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Stitch and Glue Boat Building Demo Night Recap

Stitch and Glue Boatbuilding Demo night was well attended and we had a good time putting together an 8' pram. Below are some photos from the Demo that illustrate the process of stitch and glue boatbuilding.

Stitching the boat together, We used zip ties to speed up the process for the demo.

The boat stitched together from above, it took about an hour to stitch it together.

Looks like a boat already!

"Tack welding" the seams with Quik Cure Epoxy in u-TAH cartridges.

Clipping the zip ties before filleting and taping the inside seams.

Applying epoxy putty to make the seam fillets. We're using System Three EZ Fillet in this case.

Wetting out the seam tape on a scrap of cardboard.



Tape applied, note that it is covered with peel ply to provide better finish.


Outside of the boat draped with fiberglass fabric.



Applying epoxy to the outside of the boat.



Spreading the epoxy around and letting it work through the cloth.

Lamination complete.

Stitch and glue boatbuilding is a great way to build a boat quickly and using materials that will last a long time and require minimal maintenance. It is also a technique that is scalable allowing everything from these small prams to 40' + boats to be built. There are many books on the subject, my favorite is "Devlin's Boat Building, How to Build Any Boat the Stitch and Glue Way" by Sam Devlin available from us for $19.95.

If you weren't able to make this demo or would like to come we are considering doing another one in the fall so give us a call or shoot us an e-mail if you're interested and we'll keep in contact.

Stitch and Glue Boat Building Demo!

Join us this Thursday night for some boat building!

We are going to be discussing and demonstrating stitch and glue boat building techniques including:

• Filleting and seam taping techniques and tricks
• Sheathing in fiberglass
• Finishing Options

So come on out and bring your questions. Light refreshments will be served.

Where: Fiberglass Supply 11824 Watertank Rd, Burlington WA 98233, 509.493.3464 rsvp appreciated

When: Thursday Evening 6pm to 8pm April 8th 2010

Got a design idea?

Often times we get calls from customers that have a new boat design idea but aren't sure how to build the boat or how to bring it to market. One of our customers is long time small craft designer Tim Niemier, founder of Ocean Kayaks, who revolutionized the small boat market with the introduction of the sit on top kayak.

Tim has moved on from Ocean Kayak some years ago but continues to design small craft and specializes in taking a design from concept through prototyping and production and now offers those services on a contract basis.

His current website is http://www.onwaterdesigns.com/ and his blog is at http://www.onwaterdesigns.blogspot.com/. If you've got an idea that's been floating around your head and you're interested in seeing it become a reality Tim may be the man to make it happen for you.

Should have been here yesterday....

Last night we hosted an open house/seminar on Stand Up Paddle (SUP) board building! The event was well attended with guests coming from as far away as Eugene, Oregon (348 miles).

Pat routing the hole for a futures fin box during the fin box demonstration.

Wood Surfboard Supply Frame Kit

Herring Bone Wood Veneer Surfboard Built by David O'neill 7'9" x 23" x 3 1/4"

Colored lamination coming up.....

Team Work

Honestly I don't have ADD

Blending

Double Wing Swallow Tail Surf SUP, 9'6" x 30.375" x 4.75"

More to come..... After all we've got the finish the board and go surfing!!!!

Thank you to all that came. We had a great evening and hope you did too.

Paddleboard Building Demo This Thursday Night

You are invited to a Board Building Demonstration/Seminar at our facility this Thursday night (Feb 18th) from 6-8pm.

We will be discussing and demonstrating:

• Fin Systems, installation and locating fins. We will show FCS, Futures, Probox, and Longboard box fin installation techniques.


• Graphics and Logos


• Non-Skid Options


• Shaping


• Glassing

At 7pm we will have a glassing demo where we do a multi-color lamination.

We will also have on hand our wood kit boards, including the Mahi-Mahi standup paddleboard, the 18' Stinger Laydown paddleboard, and Frame kits from Wood Surfboard Supply.

This is a great opportunity to come out and get your board building questions answered as well as seeing how it's done.

I have gotten a lot of requests from customers that won't be able to make it to video this and put it up on the website. We intend to do so.

Our address is 11824 Watertank Rd, Burlington WA 98233. We are located next to the Skagit Regional Airport. Phone 509.493.3464.

Hope to see you then.

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