JEM Watercraft

Hi there

As absolute begginer by means of boat building although fairly experienced woodworker I have a question though answer I couldn't find anywhere as I have been turning internet sites up-side-down.

So, somehow I have decided to go "Freedom 13" and as a pasionate woodworker would like to stain merranti ply with teak stain but I do not understand when is the time to stain - before doing anything or at the end as I do not have any experiences with epoxy resins and do not know how resin repells/absorbs stains,

Beforehand grateful

It could be stained anytime , usually when the boat is together.

Remember that the epoxy will darken the wood a couple of shades so what ever stain you use will be darker then what it is when applied to the wood. It's best to do some scrap pieces 1st to get the shade you are looking for.

WARNING............
DO NOT use any OIL BASED STAIN ... only water based or the epoxy will not bond to it.

Chuck.
Play it real safe , don't use any oil based spray items , paint , WD-40 or anything else around the wood till the boat is completed and been varnished and paddled.

You will have to stain the wood before applying any epoxy. I would probably cut out the panels and stain them before starting the stitching. Chuck is right about testing on scrap pieces if you want a certain color after applying the epoxy.

All of the above.

Most epoxies have some sort of amber tint. Some have no tint at all. Depends on the brand you purchase. Be sure to do a test pieces.

Also, the filleting material (epoxy thickened with a filler like woodflour or cabosil) that goes into the seams of the plywood panel is usually turns out to be a little different color than the plywood. So also test the colors on the fillets

You can apply the stain any time before applying epoxy. I'd stitch and fillet together a couple small test panels. Maybe make a square tube or something... it will be good practice. Then stain, let dry, and then apply epoxy over and see how it looks.

Wooow,


honestly I haven't expected any answers as yet, but you guys are so nice and very nice giving advices to the beginers. Thank you very, very much. I am, still, far away from biginings but anyhow thank you for couple of nice advices.