Recent content by Steve Smith

FIBERGLASS HULL BLISTERS Back in the seventies I discovered what exactly caused blisters in Fiberglass [meaning polyester-resin/fiberglass, also known as GRP, short for Glass-Reinforced Polyester] hulls, and invented the Barrier-coat technology that is now widely used. Here's a How-To-Fix-It...

Here’s an application note about varnishing. Dong the job right can save you a lot of rework time, and give you more admiring-the-brightwork time. The word “varnish” originally meant a coating made from the drying oils of certain nuts, berries or seeds. These oils react chemically with the...

Hello. I'm Steve Smith. This thread will probably violate the forum rules against self-promotion, but I don't see any other way to do this, except to have Kerry Alexander post everything for me, and I write his materials <grin>. He's actually the one who told me the folks here have questions...