The stainless centerboard that came on my 16' restoration is not per drawing and undersized. Quotes on 3/16" CR steel 24" X 54" is about $100. I...
I'm back. It's been a while - changes in jobs, death in the family, etc., etc. - life. But I have continued work on my basket case, which has...
I have decided to do some structural re-building on my little 16' sailboat restoration job, and other than some small repairs I have not done any...
So. Flipped and stripped the boat. I knew I had some rot issues with the keelson, as the fiberglass had been broken and I could see some rot...
Greetings, I was given a Yamaha water-cooled 2-horse 2SH kicker with my sailboat restoration project. The last owner said that it ran and was...
Hey folks, I am getting ready to glass the deck of my boat tomorrow (3/8/15). My intent is to apply lightweight filler while the glass is...
If, for example, epoxy-based lightweight sandable filler is laid over still-green fiberglass & epoxy, where does the amine blush go? What...
Greetings, all, I am currently finishing the mast on my 16' '58 Crescent restoration. In the pic below you can see there is some wood damage...
I laid down this this, pre-tape coat in a warm garage (75-degrees plus), on warm structure that had been sanded to bare wood and wiped lightly...
Hey folks, Shopping for lightweight epoxy-based fairing compounds. I've looked at all the big names, and right now System Three Quickfair is top...
I am getting close to applying glass (w/epoxy) to my stripped deck of my 16' restoration. When I obtained the boat there were cracks in the...
I am getting to a point on my boat where I am ready to start addressing the exterior of my 16' wood/glass-skinned restoration. I am stripping...
I have already stripped the glass off the deck of my 16' sailboat, and am processing with some final repairs. When those are complete my question...
Hey all, In my restoration I have some #10 & #12 screw holes in wooden structure that I do not want to re-use due to bad edge margins, etc. My...
Greetings, I need help identifying this boat that I am restoring. Maybe someone can help? At first I thought it might have been a modified...
Greetings, all! I'm new to the forum, and I am well into the restoration of a fiberglass clad wooden sailboat. At different times during this...
