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Don’t forget to put some under the screwheads as well as around the base.

I’ve got a CI32, butyl is the answer.

It was so bad that the ALB couldn’t return to her mooring after a shout yesterday afternoon. She has had to take up a harbour buoy instead.

You’ve obviously started as both lifeboats are out in the Roads! <you forgot to add the irony emoji…….>

She was recovered and repaired (by Dazcat I believe) and is based in Falmouth. In the summer moored in Port Pendennis marine and now on...

Use 3mm ply cut into strips and a hot glue gun. You could make a rough sort of triangular shape the use pointed bits of the same ply...

It will if you don’t sheath it properly or screw through into it. Polyester does stick especially if you use accelerator painted onto...

It would if you could get thick enough teak. You would need to lay it properly with a caulking bevel, caulk and then paye it...

Thanks for that just ordered a copy

OB1 is the best because if you strike it down it becomes more powerful than you can imagine.

Never bought one but someone on the forum owns www.smartmarine.co.uk. They have a good rep as far as I can see.

I agree with @oldbloke . I can offer another couple of wooden boatbuilding “tricks”. If you launch the boat and there are a few leaks...

As a significant number of decks are cored with end-grain balsa a few wooden plugs won’t make any difference (as long as they are sealed...

Do you know what caused the crack? If stress related then cutting a length out and scarfing a new piece in would be the best. If caused...

When I said fill I didn’t mean to the top. When we are restoring gigs we might fill to the waterline (as above it doesn’t really matter)...