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If the problem is the ring gear then a new starter motor is not going to solve it. However, since the starter pinion is so much smaller it is usually that which takes most of the punishment. They are very easy to take apart and refurbish. - look up Rachel Gingell starter motor refurb on YouTube...

I know this is an oldish thread, but here goes anyway. The insignia is that of the Brading Haven Yacht Club, Embankment Rd, St Helens, IW. Tel 01983 872289. Maybe see if you can talk to Steve Lymn who is the Swan class captain, as he may be able to tell you if it actually is a Swan. The local...

I would also go with epoxy, along with a suitable filler such as microfibres. A digital scale helps avoid waste as it ensures every mix is going to cure properly. Having carried out tensile testing of epoxy samples on a Hounsfield tensometer in a past life, I can tell you that epoxy is flexible...

I bought a tin of Dulux Trade Exterior Weathershield Ultimate Woodstain last year to do the exterior trim on my Nelson and it has been brilliant (much to my surprise). It still looks good after more than a year (varnish never lasts more than a season). It is slightly pigmented and glossy, and is...

If you want bronze try Anglia Stainless (yes, I know it says stainless but they sell silicone bronze fixings as well). Not sure if they do on-line sales I've always phoned them to order.

What's wrong with using sail battens? Agree with NormanS -ply has at least half the grain running the wrong way. If you really want to use wood then to be honest the best choice would be ordinary euro redwood (ie what you get when you buy planed timber from a builders merchant), but you'd have...

I would go with Sikaflex. Epoxy might be ok, but the recommendations from SP Systems for bonding metal entail applying the epoxy while simultaneously abrading the metal to ensure a good bond to an unoxidised surface. Even if it works ok there will still be a potential problem with differing...

Looks a bit like the material used for cheap tarpaulins - you know, the bright blue ones that look shiny and new when your boat is covered up in September and are reduced to a torn un-ravelled mess by late December. Look on eBay - eg a 3x3m cover costs around a fiver.

You can't beat feet on the ground and local knowledge when it comes to moorings. I think you have to first decide where you want to base your boat, and whether you need a drying or a deep water mooring, and what access you need (dinghy or pontoon). Then it's a question of researching local...

Many silicone bronze fastenings are imported from the US and so are imperial sizes. I would also check stainless rigging fittings, as some of them may be imperial, especially on an older boat. In any case, a really good quality adjustable spanner and a couple of universal sockets might be worth...

I would use an iron-on veneer. It looks as though you might be able to tuck the edge under the moulding. I bought some super teak veneer from http://www.woodveneeruk.co.uk/products.php?cat=Iron%20on%20Veneer not long ago, and they do a wide range. Very easy to apply. Finish with something like...

The same scam is used with woodworking machinery, cnc routers etc - they appear on eBay from time to time, usually with a photo borrowed from another seller. I can't think anyone would send payment before collecting the item on something like this, but I suppose they only need one daft buyer...

Barton mainsheet track – a 1090mm long length of Barton size 1 mainsheet track (Barton cat no 20 000), section size 20 x 12mm and pre-drilled for 5mm fixings, Spectro grey anodised finish, along with the travelling mainsheet car (with the Delrin traveller balls) (20 101), also a couple of stops...

Or maybe this one, in Leeds...

I too don't know what experience some posters have of bandsaws. I've been using them for years, and this is exactly the job a small bandsaw is designed to do. It's true that the very smallest 3 wheel jobs such as the old B and D with a 1/4" blade is no use, but anything capable of running a 1/2"...