Building Reuniona pocket cruising sailboat with a purpose and an appointment. There are currently 40 messages.
Such a nice boat! A dream. All the good luck and steady temper
Terrific to see the dedication and the joy of it all. It is too late to join with Jene's health, but wish I had years ago. Keep posting info so can keep track. Sounds like the 2011 date is a go!!! Stan
Sorry for the delay and getting back on the building of the s/v Reunion. I have been distracted with life events. HOWEVER; the good news is I plan to return to the boat shop (my garage) right after the holidays. Stay posted for updates to this website.
I'm dying to see this boat finished. Any chance you'll be getting back on this soon?
iam sooo inspired ihave decided to knock one of these together.i have abilge keeler gaff rigged of the same diamentions built in the 1940s that iwill use the rig of. bewdy keep up the good work and the photos. derek from the land downunder. BE BLESSED...
I like the air conditioning design. How did you dream up that configuration. Oh, have you gotten the temperature of the shop below 90 yet, because the temperature outside is only 82.
Well, I should have known it would come to this! Great project and impressive progress. Such a romantic notion and one that I'm sure that you will make happen. You and your friends have a good thing going.
Great pictures and videos uncle Dave! It's going to be a nice looking sailboat!!!
Mister Ed; To answer your questions; “Yes”, I wet both the second bottom panel and the hull. I used West System Epoxy thickened with 406 Colloidal Silica. To answer your second question; the beer to resin mixture is directly related to the outside temperature. Now that my shop is air-conditioned I find I can hold off on the beer until the clean up stage of the operation. However the beer is a critical component when boat building. Another interesting lesson I’ve learned is the fact that epoxy resin seems to go on quicker and smother if you have Led Zeppelin turned up as loud as you can stand it. I tried using other mixtures such as Willy Nelson and The Grateful Dead. While both these work well during clean up and general building there is nothing like good old Led Zeppelin for keeping you moving and getting the work done before the epoxy hardens. Thanks for your questions.
Captain Dave, When I saw your pictures of laminating the second layer of hull panels, I was curious to know if you saturated both surfaces with epoxy. Or, did you just apply epoxy to one surface then staple the panel down? She's looking pretty good. It may be a long way to Cabbage Key from Galveston, but time keeps slipping away. Keep building.... One other question... How much beer do you mix with the epoxy, anyway?
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