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Try "This Old Boat" a bible for renovation but very comprehensive for all mech and elec and so easy to understand no job will be overwhelming.

Hi just thinking, A wee rob canoe is going to spend 99.9999999999% upside down and on dryland. A slap or rub of any old covering will do. Spend the money and love on the outer hull to achieve...

Hi you have bought a hole in the water surrounded by wood into which you will pour all your moneyY:othat being said she looks lovely. Are you east coast or west? do you have to worry about ice or...

Hi I share a shipman 28 and after a debate on the wood trim finish it was decided to do some in Sadolin clear cover and some in Deks Olje. After 15 months exposed to hail rain snow and of course lots...

Thanks BB I agree re the linseed oil also I cant imagine it would be nice on a crisp white sail let lie on it:o
Since the hulls inside will only be exposed for 2 or 3 weeks a year \i may just leave...

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I have an old international 12 foot racing dinghy. A 1913 clinker design. I have been doing a rolling restoration over the last several years and this year have reribbed her. My question is...

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I am in the middle of rebuilding an International 12foot Dinghy. Unfortunately due to its advanced age and previous neglect the planks were so dozed that I was forced to commit the sin of...

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Try a Measle, or an Optimist design. The originals were built before stitch and glue was thought of.
Build a frame and glue and screw the panels onto it. It would be lighter and quicker...

People drop in to the bilge to have a giggle at the more extreme banjo players out there. There are great parts to the WBF for boating enthusiasts. As long as the stuff that belongs in the bilge...

Never had anything like that over here. That cyclone is the size of Europe. Best of luck Bernie to you and all your neighbours. If your house is built as well as your boats it has a fair chance....

Hi I was looking at pics of a beautiful build I think from Australia of a large yacht under construction. Carvel riveted onto frame. There were pics of the casting of the keel in lead from a...

Beautiful (Topsail Schooner?) She looks fresh from a rebuild she is so smart. Enjoy be proud. You have my respect and admiration for the maintenance alone plus the good work you have her doing.
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trying to post waterboy canoe pic from photobucket. can anyone help?

Try SelwayFisher designs by paul fisher. Lots of canoes on the site. I built the waterboy and stretched it to 15ft plus, very stable for kids but will take several big fellas no problem.
And you can...

I use the micro fibres, micro balloons, and the colloidal silica is added last for stiffness of the mix (butteryness). You can make up your own workshop mix which is worth while if you are building a...

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I was recently (friday) looking at a brilliant thread of a very ambitious traditional build by a father and daughter including the smelting of their keel. It was a carvel on frame with...

the british have SP systems just as good as West, but same price.Mas is easy with its 2;1 ratio. When will some one break from the herd and make a less expensive resin. Or as Ive said before is cheap...

Hi I have spent a few months and a few thousand Nm on tallships. Malcom Miller and Asgard 2. Unlike the Gorch Fock these ships are for a younger trainee (16 to 24 year old) and while used for...

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You are so right, there are smug guys who through jealousy and envy enjoy the thought of rich guys not being able to afford superyachts. The real tragedy is that they cannot afford...

Hi I asked a similar question last week on this subject and a kind replier even left a URL to instructions somewhere on this site to print out. I came into the office this morning to find and print...

Old credit cards|:) I like it. You arent married to my wife:rolleyes:. She wears them out long before they age:D

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Reading another thread I saw a reply "no advice without a photo" which struck a chord. Problem is while knowing my wat around the workshop I am a luddite with photoshop.
Can someone reply...

2 years before I was born and she has definitely aged better than me:rolleyes: Still given the old boat's history I wouldnt rush into a boom too quickly. As for the sails I would say anytime before...

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My best bet would be to help someone by taking away their abandoned project and all their bits. Go through their wife as she will be more desparate to rid the yard/garden...

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The grain runout seems so obvious I'm kicking myself. But spotting it is easier said than done as also mentioned. I will take your advice and get a straight log and try to split it next...

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Just had a nightmare of a job re ribbing an old dinghy. I remember helping my Dad and it seemed simple then. 1st attempt old steam box had given up the ghost so new steam box built and...