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I remember Galante when she was at Dauntless boatyard in the early 90's, owned by a friend Terry Griffiths, he did a lot of good work on...

Just washed ours. Messenger lines sent up with 6mm polyprop rope. Soaked in flash & a bit of bleach in the shower tray overnight...

That is structural so needs fixing properly especially on a fast rowing boat like that, othrewise gunwales will flex when rowing & it...

316 is more expensive than ordinary commercial grade 304, Unfortunately some companies use the cheap stuff & pass it off as 316. Colour...

Excellent article, Having worked in the boat trade all my life it makes perfect sense. Eric spongbergs article on end of life boats in...

If you are building a new plywood catamaran you are not going to save the planet by worrying about what to sheath it with. Sheathing is...

There is also "Pitsea Marina" at Wat tyler country park but it can get rather wild west there. Some were launching at Leigh marina, dont...

I was working in a school as a D&T technician & my D&T teacher asked me to get her some composite samples & do a talk on it, The...

I tried flax fibre cloth a few years ago as had some samples. Seemed to work well. To be honest cant see as if there will be much...

Alfred Burgoine had a yard at Kingston which is close. He built some lovely boats. Kitty alone was in a barn & turned up in our local...

About ten years ago there was a half rater named Mist on a mooring at Minehead on the Bristol Channel, I nearly bought her back in the...

A clinker-built hull is an assembly of moving parts. They might not move much but enough to crack epoxy. And then the water gets in and...

Other thing to consider if using epoxy. If the hull or timber is contaminated with oil or antifreeze you will have hells own job getting...

Thanks! Epoxy is often seen as the cure for everything & a technological short cut, in practice it can be excellent or it can be a...

Hello and many thanks all for advice given ...and being a 'newbie' in the boating world is why I have posted the question. Keith...