By Hugh Horton She’s as tough as a sand barge, while light enough for octogenarians to haul her upa beach. Epoxy is key. “But, Meade,” I said in Cedar Key in 2016, “look at this model!” He’d been admiring the use of G/flex® on the house’s shower pan. The 2′ model was Clam Girl. Clam […]
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By Russell Brown I was recently asked for help in choosing adhesives for a large spar-building project. This led to much thought and discussion with the wonderful WEST SYSTEM® Technical Advisors. The choices we made won’t surprise anyone, but the reasons we made those choices are worth explanation.
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By Kevin Lennon There are little customizations we do to our boats that set them apart from all the others out there like it. For my Hunter 336, it was replacing the original dodger with a hard top. The dodger was from 1996, and it had so many repairs that it was starting to look […]
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By Alvin Gall From past fishing experiences, I’ve learned that quick changes in speed and direction are often required when retrieving a hooked fish. Having a control station on the fishing deck of our Trophy 2359 would make for a more enjoyable fishing experience. Since we’ve been underutilizing our bait well, we chose to sacrifice […]
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By Jenessa Hilger – GBI Marketing The weekend before our wedding, my husband and I bought our S2 7.9 meter sailboat. She was exactly what we were looking for, a trailerable racer/cruiser that was a diamond in the rough. Over the past nine years, we’ve made many improvements, the latest of which was building a […]