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some questions
By:Matt
Date: 8/23/1998, 8:04 pm

Ive been working on the sanding of my boat, and I came up with a few questions. I was thinking of staining but, after reading some messages have decided against it. Is the time to paint a design/name of the boat on it after the sanding? If so, is it ok to use any kind of paint, or is a special kind needed? Also, I havent given any thought to the issue of glassing, and that's going to be my next step. Does anyone know of the best source for fiberglass and resin in the San Francisco Bay Area? Or should I just look for it at boat supply stores? I dont want to order from a catalogue since that would take too long and I go back to school in a month (if I dont finish my boat soon Ill have to wait another 9 months :P ) Im also not too sure about how the whole resin thing works though Ive gained a decent perspective through reading messages here and on links from Nick's page. But I've read a lot of horror stories with it so I want to be sure Im doing it right. Is there a book/pamphlet/video that I could get somewhere that goes over it? Thank you for helping me deal with my paranoia, Matt

Messages In This Thread

some questions
Matt -- 8/23/1998, 8:04 pm
Re: some questions
Mike Scarborough -- 8/25/1998, 1:24 pm
Re: some questions
Nick Schade -- 8/24/1998, 3:21 pm
Re: some questions
Geoff Davis -- 8/24/1998, 9:18 am
Re: some questions
David Savage -- 9/6/1998, 2:32 pm
Re: some questions
Mark Kanzler -- 9/7/1998, 11:23 am
Re: Graphics
Mark Kanzler -- 8/24/1998, 2:11 pm
Re: Graphics
Geoff Davis -- 8/25/1998, 11:07 am
Re: Graphics
Mark Kanzler -- 8/27/1998, 11:25 am
Re: some questions
Paul Jacobson -- 8/24/1998, 12:35 pm
Re: some questions
Mark Kanzler -- 8/24/1998, 2:03 pm
Re: some questions
R. N. Sabolevsky -- 8/23/1998, 11:56 pm