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Nick: The screws are 1" long and are way to short to reach the deck beams.

From having cut a 2" hole in the deck using a hole saw, I found that the new deck is epoxied to the old deck and is very strongly attached. I assume the screws were to hold the deck down while the...

Some years ago the previous owner of my 1936 ketch, sanded down the original teak decks so they were flat and about 1 1/4" thick. A layer of fibreglass was layed down and a new teak deck was placed...

I will be bringing my wooden ketch to the Puget Sound area next May and plan to be up there for a couple of years.

I am hauling her in two weeks ( In LA ) and plan to put new bottom paint on....

I am finally getting ready to tackle the hull below the waterline and among the many jobs I will be doing will be to recaulk the entire bottom. My ketch's waterline lenght is 59'11" and has about 15...

Thanks for the comments. Bilge Buster is what I was looking for. And I will pay attention to all of the caveats. Fair winds, Jim Surdyke

For years, I have seen an ad in the classifieds for a small 110VAC unit that when you put it on board, it removes bilge odor, cooking smells, smoke and diesel fumes.

Now that I need one, I can't...

I am surprised that so many of you who use Smiths CPES seem to be unaware that they make an epoxy that is specifically designed for problem woods like white oak and teak. It is called Tropical...

I am forever amazed at the calibre of assistance available through this forum.
I did have the option of reconfiguring my Charles Isolation transformer, but I did not want to configure my electrical...

Here is my problem. As I have put an entirely new electrical system on board my 1936 ketch and I have suffered from "hot marina's, I installed an isolation transformer. My present shore power is a 50...

Please ad my name to the list. If the video conveys detail about the process and technique, it is something I would gladly pay to obtain. I have scheduled a haul out for my 1936 72' ketch in February...

To George Roberts & emichels, Thank you very much, this is exactly what I was looking for.

To Thad, Bruce & Bob, The edge detail I am trying to reproduce is used on the dinning saloon table and...

To George Roberts & emichels, Thank you very much, this is exactly what I was looking for.

To Thad, Bruce & Bob, The edge detail I am trying to reproduce is used on the dinning saloon table and...

To George Roberts & emichels, Thank you very much, this is exactly what I was looking for.

To Thad, Bruce & Bob, The edge detail I am trying to reproduce is used on the dinning saloon table and...

There is a lovely edge detail on the interior joinerwork in my 1936 ketch that I want to duplicate. It is relatively simple, but I cannot shape it with any single or combination of standard router...

There is a lovely edge detail on the interior joinerwork in my 1936 ketch that I want to duplicate. It is relatively simple, but I cannot shape it with any single or combination of standard router...

There is a lovely edge detail on the interior joinerwork in my 1936 ketch that I want to duplicate. It is relatively simple, but I cannot shape it with any single or combination of standard router...

The Henry C. Grebe & Co. was formed in 1921. The firm were first Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Many of thier designs were built by the Great Lakes Boatbuilding Co. of Milwaukee and later...

I am about to add the ceilings to the hull of my ketch. The frames are 2 1/2" X 2 1/2". I plan to install clear pine planks from just below the cabin sole to about 1" shy of the clamp as shown in Bud...

What is Ipe?

Regarding the 50 to 1 safety factor, I understand that it has nothing to do with the forces at work while the boat is sailing. The large factor is to keep the keel in place in the event of a...

Regarding Dave's question about stainless steel, it is my understanding that ss is ok in a cast iron keel if the hull material is fiberglass. But using ss in wood is not recommended as there is...

I think the zirk fitting is a great idea. I'm going to call a couple of machine shops around here to find out if they can handle the boring of the bolts.

My concern for the keel bolt installation...

The existing keel bolts are undeterminable. Possibly iron, maybe steel.

The thought of powder coating has come up an I think that has real merit. It certainly is tough.

The problem with...

I expect to haul my 1936 ketch in about 4-6 weeks to commence replacement of all of my keel bolts.
There are 18 of them and they are 1" in diameter and vary from 16" to 24" in length.
My keel is...

I have to replace all of the keel bolts on my 1936 ketch. I need 18 1" diameter square head bolts, 8 TPI, 24" long with at least 50% of the length threaded. I also require 18 heavy hex bolts and 18...

