By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor The appeal of well-maintained, varnished wood trim on boats is hard to deny. It evokes our past and we respect the owner because of all the time and effort it takes to apply and maintain the varnish.
Number 18, Fall 2001
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Installing a floating Shelf by Brian Knight—GBI Technical Advisor Above: The completed floating shelf, installed in Brian’s sister’s home and decorated with her colorful collection of birdhouses. It was only after I said, “No problem” to my sister’s request for a shelf installed on the wall of her new house that she dropped the other […]
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Installing Shade Slats on a Carport By John M. Davis Above: The shade slats on John Davis’s carport create a light and airy architectural element that will last a very long time. These pictures show a recent project in which I put WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy to good use. The shade slats shown were attached to […]
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Designing & Building the Rudder and Motor Bracket by Captain James R. Watson Above: The plywood sharpie is the latest in a long line of boats that Captain James R. Watson has built over his lifetime. Here he is at age 12 with a plywood dinghy he built himself. Building the rudder The sharpie’s main […]
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by Patrick Ropp—GBI Technical Advisor Epoxy composite tanks have been built for water, sewage, gray water, ballast, and diesel fuel since the early 1970’s. The regulatory environment has evolved within the few decades and has placed safety restrictions on various aspects of tank building, specifically potable water and gasoline.
