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Re: endpour timing
By:Ben Staley
Date: 3/8/2001, 10:37 am
In Response To: Re: endpour timing (Dale Frolander)

: I sealed the outside and put it the end in a bucket of warm water (Approx
: body temperature or around 100 degrees). That made it cook fast enough to
: be done fast, but cold enough for the water to work as heat sink and keep
: it from getting too hot. I was using Raka, and I checked mine after a
: couple of hours by tapping it with a stick and it was hard.

: Nicks book talks about this.

Thanks all, Got the bow done last night, will do the stern tonight if it isn't raining.

I also found it very easy to do...mix up a batch of epoxy, dump a handfull of sawdust in and pour it in the end of the boat. Mine set up solid in about 2 hrs and I used the bucket full of water.

One thing I'll do different tonight is to actually have the string cut and attached to the cup BEFORE mixing the epoxy...DUHH.

Messages In This Thread

endpour timing
Ben Staley -- 3/7/2001, 6:12 pm
Re: endpour timing
Dale Frolander -- 3/7/2001, 10:07 pm
Re: endpour timing
pete croft -- 3/8/2001, 10:31 pm
Re: endpour timing
Ben Staley -- 3/8/2001, 10:37 am
Re: endpour timing
Dwight -- 3/7/2001, 7:23 pm
Re: endpour timing
Mike Scarborough -- 3/7/2001, 8:38 pm
Re: endpour timing
Rob Macks -- 3/7/2001, 7:02 pm
Re: endpour timing
Tony -- 3/9/2001, 6:39 pm
Tropical End Pour
Jay Babina -- 3/8/2001, 9:18 am
Re: Tropical End Pour
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/8/2001, 10:27 am
No big trees
Jay Babina -- 3/9/2001, 8:08 am
Re: No big trees
Julie Kanarr -- 3/9/2001, 9:56 am
Re: Double End-Pour
Rob Macks -- 3/9/2001, 10:14 am
Re: Double End-Pour
Rehd -- 3/9/2001, 7:37 pm
Re: Double End-Pour OT
Steve -- 3/9/2001, 12:13 pm
Re: Sorry Nick
Rob Macks -- 3/9/2001, 10:20 am
Pouring while you guys debate the issue
David Hanson -- 3/9/2001, 3:38 pm
everybody chant LAUNCH...LAUNCH...LAUNCH
Ben Staley -- 3/9/2001, 4:03 pm
Re: everybody chant LAUNCH...LAUNCH...LAUNCH
daren -- 3/9/2001, 8:16 pm
Re: sprayskirt
Ben Staley -- 3/9/2001, 9:57 pm
Re: sprayskirt
daren -- 3/10/2001, 12:19 am
Re: Sorry Nick
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/9/2001, 1:27 pm
Re: been there
Don Beale -- 3/9/2001, 11:46 am
Re: Tropical End Pour
Ed Walshe - Dublin -- 3/9/2001, 8:04 am
Re: Tropical End Pour
Rehd -- 3/9/2001, 7:27 pm
Re: Tropical End Pour
Rob Macks -- 3/8/2001, 3:44 pm
End reinforcement
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/8/2001, 8:28 pm
Re: Tropical End Pour
David Hanson -- 3/8/2001, 3:32 pm
What about shrinkage?
Ted -- 3/8/2001, 12:22 pm
Re: endpour timing
John Monfoe -- 3/8/2001, 3:58 am
Re: endpour-NOT!
Rob Macks -- 3/8/2001, 8:44 am
Re: endpour-NOT!
Elliott -- 3/8/2001, 11:48 am
Re: I agree *NM*
Spidey -- 3/8/2001, 1:41 am