Ship Happens

[38mess]

At their current speed of work im not sure they will ever get close to finishing it.

I think the plan is never to finish it but to just keep replacing a few bits of wood here and there whilst the patrons money keeps coming in. Once that dries up the boat will be abandoned again and left to rot. Just my take on the project.

 

[TSB240]

I think the plan is never to finish it but to just keep replacing a few bits of wood here and there whilst the patrons money keeps coming in. Once that dries up the boat will be abandoned again and left to rot. Just my take on the project.

I suspect the planned Mostyn tidal lagoon will be finished before they are. In that case all that area will mainly be flooded during periods of high rainfall.

I can't see any local marina or Port welcoming Sarinda unless she is third party and wreck recovery insured!

Oops have I just joined the NSC ? ?

 

[38mess]

I see they are promoting health supplements now.?

 

[Wansworth]

I see they are promoting health supplements now.?

It’s alll ars* about f*ace

 

[Caer Urfa]

There must be a small fortune in electric tools aboard just watch as they move around almost all sent free, then there are rack fulls of various hand tools.
But why stop at tools when the latest is you can get health foods sent to you free,

But stand by for when they find out how much the marine ply costs for the roof, mind not a problem really as most likely someone will send them some free as usual

I must be doing something wrong in life

 

[DownWest]

I must be doing something wrong in life

You and most of the rest of us with taste and discrimination. This sort of thing is a bit close to scamming.. OK, the money, tools and materials are sent without coercion, but.......

 

[Caer Urfa]

I would expect the roof marine ply will be around 20 mm thick wait till they find out how much a sheet it costs

 

[Wansworth]

I would expect the roof marine ply will be around 20 mm thick wait till they find out how much a sheet it costs

Couldn’t they laya tougue and groove covered in paint soaked canvas?

 

[38mess]

I would expect the roof marine ply will be around 20 mm thick wait till they find out how much a sheet it costs
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If they don't get a few donated sheets I guess they will use OSB and cover it with gunk

 

[penfold]

Couldn’t they laya tougue and groove covered in paint soaked canvas?

Is this boat construction advice brought to us by the 1930s?

 

[Wansworth]

Is this boat construction advice brought to us by the 1930s?

…….what else?

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Is this boat construction advice brought to us by the 1930s?

Still in vogue in the 60s for DIY conversions of lifeboat hulls.

 

[penfold]

The old man covered a leaky tongue and groove planked deck with GRP; it actually worked reasonably well, at least while he owned the tragic money pit it was attached to.

 

[clyst]

Dont they know polyester resin isn't an adhesive? ....... Nuff said .

 

[Wansworth]

Best would be cascover

 

[clyst]

Best would be cascover

Can you still get c a s c o v e r ? ( for some reason the spell checker insists that I mean "camcorder "!?? ) ...An excellent product in its day .?

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Can you still get c a s c o v e r ? ( for some reason the spell checker insists that I mean "camcorder "!?? ) ...An excellent product in its day .?

It's just nylon fabric with resorcinol resin, so even if it isn't available under the trade name, it would be easy enough to replicate it. This (Cascaphen Waterproof Resin Glue 670g) would probably be suitable.

 

[Wansworth]

Getting grp to go round tight corners aka round edges of a ply deck is very difficult

 

[38mess]

I thought that they did a good job of the roof replacement, especially the drip drains. Could they use roofing rubber to cover it? Or is it going to be too flexible. Fibre glass I guess would be better if they could get it tight around the edges.
Using OSB and roofing rubber would last just as long as the ply.

 

[Restoration man]

I thought that they did a good job of the roof replacement, especially the drip drains. Could they use roofing rubber to cover it? Or is it going to be too flexible. Fibre glass I guess would be better if they could get it tight around the edges.
Using OSB and roofing rubber would last just as long as the ply.

It does look like they have done nice job of the timber replacement to the roof , not to sure about using pop up sink wastes for deck drains ,what if someone accidentally shuts it ????