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Hi John,

Thanks for the report. And the timing was perfect. We are about to install a new head in our boat and plan to attend the Annapolis Sailboat show to make the purchase. We have been...

For my money, Paul Gartside designs the most beautiful boats!

Hi Chuck,
I agree, if you can save the wood's natural beauty it's worth the effort. You have probably seen the threads about cleaning teak and all of the opinions so i won't give mine here other...

Wow - those are some beautiful yachts! - When I begin to work on the interior, I think I will revisit the site for ideas.

Jay, thanks so much for the information. Although I like the idea of staying faithful to the original, I am not tied to it if I can find alternatives that are equally attactive, cheaper and,...

Hi Jay,
I do need to replace the entire deck and will post picture late next week. I am the uninitiated when it comes to wooden decks. We have always prefered glass because we have dogs. However,...

Hi Lawrie,

Thank you for your reply and sorry for my delay in responding - I guess I didn't set this thread up for emails. Well, as optimistic as I was about re-caulking the deck, I am not...

Amazing work. Congratulations!

I feel for you - very sorry to hear this!

Hi Phil,

Thank you for the advice. I have basically come to the same conclusion which I think will work out fine and, given my work schedule, will be a good way to approach this problem. I also...

Dear group, any suggestions for the best way to cover the section of the deck that I am working on? We are having extremely hot weather with severe thunder storms. I can tape plastic over the...

Hi Seo,

Yes, the shop I spoke to asked what the materials were and immediately said they could not boil the aluminum nor copper. This is a really good guy who, when he feels he cannot do the best...

Hi Seo,

Wow - that's quite an informative write-up. My boat needs quite a bit of restoration so i won't be re-powering anytime soon. It runs great and, as you describe for your S&S "Nevis 40...

Dear Skara,

Thank you for your advice - I agree completely. I am always amazed at the cruisers I meet, who are typically very smart and knowledgeable, who baby their diesels. The Perkins 4.108...

Hi Seo,

Thank you for your reply. I have read your other threads and I know that you have way more knowledge about all things related to engines than I do. With regard to the threads, I can't...

Hi Seo,

Thank you for your reply. I did, in fact, remove the flange and, until the new exhaust mixing elbow arrived, thought that the nipple was part of the flange! Osco provided a nipple with...

Hi John,
Sorry for the delay in response - yesterday was a "Honey-do" day!
And I agree about the mechanics on this site - they have been incredibly helpful in the past. I can think of several...

Hi John,

Thank you for the quick reply! I will post on Sailnet too.

Chris

Dear all,
I limped into my final destination of Delaware City, Delaware recently after having discovered several growing leaks in the exhaust system. The mixing elbow was cracked; several hoses are...

Hi Chuck,

Thank you. Like Ray Hunt, Olin Stephens drew some very pretty boats! We have always had dogs aboard and have favored glass decks. In this case, since the deck seems pretty good, just...

Hi Thad,

Thank you for your reply.

That's great information and I will keep Kevins name in my contact dbase! I can get pretty good teak close by at Delaware County Supply just over the DE/PA...

Hi Russ,
Thank you for your reply. I did visit the site you referred to and got caught up reading the tragic story of the Tartan 37 that foundered. Very sad. But very happy that the captain and...

All,

I finally launched Mabel's Casse Tete last week; the name comes from, first and most importantly, my mom's first name, and secondly the boat was originally named Casse Tete III. Before...

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Fantastic job!

Hi Bob,
WOW! Fantastic. Did you design the new bell housing or did Perkins provide specs for that? Either way, not something I could even conceive of doing. Beautiful job.

Chris

Hi Chuck, first, congratulations again - it's always fun when you convince the "Admiral" that you really need a new tool and then it actually comes! I am like a kid at Christmastime.

I owned...

Hi Lew,

Minimax makes a great machine! I have never read anything other than great reviews and I have a friend who owns one and is thrilled with it. I looked hard at the minimax when I bought my...

Hi Lew,

Chuck said his budget was $2000 - N4400 delivered is $2000. I think the MM16 is significantly more.

Chris

Hi Chuck,

Did you buy the saw listed in your last post? If so, congratulations. If not, I have some comments to make that may be of interest. I will leave it at that for now except to say that...

Dear Stephane,

Congratulations! When I showed the picture to my wife, I said, I know that guy! And Paul truely does draw a beautiful boat!

Chris

I don't own a table saw anymore, although I might like one again someday, because I found I can do pretty much everything I need with my bandsaw, hand tools and circular saw with track. For me,...

Hi Bob,

That's great! for you and for me! And if you bought the teak in 1988, it probably represents your best investment. Probably triple the purchase price.

Well, this has really been a...

Hi Thad, thanks. Will do.

Chris

HI John,

Thanks for the support. Yes, sailing with the family will certianly bring back a lot of memories for the boys. They were 4-6 and 8-10 years old during our sail and have forgotten the...

Thank, Jay. I suspected this might be the case, but I am happy to hear it from you.


Chris

Hi Jay, I like that possibility! It's the best news I have heard. Since there is so much teak left, and if waht you described is the cause, after flattening, repairing and caulking, would I expect...

I don't have a table saw, but here's my portable dust collector - it uses a 1 1/2 hp Grizzly motor.

http://i1247.photobucket.com/albums/gg636/mcassetete/dustcollector.jpg

WOW! I have been watching from the beginning and continue to be more impressed with each post. Fantastic job!

HI crtreedude,

Top quality, flat-sawn teak goes for between $15 and 19/bdft near me. The estimate I got to install a new deck was in the $50,000. range and for a vendor to provide pre-cut teak...

Hi Steve,

Although I am sure there are woodworkers capable of using a router and doing this job, I cannot count myself among them. I have seen true craftsmen do amazing things - as I said in an...

Hi Bob,

Great Picture! A little different from what you're doing, but when we lived aboard our Shannon, my kids loved to swing from the bow pulpit to the stern on the spinnaker halyard. Thanks...

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your continued interest. With regard to this being the original teak laid by Swan, I doubt it. There have been modifications to this boat that are clearly not up to Swan...

Hi John,

Thanks for the explanation. I tried that link and was unable to open it - the return was an invalid URL. I like the Stanley 79 - good tool.

Chris

Hi Kairos,

Thank you for your advice. I can see how removing cores samples and small sections would be very helpful. With regard to aesthetics from below, I am planning to replace the headliner...

Hi crtreedude,

Yes, I also noticed that the teak apppeared to be flat sawn. I say appears, rather than is, only because I don't know how the rest of the deck looks and because I am continually...

HI Ian, we think alike. I always prefer hand tools, given the option. Thanks for the advice about flattening - I will proceed that way. I will fabricate two tools, one for me and one for my HS...

Hi Don,

Great idea. In fact, the picture that shows the largest section of deck has had two deck fittings removed. The further removed deck fitting in the picture (appears to be under a...

HI Phil,

Thank you for your comments. There are definitely areas that need to be replaced - the deck, as I said in an earlier post - is in worse shape than can be seen from the pictures. With...

Hi Thad,

Yes, Herrington Harbor North - you know your harbors.

With regard to the draft of the boat, that was a major issue for me and allowed me to negotiate in good faith to get a very low...

Hi Joshua,

Yes, absolutely, 100 percent sure about the solid glass deck. That was a potential deal breaker before I purchased the boat. I really did my research - both at the boat and through...