by Mike Barker Above: While repairing Sparty, ceramicist Curt LaCross applies his custom matching epoxy coating. For over fifty years, “Sparty” has been a familiar figure on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. The Spartan statue was built in 1945 and, at 11′ tall and 3000 lb, it is believed to […]
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Restoration of Pacific Class sailboats These 31-10 Pacific Class sailboats appeared in Epoxyworks in 18, Fall 2001. They were being rescued and restored by a dedicated group in San Diego, California. John Sutphen, who was involved in the project, sent the photo (below) of one of the restored Pacific Class boats under sail: the reward […]
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by Brian Knight—GBI Technical Advisor Above: Scheherazade, the 154’7″ yacht that required testing of large bonded-in fasteners. Scheherazade is a 154′ 7″ Bruce King-designed ketch under construction at Hodgdon Yachts, in East Boothbay, Maine. Scheherazade is 60% larger than Antonisa, the last Bruce King/Hodgdon Yacht collaboration, and is the largest sailboat under construction in the […]
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By Bruce Niederer — GBI Technical Advisor Above: Surprisingly, much of the damaged balsa core on TRIPLE THREAT was well bonded to the glass skin, as it was to this section of skin around the chainplate. The bad core that didn’t come out with the glass skin was removed with a chisel. I love my boat. […]
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Do they interfere with adhesion? Above: Protective skin creams. Photo by Nati Melnychuk on Unsplash By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor We recently completed adhesion testing for a boatbuilder who was concerned about surfaces being contaminated by workers who use protective skin creams. The builder wanted to be sure that residue from the protective […]
