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by Chris Jacobson Above: A pair of Chesapeake 16 kayaks built by Chris Jacobson. It all began when we went camping in Algonquin Park in 2005. We rented a couple of plastic kayaks and the kids loved it. We came home with the intention of buying a couple of kayaks but while on the internet […]
By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Bob, my brother-in-law, has a beautiful yard that he has set in a nautical theme. He had been looking at lighthouse plans and asked if I was interested in helping build one with WEST SYSTEM® epoxy. All the plans that he looked at were for flat paneled six or […]
Uses and Tips for Furniture Repair and More by Tom Pawlak and Captain James R. Watson Above: G/5 Five-Minute Adhesive is applied neatly to a furniture joint. Let’s look at some ways G/5 Five-Minute-Adhesive can be used around the house for everything from furniture repair to building model railroads.
By Meade Gougeon — GBI Founder Above: Meade fixes his broken spinnaker pole with a blend of WEST SYSTEM 105 Epoxy and fast curing G/5 Five-Minute Adhesive. Adagio, our 35′ trimaran, was already off to a bad start in the 100th anniversary of the first running of the Chicago to Mackinaw race with an over-early […]
By Captain James R. Watson Above: A combination square is used to mark the two edges along the entire length of the corner before applying reinforcing fiber tape. Composites are a blend of resin (in this case mixed epoxy) and reinforcing fiber. Folks often ask, “How strong are they?” It is difficult to answer this […]
