Yes the hull is solid fibreglass and the stains are from the preservative that I soaked the floorboards in. I had to laugh at your description of...
Here's a few pictures to help let you know what I'm talking about. The tunnel can easily be seen here. I've already bolted new timber to the sides...
Yes Sam, the boat in the picture you posted is exactly the same as the one I have. It is an updated version of a very old design of hull dating...
Here, here. I'd like a look at that trash pile too!! The centre keel runs from the bottom of the stem to about three quarters of the way along...
Thank you very much Sam. That's just what I wanted to hear. We get pressure treated softwood here for making gates and for fencing purposes (my...
Mmm... Perhaps I made it sound worse than it actually is. Can't see how I could justify trashing a boat because of a few rotten bits of wood which...
Hi, I have recently bought a 16ft fibreglass Yorkshire coble type boat and the wooden keels have some rot/splitting on them. The keels (3 in...
Try the following site for info on Yorkshire cobles. http://www.tradboat2.co.uk/index.html Colin.
Thanks for all of the advice folks. I'm now even more baffled than before I started. The local "engine man" (not related to me believe it or not!)...
Safewalrus, it seems you know this part of the world well. The weather does blow up seriously big style and yes, just about everyone I meet is...
Thanks. The engine in place at present is plumbed in from a sea-cock but the thought of an air cooled one does sound appealing for the reason you...
Thanks Safewalrus, think I might give the bilge keel idea a miss if that's the case. The outboard vs inboard problem persists a bit though. The...
I have just purchased an ex-ship's lifeboat with the makers plate stating that it is a Viking Marine Co. Ltd vessel, 5.85 metres long by 1.9...
