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When making non slip varnish for floorboards I do the last coat in gloss to make it easy to clean. Would a coat of gloss adhere to the...

Did anyone notice the professional opinion given above?

You could....., but it wouldn't work! The epoxy has to be stuck to the wook to do anything. Re epoxying. There are 2 different things...

A variety of opinions already, and I am going to give another!. My general rule in life is that if there are lots of ways to do...

Look for a racing class with suitably sized sails, for a Pageant I would guess an open keelboat, sqib, yeoman , x boat etc. Racers get...

There is no problem in having the boat upside done. It needs supporting properly to maintain its shape. Mine was twisted and hogged when...

They have made to measure as well as the off the peg boats. I believe that the made to measure need CE assessing.

Generally the wet bits are quite safe, it's the crunchy bits round the edge that are the problem

I like the idea of whelming your boat, I usually find myself underwhelming it.

Proctor we're taken over by Selden and production continued. I think it almost certain that you can get a new one without any difficulty

The big difference with a J class is that that fat, old billionaire who is paying for it, gets to go on it and enjoy it

The marine insurance business is not like car insurance, the companies are actually quite small and approachable. As has been...

I would imagine the biggest problem in Dartmouth itself would be the amount of wake waves while going from floating to aground

Chris gives a well reasoned and researched opinion but I think it is better aimed at his usual bets noires the Olympics, the ISAF and...

I know that plenty of boats stay afloat through the winter along the south west coast, although I can't speak for Falmouth as I haven't...