Just an update, she is (more or less) done. 7 frames, deck, rudder, cuddy top and section of garboard new... Moden rig and fittings bought...
Had a similar problem this week on my boat....was handed a tube of window sealant and a tub of grease. Mix a bit of grease in with the sealant and...
I dont have much knowlege about supercavitating foils, although have a rough idea how they work. I was wondering if ther would be any advantage...
If you want cheap, then no! How heavy is it? saxon wharf can handle 200 tonnes.... Hamble yacht services can do 80.... Quite alot of other yards...
http://www.tradboats.com/conseamfillers.html There's a product on here called black pudding...not used it myself but its said to be the stuff for...
Go for small places, knock on doors, ask for work experence (ie, work for nowt for a week or two), say you'll sweep the floor for a day, just get...
You got some work there! Personally I think carvel one's look nicer, plus to my mind carvel is a hell of alot easyer to fix. Alot of boatbuilders...
Where's the boat? Pics! Whats the deck made of? I think either international or blakes do a rot killer, but if its rotten already it generally...
Cracking on with the Dragon project, I'm getting to the point where its time to make the boat look tidy again. What do people recommend for...
Given the structural problems that convetional fin keels have even now (The amout of mid performance yachts I've come across recently needing work...
I posted this on sailing anarchy, but didnt get much in the way of intelligent response, Pretty much just got told that spirit yachts and the...
Ok, so it looks like I might have a wooden Dragon to play with as a winter project, but I've never really worked on a wooden boat before. Not...
