Work Information


The build method I specify for the boats that I design is to use Epoxy to stick the strip-planks together and use resorcinol ( Aerodux 185) on the backbone and the veneers. The lead keel bolted on with silicon-bronze. Epoxying the wood strip-planks together over the removable frames and bulkheads makes the hull. I then propose to use Aerodux 185 in the cold-moulding of the hull. This method makes it easier to build the boat and makes the most of the characteristics of each glue. By keeping the workshop at 25 Degrees C the boats built will be Mega-strong. Using this method of build Aerodux 185 for the backbone Epoxy for the strip-planks if its going to fail it fails immediately. Epoxy is used to stick the strip-planks together, it can be a a more viscus liquid than Aerodux 185 and it makes a very slightly stonger bond, but it might not show its falure for years. Epoxies even though they can be made more viscus and because of that can be applied easier as a glue, but they can  become unstable at 80 odd degrees centigrade. The strip planks are then faired and sanded until they are smooth. as the veneers of Siberian larch are cold moulded onto the strip-planks with Resorcinol it just remains to paint the hull with good quality paint. Even joints left for hours in strong sunlight could fail espeicially if they are black and unpainted. All the boats in my design portfolio are redesigned to use this cold-mould hybrid that uses epoxy to stick the narrow planks of wood to a backbone that is stuck together with the Resorcinol type glue Aerodux 185.