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1) I don't know what the dirt consists of. I think it's a combination of things (50 year-old-boat, my second year with it), that include cuprinol, bilge-water, perhaps...

My bilge is really dirty. The wood is unfinished mahogany. I prefer to use something on the green side to clean it. Vinegar would be a preference, but I'm wondering about boiled linseed oil and...

My prototype test project is a success. I used the plate from my router table, attached some 1-1/4 inch dowels to it. These worked pretty well on some round, wooden wallpaper rollers I have in the...

David: yes, I imagine that if the spar rolls while you're cutting, you're in deep trouble.

Okay, here’s my interpretation of the jig, that Jay suggested to use for cutting the new slot into the mast:
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Wait, I think I get it. I need to make a tool like a taper scribe, which had the axis of the router bit as its center. That will guide the router down the center of the mast! Thank you for this help....

Phil, you're right that I'm overthinking things. I usually do, but it's the way I roll and I'm stuck with it.

I'm still hoping to hear from Jay about the router jig:

David, I don't know the answers to your questions about stress on the luff groove.

I might be able to mend the bad spot, but then I'm back to a system that's problematic to begin with, the way I...

Jay and David, thank you for your comments.

Jay, I think I get the basic idea of the stabilized mast bench. I am doing this work behind my in-laws garage. So I am thinking that I will have to use...

Another one of my issues is how to best guide the router. Power tools and me get along well, but sometimes they like to go off in their own direction. My favorite cuts are when I have some sort of...

Thank you for your replies, Jim and Ian. I already bought (used) bronze track from NandJmarine.com. These great guys have a sailboat bone-yard in upper Wisconsin, and they have the stuff. I spent the...

Another question: does anyone know of someone experienced with these masts in the SF area, Portland, or Chicago? Or perhaps someone who would be willing to consult me regardless of location?

Due to damage in last season to the luff groove from point loading stess. I'm tentatively planning to replace the luff groove for the boltrope with a bronze track and sliders. I have posted photos...

Thus far, I have heard no one say that TotalBoat Epoxy is not good. Hence, I just bought a gallon. In twenty years, I will report on the results.
Josh

I'm interested to know if anyone has experience with less expensive alternatives to West System resin and hardener. I was considering the total boat brand from Jamestown.
Thanks in advance.
Josh ...

I believe you're supposed to dilute bleach with water. 1:3


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Bob
I'm going with the up the shroud wiring plan. I've never heard of a waterproof deck plug


Can you recommend one --or a supplier-- for my antenna and masthead light?

Thanks

josh

Dan,
She's a Canadian built folkboat, 1965. Hence it's a bit unconventional in some regards, such as having a deck-stepped mast.

Running the wires up the shroud and then up the jumper shroud...

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The mast has a vertical seam front and back. Therefore I assume it's not solid.

It's presently stripped and unstepped for the winter. It will probably be unstepped annually, as I...

It's a folk boat. So the mast is about 30 feet. And it's Deck stepped.


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Yes the mast is built. It's a 50-year-old mast. I'm sorry I was away and neglected to read this forum. I suppose I could fish the wires through the mass but it seems like a difficult problem and...

Do I run it up the outside or try to bring it into the interior near the bottom and back out near the top? What are the pros and cons of each method? Also, does anyone know of a good antenna and good...

Letham,
My boat has almost no electronics, not even a radio. I'm glad to hear yours is so well equipped. Following my posts probably won't be that educational, as I'm a beginner and don't have the...

Have you met your boat yet?

Chris,
That's pretty much what I was hoping to do for this season. I know I'll never have a nice finish until I get to the bottom of things, but I don't think I can manage this cabin top by May 1. ...

So, Gib, you're thinking that there's cloth there, too, just hard to see/transparent, and it's what's holding the resin in place, even though it's cracked?

I'm reluctant to dig into it to find...

My other thought is that the fiber/cloth becomes transparent when the resin is added. Maybe that's why it doesn't look like there's any in this image. Also I noticed that the cracks seem to have...

Yes, you're right. It looks like there's no cloth. I heated and scraped an area of the deck and there's definitely cloth there. Strange that they didn't put it on the cabin top.

Thanks for your reply, Oxford.

I think my cabin top is fairly solid, not leaking, not rotting, but I see your point about how the resin isn't adhering well to the plywood underneath. My...

Okay, forget the interior. I really appreciate the advice. I learned a ton from you all!

But my real problem is two-fold: painting the bottom and the deck. Today I was looking at the deck. Here's...

Hi David,
I'm such a beginner that I have to ask. Does mostly-sound varnish mean it has some scuffs and scrapes, but isn't peeling. Will such a treatment as you describe work like re-coating...

Mike, I have watched Carol Hasse's video a couple of times. What a gorgeous boat. I hope mine will be a fraction as nice when I get a couple of seasons behind me.

Yes, it's nuts and bolts. It was built in Canada and 65 by Abbott. Thank you for the compliment about the boat. It's none of my work since I am the new owner.


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Here is a link to my boat's interior. https://lolfolkboat.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/good-stuff/ You can see the bilge and interior brightwork. I'm assuming I would have to sand the frames and bilge...

Thank you all for welcoming me to this forum.

Actually, I need to ask a hundred beginner questions about this boat restore job. Should I just do it here or begin a new thread dedicated to the...

The Deks Olje sounds awesome too. It's also recommended for exteriors.

I was going to use Cetol natural teak on mahogany coatings etc. it is highly recommended except by the finishing experts...

Mine is mostly bright finished interior too, but the frames and planks/strakes (?) are not. How is the structural elements finished in your Folkboat?

My mostly-open folkboat interior had been treated with cuprinol for many years by the PO. I'm concerned about painting or preserving the wood in some other way. I read an article about using linseed...