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Funny you should say that, one of my first thoughts was to cut away that doghouse! The dry stack exhaust will prevent fumes gathering back there...but it would look better without it. I realize a...

Can any of the Kiwis offer an opinion on the sea-worthiness of the "bridgedecker" designs? There are several out there in the market. They have a "small ship" quality and seem to have lots of space...

Hi all,

Thank you for the replies.

There is an interesting boat for sale right now on TradeMe. It is a replica (1991) of a 1920's "Coaster", built from triple-skin macrocarpa. It is a...

Brilliant replies thus far...very encouraging. Common sense seems to be the order of the day. There was a bridgedecker for sale on TradeMe recently with a 100hp Lister engine, I think it didn't...

Hi John, I've been to that site regularly but I cannot find a button to join the forum...you can enter your login and password, but how do you register?

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I am a "lurker" on the forum, but I enjoy reading your posts and you all obviously have considerable knowledge of wooden boating. I am in Tauranga, NZ, and I am writing you because I am...

My 5 year goal is to build a shop large enough to build a boat of this size, and collect the tools to do so. I suspect another 5 years would see the project complete (have you estimated the build...