Index of HOWTOs and Tutorials

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Boat Building - general
:: Basket Mold, A Hull Assembly Method
:: Camber and other curves, how do we draw them?
:: Centerboard Lifting System for Small Boats
:: Console Installation
:: PH15 Building Method
:: Foam sandwich HOWTO
:: How To Cut a Plywood Frame
:: GF12 and GF14 Hull Assembly System
:: GF18 Hull Assembly
:: HB16 and 18 Hull Assembly Method
:: HB20 Hull Assembly Method
:: Hull Assembly Methods Overview
:: Inboard Engine Installation
:: Self Aligning Jig System
:: Composite Keel
:: Legal Stuff
:: Building opti-CR with basket mold
  :: How To Make A Long Panel
:: What is the difference between our building material and others?
:: Notches for Jig and Structure Assembly
:: Make Your Own Oars
:: How To Build The Outboard Dory 16 In 12 Easy Steps
:: Optional Gunwale for OD's
:: Building the Phantoms
:: Plans Packages
:: Sprit Rig
:: Stitch and Glue 101
:: Cut a stringer with notches
:: Transom and Motorwell Details
:: What is Stitch and Glue
:: What is Sheated Strip?
:: Woodworking Skills
:: FS12 "Boat in box" building method
::Making sample hull sections as practice for the real thing

Boat Repair/Rebuild - general
:: Transom, Stringer and Sole Repair
:: Transom rebuild howto new
:: Repairing using epoxy and gelcoat
  :: Rebuilding the SeaCraft 23'
:: Rebuilding the Aquasport Classic "flatback"

Composite materials and their use
:: APA Plywood Specifications
:: Carbon Fibre spar
:: Epoxy Resin Cure Times
:: Epoxy and Fiberglass Basics video
:: Mixing Epoxy video, epoxy glue video
:: Epoxy Resins, Fiberglass and Toolsvideo
  :: Foam sandwich HOWTO
:: Laminating Wood
:: Marine Plywood
:: Plywood Composite Testing
:: Resin Testing
:: Wetting out Fiberglass video
:: Expanding Foam HOWTO video

Finishing - Fairing/Primer/Paint
:: Epoxy and Fiberglass Basics video
:: Color Chart
:: Sterling LP Roll and Tip video
:: System 3 paint video
:: Non-skid application video
 
:: KiwiGrip application video
:: KiwiGrip coloring
:: Sterling color chart (PDF file 1.9Mb download)
:: Mixing Quickfair video


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