I've used most of the marine varnishes, the price seems to get higher all the time. This past week I used Cabot Spar Varnish from Lowes and its...
I like it, makes sense in that hot sun. All that glass creates a trombe wall and adds a lot of unnecessary heat. Looks like enough room in there...
Satin Varnish Over Oiled Finish I recently wooded and sealed the interior lapstrake planks and bilge framing on my 55 Barbour with Flood CFW5...
I have to hand it to you, some good work on that first one. Please tell me what box store can still get the Luan exterior glue, seems to have...
Just a little History on creosote poles. Hitler asked Albert Speer, the architect of the third reich, to design the buildings with materials that...
The thought of tongue and groove creosoted boards for the bottom waterline picked my interest, really tough stuff but hard to coat, a good bottom...
I write/record songs as a hobby, I would be glad to do an original for your Production, usually if I see it I can match the mood. I play mostly...
Seems there are all kind of mean and nasty critters in Australia, healthy place for man and animal alike. I always dreamed of living there in my...
Several of the boat manufacturers in NC use 1/4 inch air fittings at strategic locations in the mold, so when it is ready air pressure helps it...
I enjoyed your Thread and appreciate the photos, I love restorations like these where hard work and ingenuity pay off. So as I understand it you...
Look for Motor Boating Magazine Show Number 1959 or 1960 on Ebay, these usually list all the major Manufacturers of the time. Wasn't Greveatte a...
I am sure you have found out by now that the deeper you dig the more mess you find. However, you are not afraid of epoxy, which is a good thing...
Looks like a great candidate for restoration, its been kept dry, all the hardware and parts are there, no obvious signs of rot. If you intend to...
Pungo, I want to apologize for not answering way back when, I haven't visited here in quite awhile! I am pulling a formerly restored boat out of...
Nice looking Boat! I would run the thing and watch it. Looks like plywood transom but if that thing hasn't seen water in that long I'm surprised...
I have succesfully restored a lapstrake using this method, that said, I wouldn't recommend it for the casual restorer. Meticulous preparation,...
Barbour Boat Works was located in New Bern NC from 1937 till 98, when it was sold and destroyed by the State so a ridiculous Museum could be...
Are you still looking for Barbour info?
Good Gravy! I thought we were beyond all this,I haven't been here in a while. Buy the best Epoxy there is, use stainless or bronze screws, use...
From what I could tell from your picture you need some new wood in that hole.Epoxy thickened with Cabosil( fumed colloidal silica) works wonders...
