| Author | Message | ||
| Casper (52.128.30.23) Rating: N/A |
Ok guys, this is pretty far off the topic of buses. I've been reading these boards for a while and I respect most of the opinions I've heard here. I have a question. I'm about 2/3rds of the way through a 15' dory homebuilt boat. I've got a bet going on how cheaply this can be done, so I didn't buy plans. I did some sketching on the CAD at work and whipped her up. So far it's looking pretty good. As a pauper or cheapskate or bettor, depending on how you look at it, I'm trying to build the little boat as cheaply as possible. I have less than $50 in materials so far, and I'm almost done. The boat has rabbeted rubrails, angled chines and a neatly angled skeg, all ripped from one 20' 2x6. ($12, $32 more for 2 sheets of ply, that's about it so far). As I was wandering aimlessly about my horribly cluttered shop (my wife insists it's a garage - it's a sore subject and we don't like to talk about it)... Anyway, as I was wandering around the shop, I tripped over a nearly full can of BIN shellac left over from our last home improvement project. BIN is a white pigmented shellac. It is utterly impervious to just about everything. I bought it a few years ago to paint over some water damage in some drywall, and it did a great job. My question - has anyone ever painted a plywood boat with this stuff? Will it work? I'd sure love to hear from anyone who has tried this, or has experience with BIN, or shellac, or wives who insist on parking cars in the shop. Thanks, Casper | ||
| Gary McFarland (Gearheadgary) (68.79.122.176)
Rating: N/A |
I'm a west system epoxy kinda guy, which will impact your budget, but done right, the ply will last forever, as long as you keep the rain out. Gary | ||
| Tim Brandt (Timb) (12.8.192.60)
Rating: N/A |
West is the best I know of but if on a budget there are other two part fiberglass epoxies. I usually buy from a place called glue products in West Palm | ||
| Gary McFarland (Gearheadgary) (209.128.79.46)
Rating: N/A |
There is another brand called "Tap" I think, I usually see them around the boatyuard in 5gal containers. In any case, 'Poxy over Ply is a good combo. Gary | ||
| Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (67.136.241.182)
Rating: N/A |
A friend of mine once briefly explained the history of the dory and what amazed me was that the boat was designed to be constructed of whatever came to hand. Why don't you try to experiment with this little known fact and try to construct yours using whatever you have on hand with the idea of spending... ....as little as possible. Let us know when you plan on sailing the thing to England. Yeah, according to my friend, it has already been done. Dories forever!!!  | ||
| Gary McFarland (Gearheadgary) (209.128.79.46)
Rating: N/A |
"Why don't you try to experiment with this little known fact and try to construct yours using whatever you have on hand with the idea of spending... " Because the term "Lost at sea" is not as prevalent now as it once was.... Gary | ||
| Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (63.224.197.10)
Rating: N/A |
All true. The point is that Dorys are cool and be put together right on a beach using left over wreckage from the mother ship. And...one does not have to sail one clear across the ocean..they also work just neat on lakes, bays, sheltered coves... ...large backyard pools and maybe even king sized bath tubs. A'vast there mate! |