Hi Zombat, All the gluiing was done with epoxy & filler and nailed with silicone bronze barbed boatnails. These pictures (from old polaroids) give...
Hi Zombat, The boat was never weighed. Bernard Rhodes indicated a weight of 544kg. I tried to build it light and that's why I estimated the...
Very good proposition! I like to add a tip, in such cases I put some temporary tape behind the hole before filling it and also tape on top of the...
I should only treat the affected areas, the boat was made with epoxy covering and 2 components polyurethane paint and varnish. I don't know what...
I forget to tell you that the holes are "pot" holes, just deep enough for the plugs and screws, so the epoxy barrier is continious.
Hi Zombat, Nice to hear that you are restoring Kliss :-). The wormshoe is (as in the building instructions) just a piece of wood to protect the...
Yes, It was all built form 6mm okoume , only the cabin sides are mahogany. (on the photo they were varnished)
Hi, I still have shots of the build and some knowledge in the back of my brain. I sold the boat two years after building it. Made a trip from...
Hello Zombat, Accidentally I stumbled in this thread. It could be possible its the Klis I built in 1983-84 [ATTACH] I recognise the winches and...