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by Captain James R. Watson—GBI Technical Advisor Above: Captain James R. Watson in his kayak. Note how the kayak rides at anchor from the bow. Kayaks are versatile craft. I’m a lucky guy who has had decades of pleasure cruising, exploring, fishing, and simply relaxing on many different streams and lakes throughout Michigan and Canada […]
Above: Pouring an air-free transducer base for installing a depth sounder. Draining neat (unthickened) epoxy through a hole in the bottom of the mixing cup will leave the air bubbles behind on the surface. A putty dam on the hull ensures the correct size and shape for the depth sounder base. Jim Costello of Dallas, […]
by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: Meade’s removable hatch, installed on the Gougmaran. Meade Gougeon installed the original hatches on his Gougmaran, but he wasn’t convinced he had selected the ideal locations. Prior to installation, he thought about how difficult it would be to remove and relocate them if he used one of […]
With a flexible non-skid mold by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor If the patterned non-skid on your production-built fiberglass boat needs repair, you may be interested to know that flexible molds are available for making professional-looking repairs.
Technical Staff Report Above: When repairing machined holes in fiberglass, whether screw or a through-hull fitting like the one for the pictured seacock, your strategy will depend on the size, purpose, and location of the hole. First, we will classify the types of holes we are discussing as ones that are round and have been […]
