I got a comment earlier today from someone (David) interested in my blog. He asked a couple of questions; 1. why did I coat the plywood in epoxy and 2. what is my experience level? Here are my answers
1. You use epoxy for everything. As a water sealant/rot proofer, glue, strengthening agent and for glassing. Without it you couldn't really build this boat, not one that would hold up. The reason I paint whole sheets of plywood is it's faster and you get a better overall coat thickness, no thick/thin coats at the edges.
2. As to my experience; I've been fool enough to stick with wood for almost my whole life. I thought of building this boat in aluminum but didn't partly because of expense, lack of good welding skills and the boat would be cold in cold water and warm/hot in warm water. Maybe one day! As for woodworking skills, I think I started hammering and sawing before I could crawl. I've done plenty of boat repair for myself, build a driftboat and a couple of kayaks, many a treefort, some houses and furniture. I'm not highly skilled but have been at it for a bunch of decades.
Does that answer your question? If not you can find my email hidden in my blog.
Thomas
1. You use epoxy for everything. As a water sealant/rot proofer, glue, strengthening agent and for glassing. Without it you couldn't really build this boat, not one that would hold up. The reason I paint whole sheets of plywood is it's faster and you get a better overall coat thickness, no thick/thin coats at the edges.
2. As to my experience; I've been fool enough to stick with wood for almost my whole life. I thought of building this boat in aluminum but didn't partly because of expense, lack of good welding skills and the boat would be cold in cold water and warm/hot in warm water. Maybe one day! As for woodworking skills, I think I started hammering and sawing before I could crawl. I've done plenty of boat repair for myself, build a driftboat and a couple of kayaks, many a treefort, some houses and furniture. I'm not highly skilled but have been at it for a bunch of decades.
Does that answer your question? If not you can find my email hidden in my blog.
Thomas
posted by tsunamichaser at 12:19 PM
2 Comments:
Hi,
Excellent site! I saw that you contemplated building your Tiki 26 in aluminum. I'm wondering if you did any sort of analysis to see if this was practical. I know there is a bit of discussion on the Wharram site regarding larger Wharram designs having been built in aluminum, but no one really had done a boat the size of the Tiki 26. Just wondering. Thanks for any help you can be.
Mike Foster
warran371@yahoo.com
Hi,
Sorry, I mispelled my e-mail address on an earlier message.
Excellent site! I saw that you contemplated building your Tiki 26 in aluminum. I'm wondering if you did any sort of analysis to see if this was practical. I know there is a bit of discussion on the Wharram site regarding larger Wharram designs having been built in aluminum, but no one really had done a boat the size of the Tiki 26. Just wondering. Thanks for any help you can be.
Mike Foster
warren371@yahoo.com
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