MAY be the result of having your ass wiped for you from the day you were born. Walter Ya think..!!! Couldn't agree more... Harry, I know he went through hell and high water with the Politicians in the state and I think the Feds too.. but he did It.... you gotta see the classroom they even hav...

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I'm removing 3 through hulls in the bottom of the B20.. What is the best grit disc and tool to use for feathering out the hole .. ? A couple years ago I used Perfection to redo the engine box and stern panels and had a helluva time sanding just the gel coat.. I think i used 36 grit green alum oxide ...

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Walter, We are fortunate enough that we still have a few technical high schools in the area.. We have pulled quite a few kids from one in particular but none that really have the passion for the business. They all want to own their own company in 2 years.. Even had to train a few to properly read a ...

tunawish

when you need a plumber or an electrician or a carpenter that job CANNOT be outsourced to india or china. the years i worked as a carpenter and a roofer laid the foundation for my entire career....theres plenty of work for people that can actually do things. Randall, That's true but even that is in...

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Brewster I think it's carved but with Randall I can never really tell..

tunawish

Ive seen it before I know what I'm looking at ...but then my mind says...
no it's bills .. no it's wood... no it's bills....

Randall.. unreal.. just unreal....I especially like the see through on the envelope.... that's some talent...

Ray

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I know a lot of you guys have shops and have difficulty getting good help.. This is what my cousin Carl did at his shop a few years ago .. the local news did a piece on it last night..I thought it was pretty creative.. He actually put a school in the company and the state helps fund it.. Plus he get...

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Dug, Just bustin'em...

Sure, when ever you want to get together ...and yes she got out...

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