Hi Colin I am on my second Glen-L build the first was a Malahini sorry if you don't like it gonzo :D but I feel most of their boats are classic...
Exterior grade plywood is nowhere near as good as marine ply but if you must use it I would give it a good few coats of epoxy, even if it's not in...
I find very thin coats are better than thicker ones and using one brush to paint it on and another dry fine bristle to tip out any lines or...
I am building the Glen-l crackerbox and have encapsulated all of the timber with 3 coats of epoxy the ply wood floor and seats will also be done...
Yep take it off with a heat gun and scraper and cover up well with gloves and a face shield as little splinters of glass spit out as you lift it....
Just a little update but not much to show, I fitted the dash clocks and steering. [IMG] I had to get a longer shaft for the rudder to make...
Thanks for that I think I have it now :D I don't know Roddley motors I'm from a little village in the east of Ireland with one pub and one shop...
The old engine was an auto engine and I bought a new recon marine engine and swapped the parts over including the intake manifold and that had a...
I'm getting a bit mixed up now so can someone tell if the angled pipe at the top of the carb goes the fuel pump or is it to be vented by the...
I know where you are coming from Frosty I am a member http://www.cmba-uk.com/ and know all the boats you are talking but as classic boats built...
The engine has to be marine standard for my insurance and they do come out and check the boat before they pass me as they did with the last boat,...
The carb is only temporarily in place as I was working out how high to build the hatch and for the set up the foot throttle hence the split pin is...
You guy's have me worried now:confused: I will get out today and take some close up photos of the carb on the engine, I haven't got the pump yet...
Lots of info here http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-building/epoxy-fuel-tanks-278.html
This is the carb I have you can see the pipe at the bottom. [IMG] And this is where it fits on the pump on the left. [IMG]
Or I could turn the motor into a dining table [IMG] and use the dining table as a boat but thats not what I want:D [IMG]
I'm not to worried about HP more so reliability as I will mainly be using the boat for cruising the lakes not racing, one of the other reasons Im...
Thats great gonzo thanks, I wasn't sure if some pumps had a longer arm and needed to be brought out a bit.
Back again for more help :D this is my 5lt mercruiser it's a new long block and I'm swapping over a few parts from a donor engine. [IMG] The...
Thanks Dave :D you can follow the build here http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/wooden-boat-building-restoration/new-boatbuilder-32783.html or in...
