Hi Johnny The project is still ongoing. A few family health problems and moving house has slowed progress a bit, but once my new shed is...
It's very similar to a Tillicraft Viking - forerunner to the Swiftcraft Viking. Like these ones here from Australia:...
I'll be interested to see how it turns out. I have been intending to build a "Shallow Draft Hunting Kayak" from an old Science and Mechanics...
The pirate definition is a bit blurred as some were bona fide members of the Royal Navy, employed by the British Government to wreak havoc on the...
Here's one that will float. It might not be quite what you are looking for, but it might at least give you some ideas and the "story" is good....
It looks to me like the half width and height of the chine shown on the offset table doesn't agree with the plan ...but I may be wrong???? If you...
I could be wrong, but it looks like your spreadsheet might have a couple of the stations mis-spaced. Can you post the original offsets table...
You can get a thing called a "tack cloth" specifically designed to remove dust and debris from surfaces that are about to be painted. They are...
I got a surprise when I saw the phot in the paper the other day. I immediately thought that someone must have removed some bungs to get the Rover...
You want a roller that will not delaminate from the solvent in your paint, so the same sort of roller that you could use to wet out your...
I have a Yamaha 115BET outboard to fit to a 6.4m centre console boat. because the boat is in slightly cramped conditions at the moment and the...
I'm not sure of the intricacies of spraying gel coat, but for paint you want at least 10cfm (12cfm is better). I don't see why gel coat thinned...
Slow progress This project stalled for a while because of some family health problems, but we have been doing a bit to it lately. Finally got...
Thanks for your suggestions. Every boat builder and engineer that I have consulted has a slightly different opinion about stringer structure....
Here's a couple of update pictures. Not much has been done over winter because of the cold weather, but the boat has been roller over ready for...
If you go to my profile, you will find an email link to send a personal message or follow the web page link that is there too - there is an email...
I'm not sure what sort of image programs you have (paintshop/photoshop/Gimp etc), but you will probably have to resize your pictures down a bit to...
Hi J47 There hasn't been much progress on the Tilli Craft beyond collecting some parts (glass, epoxy etc). We are still working, slowly, on...
I don't think that anyone has mentioned yet that a good way to remember which light is on the port side is to remember that port is always red, at...
The new build has had some Jotafair added and has been primed ready for the Jotun Imperite 300 topcoat. There are still a few slight undulations...
