01 Jun 23:
We have spent over a decade with the Jamestown Distributors Tech Team, ordering a variety of supplies through the years and along that trail we started using several of their in-house TotalBoat Products. We bought a lot of THIXO thickened epoxy adhesive, epoxy resin, hardeners, fillers, WetEdge paint, primer and our favorite, TotalFair fairing compound. They also have polyester resin systems. We shared photos with the team of our restoration process, and now we mutually support each other and share information on products we like. As Ambassadors for 7 years now, we have a new custom link to the TotalBoat webstore, which if you care to use it offers a 5% discount on items purchased. And as always free shipping.
Here's an adhesive we like, THIXO Wood. I smiled when I saw our photo on the website, from a deck repair we did to our 1953 wooden Alcort Sunfish ZIP. The THIXO (thickened epoxy adhesive) dispensed from a cartridge takes out all of our guessing of mixing the right amount of resin, hardener and filler, and the mixing tip does the mixing for us. Also less time exposed to a cloud of filler dust. Leave the tip opening small for a small bead or cut the tip back a bit for a wider opening and let her rip! Once finished, just leave the tip on the cartridge or replace the cap, THIXO stores well, and when it's time for the next paste party put on a new tip and have fun.
Did we mention free shipping on TotalBoat products? And you may or may not know of all of the other products that Jamestown Distributors sells, we've bought a little of everything from them. Another favorite for our shop are the Redtree Fooler brushes. JD ships fast with nice cardboard packaging, that we reuse for a variety of things, like backers for internal fiberglass patches on Sunfish or templates around the shop.
We're always happy to answer questions in the comment section and hear about your favorite tips.
Fair Winds,
Clark and Skipper
