Cover story: Meade and Jan Gougeon build their first powerboats. Using the same Dick Newick designed 32' hulls, they each developed their own versions of an efficient, trailerable catamaran. With their shallow drafts they are designed for costal cruising in the rivers and bays of Michigan and Florida. The twins have been christened the Gougmarans and are designed for maximum fuel efficiency, a 2000 lb load capacity, and good seaworthiness in high winds and wave. Given their long cruising range and capacity for passengers, the boats feature an enclosed head and plenty of room for seating and storage. Meade also documents the boat's cruise to the Everglades.

Also: How to install a depth sounder and a removable hatch. Bruce Niederer discusses another accelerated test procedure for Moisture Exclusion Effectiveness, which uses our environmental huts. We take a quick look at two new WEST SYSTEM® products; The 320 Small Batch Scale and an updated 309 Gear Pump. John White of Fife, Scotland tells how he built a Formula 1 Ferrari for his grandson. WEST SYSTEM introduces G/flex Epoxy, and adds a degree of flexibility the product line. Related articles describe G/flex properties and how to use G/flex to repair holes and leaking seams in aluminum boats.

Cover story: Steve Gembrowski of Bay City, Michigan spent a year and a half building a Ken Basset designed mahogany runabout. The modified V-bottomed hull weighes just 420 pounds and is 14’10” long. Steve did an excellent job on the construction of this gem and did a great job of documenting the project. The RASCAL took 1st place at the 2005 Presque Isle Harbor Wooden Boat Show in the Contemorary Classic division.

Also: How Brian Knight built an all-weather barbeque grill stand. A high school rocket team’s successful effort to build a rocket and send it a mile high. Two projects, one marine, one architectural that deal with repairing rotted wood and a look at using borate salt to treat rotted wood. Mike Leneman developes a hybrid plywood/composite construction method for building hulls. Bruce Neiderer explains an accelerated test we use to compare the moisture resisitance of coatings. Engineering a scooter for stiffness, and tips on repairing a metal door and a cracked pot.

Cover story: While Epoxyworks was out of circulation, we missed reporting on an important epoxy event, the launching of the 154’ cold-molded ketch, Scheherazade. Scheherazade, one of the largest wood/epoxy vessels ever built in the United States is a Bruce King design built by Hodgdon Yachts and launched September 27, 2003.

Also: Two different projects that use the "lost foam" method to fabricate composite parts with cavities. Bruce Niederer examines the effects of high temperatures on cured epoxy. Two variations on building very stiff strongback supports for molds and jigs. Brian Knight’s elegant, but cheap, planter box. Jeff Wright compares the cost and weight of flat panels build with laminated and composite materials. Plus articles on repairing a fiberglass statue, building a stripper kayak, sheathing the hull of a 65’ fishing boat, and re-building an International 110.

Cover story: Boatbuilder Bruce Hutchinson of Gull Lake, Michigan launched Babyface Nelson after two year of construction. Babyface Nelson is a 30' replica of Baby Bootlegger, a Gold Cup racer designed by George Crouch and built by Nivens in 1924. Hutchinson describes his construction process using mahogany, cedar and WEST SYSTEM epoxy.

Also: Meade Gougeon weighs in on the factors contributing to stiffness loss in small boats and Test Engineer, Bill Bertelsen adds data to the discussion. More testing examines epoxy's compatibility with pigments, stains, chopped strand mat and exotic woods. And, we'll take an in depth look at repairing holes in fiberglass boats.

Cover story: The Swift Solo is a single-handed skiff built by Bram Dally. The cedar-strip core of the Swift is one successful step in the development of the perfect combination of skins and core. Dally discusses his quest to find the stiffest, most durable hull for the speedy skiffs. Cover photo, © Dennis Williams.

Also: Meade Gougeon weighs in on the factors contributing to stiffness loss in small boats and Test Engineer, Bill Bertelsen adds data to the discussion. More testing examines epoxy's compatibility with pigments, stains, chopped strand mat and exotic woods. And, we'll take an in depth look at repairing holes in fiberglass boats.

Cover story: Ken Newell, a materials engineer, and Steve Gallo, a mortgage banker, installed a teak plank deck on their 50-foot cutter Zatara. It was their first experience with a project like this, and they have some valuable information to pass along.

Also: Applying a non-skid deck on a Pearson Flyer, installing a bow thruster on a 26' sportfisherman, and replacing damaged bulkheads on an Evelyn 32. Building a 55' Lugger, avoiding surface contamination, testing adhesion to polyester blend laminates, repairing a historic statue and Tom's G/5 Adhesive tips.

Cover story: Scheherazade a 154' 7" Bruce King designed ketch under construction at Hodgdon Yachts, in East Boothbay, Maine is the largest sailboat under construction in the United States. A yacht this size will generate some huge loads on the structure and on the hardware. It also generated some large scale testing at Gougeon Brothers.

Also: Replacing damaged balsa core in a 1981 Pearson Flyer, the versatility of scrapers for working with epoxy, building an efficient icebox, and making repairs on chair spindles, exterior architectural trim and fiberglass tubs.

Cover story: Student sailors in a community sailing program learn to manuever on the Saginaw River. Their plywood prams were built by boatbuilding students in the organization using the stitch and glue method.

Also:The benefits of varnishing over epoxy, building a shelf, tips on building a wood/epoxy sharpie, wood/epoxy comopsite tank guidelines, product highlights and Paul Bulter's latest dory.

Cover story: Tenacious, the Jubilee Sailing Trust's new wood/epoxy three masted barque began sea trials in June 2000. We'll look back at the history of her construction, which began in June 1996.

Also: A look at the start of another large project, the 155' Scheherazade, methods to test surface preparation for paints and primers, reinforce sagging beams, reinforce sagging beams and repair early stage gelcoat blisters and a number of useful shop tips.

Cover story: Meade Gougeon maneuvers his decked sailing canoe Serendipity on the Saginaw River.

Also: Methods for bonding to plastic with epoxy, and Ted Moores' techniques for applying fiberglass and getting the clearest finish on a woodstrip hull.

Cover story: An oak and walnut staircase built by Dean Wolf of Manchester, California.

Also: Mahogany Masters II, resoring a gaff rigged sloop, student projects, building a Sharpie and the largest wood/epoxy ship ever built!

Cover story: ALPA Z, a 39' sport boat, designed and built by Van Dam Wood Craft of Boyne City, Michigan.

Also: Building a dingy, new window frames, composite fan shrouds, and fences and gates. Advantages and disadvantages of thinning epoxy and the launching of ANTONISA!

EPOXYWORKS
Number 13, Spring 1999