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By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor The Fairing File My son Matt and I recently built a small stitch-and-glue boat. While fairing the bottom we discovered that hacksaw blades can be modified and used for fairing. The buildup of fiberglass tape along the chine and keel had caused a low spot in the hull all […]
By Tom Pawlak —GBI Technical Advisor & Tim Atkinson — Senior Chemist I recently built a double-ended paddle for my kayak. The blades were made of thin mahogany plywood coated with epoxy. I had coated all the paddle parts with two coats of epoxy the day before, and overnight a thin oil-like film had formed on the […]
