Final Well this is my final post. I would love to tell you that she is sailing but unfortunately that is not the case. The truth is the project...
rusty bilges Is that the shaft we are looking at? The stern gland fitting would concern me more, I would try and remove it. How are you adjusting...
Final drive This is what the final drive looks like. The broken bearing came out of the boat (after some enthusiastic hammerwork). It took me...
Canvass Thanks Brent, yes I still like to think I can rig something for the future. Have started on the "software". This is the machine I...
Flying colour Hi Sean, sorry i have been slacking with my posts. The mast is up. Thought I could do this myself... y'know with a gin pole and...
Engine in Thanks Brent, I will check it out locally This was the engine going in. The local crane guy wanted to charge me a fortune for this...
Thanks Brent. That was my thinking but anyway - we must move on, and your trim tab idea is excellent, thanks. I also scrapped my wheel with the...
A Plan? So now we are on the "short strokes" I am trying to figure out how to actually launch her. The plan is to put her on some flat water...
Doing my last few patches, and since there have been a number of questions regarding patching I thought I would record one, together with the...
er, sorry to interrupt guys, but Harris I think your boat is beautifull, that a Dutch built round bilge is something of value, that the hull is...
Walk away?? Why??! All I can see is two small holes around the garboard area and some dings in the quarter. Harris can you give us some more info...
not mine, yet....
Damn I started writing a post to try to convince you lot that you are wasting your time.. That shipping containers are designed for one thing...
Patching Hi Sean, I have put around thirty patches into my 38' cutter in the last year, and can now do one in around half an hour. It really...
