Recent content by mainsailman

Yes, that's a grp boat, and honestly I'd rather to give this job to someone else who know what to do. I'll try to find Graham Eeles and give him a call. Otherwise I will ask you guys for advise and more details. Thanks a lot

Hello everybody, Just bought a sailing dinghy Gull about 20 years old. Boat looks reasonably well for it's age but need some paintwork to be done, please see attachments. As I don't have any experience in boat restoration I'm asking for some advice how to do it. I mean step by step if...

That was mine main concern actually. The question is what is optimal clearance?

I'm going to build B24 by original plan anyway, because I love the design, I'm just trying to learn something new. Oops, looks like I'm on wrong thread :(

Of course it is very helpful, thanks for advices OS7! Yes, I believe as well - the labor and love could do impossible :) Back to concept... Instead of concentrate all of the forces in one point I've distribute them in a few different places, the mast standing on the cabin top, which is...

A few pictures... Thanks Samnz, I glad you like it, hope this concept will work. There are few pictures with external view, they're not finished yet (I'm afraid it will be a lot of question about the design modification)

Thanks, Joe Moore So far I'm trying to find a workshop where to build the boat, I think I could start probably no earlier than next summer. Of course I will update about the progress.

some modification :-? Hi, there, thanks to oldsailor7 I've got the drawings of buccaneer 24 couple weeks ago. Can't tell you how I'm amazed of the design! So simple, so effective, just what I've looked for. But as usual haven't got enough time and resources at present to start with the...

Hi there, I'm living in London (in Westminster to be exact), and very interested in owning little sailboat. So far the most affordable option for me is self build of something like the DIDI 26 design by Dudley Dix or similar. But to build something this size I need free space or workshop. We're...