Recent content by Hushinish

This sounds scary! I guess the problem is that if you use a soloution in your current hot climate that isn't reversable when you go home then there could be a problem of expansion of the Iroko, unless the moisture is prevented from entering the cells of the timber in the future. There is...

Hmm, Some very valid thoughts here! I supose I could rig an extra choke pull type cable to close the throttle completely....Better still, looks like I ought to buy the correct controls. JohnM, do you know the make and model of your yse controls, I don't suppose you have any part numbers do...

I have bought a single lever morse dual control from Ebay, it has 2 cables with it. I want to use it on my yacht to replace the original yse thumb lever and rod linkages from the gear lever to gearbox Can anyone give me some information on this conversion? I've also put a post on the Yanmar...

What material does the forum recommend for lining the cabin in my grp cruiser, I want a wood veneer finish, maybe sapele, should this be marine grade? or will wbp be ok? I have plenty of marine ply, but even stained, it does look a bit bland and dated. <hr width=100% size=1>

I am fitting out a 24ft Cruiser. In the bows area there is a locker which has access via a vertical hatch from the fwd cabin,it's just under the foredeck. I am planning to put a fitting through the foredeck into the locker, so I can store the anchor chain there. The fitting's I have seen...

I am a joiner, and have often enjoyed putting my skill to work on the various yachts I have owned. I live a long way from the sea, but I wondered about making made to measure items, like hatches, gratings, rubbing strake section, interior fittings etc. anything that could be made to...

I found a similar problem on my 24 footer, same joint as yours, when I removed the rubbing strake there was all sorts of mush in there. Some old books I have read recommend putty and scrim to fill the joint, I found that plus, polystyrene, wood filler etc. Your chystals sound like resin to...

I've been lent some old PBO's and it's an interesting reflection that the Mirror offshore originally only cost around £1200. Just as house prices have risen, so have boat prices, maybe not as dramatically, but a '68 Mirror offshore could still be a lot of yacht for £3k today? Unlike houses...

Leeky are in Settle, North Yorkshire. <hr width=100% size=1>

As refurbishment of my Junk rigged Tucker designed Hawsbill 24 proceeds, I am trying to get my head round the rigging, location of lines sheets etc. Included is the sail and mast from the Junk Virgo Voyager, Proctor un stayed mast, wooden boom yard and battens I have Practical Junk Rig book by...

Did anyone see the photo in yesterdays daily mail which showed a 'no dog fouling' sign, and a hand printed notice under it which read 'I'll stop my dog fouling your path when you stop your birds fouling my house, car and boat' ? Quite topical I thought! <hr width=100% size=1>

as an aside, why don't baths suffer from osmosis? I've never seen any sign on mine, not even round the plug hole! <hr width=100% size=1>

Try a cabinet scraper try a cabinet makers scraper, basically a flat piece of metal say, 75 x 100 mm with a burred edge, achieved by pulling the round steel part of a screwdriver over it several times. Use at a right angle to the wood, two handed, with your thumbs behind and fingers in front...

Will my gel coat be affected if I use some nitromos painstripper to remove a small area of gloss paint? I know you can use interstrip safely, but nearest supplier is a long way away! <hr width=100% size=1>

Thank you, Great advice in plain English! Hmm, Iain, so you have a quantity of Maritous Blue paint to dispose of ??? PM me if you are interested in parting with some! <hr width=100% size=1>