.  It really is quite difficult to build an ugly wooden boat. The power of the web: Anyone can post anything on the web The weakness of the web: Anyone can post anything on the web.  Re: Restoration of the BC Salmon Troller "Petrel"  Cotton flox will add flex to a structural epoxy making it more resilient. A good bonding mix after priming surfaces with neat epoxy is to add flox until peanut butter consistency then silica until the mixture stops running. Heating the members and primer coat thins the epoxy and helps it be drawn into the wood as it cools.  Re: Restoration of the BC Salmon Troller "Petrel"  Originally Posted by 