I have to replace all of the keel bolts on my 1936 ketch. I need 18 1" diameter square head bolts, 8 TPI, 24" long with at least 50% of the length threaded. I also require 18 heavy hex bolts and 18...

I have to replace all of the keel bolts on my 1936 ketch. I need 18 1" diameter square head bolts, 8 TPI, 24" long with at least 50% of the length threaded. I also require 18 heavy hex bolts and 18...

I have been able to replace a portion of a number of frames from the inside while the boat is in the water. Replacement was required due to stress (tensile) cracks on either side of the mast steps....

I have about 20 wooden blocks on my ketch that are in various stages of deterioration. Some have cracked cheek blocks, some have the sheaves frozen.
All of them need to be dissasembled, repaired,...

To Ed Harrow; I have tried several times to post a picture without success, so decided that I already have more learning curves on my plate than I can handle. Will wait till I see the light at the...

After almost 2 years of full time work on what seemed like a never ending list of repairs to the hull, decks, trunk cabins, masts, rigging etc. I am now approaching the time that interior work will...

CPES if used to saturation levels will certainly stop any existing rot and prevent reoccurance. After you have let the CPES dry for several days you will need to replace the material that you...

One of the issues I had to address before removing and replacing 10 floors was "what to do with the 5/8th" drifts that go through the floors into the shaft log. (Replacement of the floors was...

Boatlife makes an electric hot knife that is made for removing seam compounds from teak decks. It comes with two different sized U-shaped tips, 1/8th and 1/4" wide that heat up and slice through the...

I faced the same delema on my 66 year old ketch. I observed that in a number of places, the bilge and hull had been painted a bright orange. Wherever this orange paint was applied, the wood was in...

Faced with having to glue up a fair amount of white oak in replacing iron rotted structural members, I did not take the tack of trying to evaluate the problem, I tried to find out somebody who...

Having gotten two very large quotes from boat yards ($20K to 30K )to strip and paint the topsides of my ketch, I looked for a way for me to perform the work without putting myself in the hospital.
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My boat has a cast iron keel that is 35' 11" long. According to the plans, it is held on with 18 1" diameter galvanized iron bolts. In my research, I have found that the quality of the iron as well...

I have read and been told by a couple of shipwrights that I respect, that white lead paste is still the best bedding compound available for bedding hardware. The problem is that it is not available...

I labored over the same question last fall, as to whether or not to paint the inside of the hull (White Oak frames, floors and long leaf yellow pine planking). I was able to obtain a copy of the...

Im planning to go to the Wooden Boat Festival at Port Townsend, Washington September 7th, 8th and 9th. Will Wooden Boat Magazine be there? How about any of you forumites?

Gert, I wish I had seen your post about two months ago. I just replaced my transom with 3 layers of 1/2" marine ply. It was handsome material, well made. I am now trying to finish the surface and...

Scott, I don't know how big your deck is that wou want to sand, but if it is any size at all, you would be better off going down to your tool rental shop and renting a floor sander. The surface area...

Scott, I don't know how big your deck is that wou want to sand, but if it is any size at all, you would be better off going down to your tool rental shop and renting a floor sander. The surface area...

Scott, I don't know how big your deck is that wou want to sand, but if it is any size at all, you would be better off going down to your tool rental shop and renting a floor sander. The surface area...

I have searched and searched and searched and still am unable to find the "Thread delete button". I would like to use it on this one!

Ian is right, I am talking about a boom gallows, not a crutch.
Mike, the width of my gallows is about 30" total. It is centered atop a bronze pipe that is about six feet wide. The legs of the pipe...

I just purchased 17 board feet of CVG (Clear Vertical Grain) Sitka Spruce from Hardwood & Hardware Company . The cost was $5.29 per board foot. They have two locations, Santa Ana and San Diego. Tel...

I just purchased 17 board feet of CVG (Clear Vertical Grain) Sitka Spruce from Hardwood & Hardware Company . The cost was $5.29 per board foot. They have two locations, Santa Ana and San Diego. Tel...