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[John Meachen]

We occasionally have culls of excess deer.The regional council hires the right kind of pest controller to dispatch them with fairly powerful rifles.I...

[John Meachen]

He did a toolmaking apprenticeship before getting into acting and maintained an interest in engineering....

[John Meachen]

You don't have to contend with British fuel prices!

[John Meachen]

I see a parallel with the eventual gravitation to a more or less standard form of phone charging sockets.It took quite a while and I haven't heard the...

[John Meachen]

Good information about Morgan suspension here: https://morganrebuild.co.uk/SusGeometry.html

[John Meachen]

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I would be curious about the bonding of the skins.The boats of the Uffa Fox era had oiled calico between...

[John Meachen]

For chas' benefit,my opinion is that when the waterline is level,it is likely to be more accurately set level by using reference marks that are as far...

[John Meachen]

Something there doesn't quite look right to me;1929 and cold moulded with plywood is a bit odd.Good marine plywood tends to be post WW2 and the glass...

[John Meachen]

Beneath the graphics,the fast ones still are....

[John Meachen]

Jake's problem with a water level may have been overcome with a little soap dissolved in the water to break down the surface tension and maybe remove...

[John Meachen]

If the build slab was level,there is a good chance the hull will have almost exactly the correct shape,but the bulkheads (if any) may be sloping.Should...

[John Meachen]

Am I the only one to have driven on the Peripherique in Paris during the evening rush hour,towing a boat trailer and listening to the sound of bending...

[John Meachen]

Really sorry to learn of his passing he fought a long battle.Had a memorable hat too.

[John Meachen]

Without knowing how long the waterline might be I wouldn't like to guess how far out of plumb those corner posts might be,but 2 inches over the boat's...

[John Meachen]

I use a combination India stone most of the time but for some awkward wood that needs a fine finish I get the 1000/6000 grit waterstone out of it's plastic...

[John Meachen]

If there was a prize for the least likely thread title of the day........

[John Meachen]

Wizbang is quite right about boats often having a bit of sheer in their antifoul line for appearance's sake.I have a very small veining gouge that can...

[John Meachen]

Excellent!

[John Meachen]

I'd do it and feel a good deal happier for having it done.It will be easier if you round all the corners and this would make any subsequent leathering...

[John Meachen]

I would use a water level in preference to a laser level every day of the week.They don't need batteries or amplifiers and are guaranteed to be accurate,something...