Greenheart
Well-known member
Sorry, not a very fresh theme.
I now have two round-tail Avons, a Redstart and a Redcrest. Both very antique, both reassuringly heavy and robust.
Both also seem able to bear my weight if I step on the rubber floor, but they dip in that spot as if I'd dropped a pétanque ball on a soufflé.
Is 6mm 1088 marine ply the stuff to make floorboards from, or is 9mm better?
Is a piano-lid hinge the thing to use to make the boards foldable? I've never cut a piano-lid hinge to size...can it be done without ruining it?
And is there a preferred hard-wearing brand of epoxy or deck-paint to cover the boards with?
Thanks for reading. Pictures here when the job's done.
I now have two round-tail Avons, a Redstart and a Redcrest. Both very antique, both reassuringly heavy and robust.
Both also seem able to bear my weight if I step on the rubber floor, but they dip in that spot as if I'd dropped a pétanque ball on a soufflé.
Is 6mm 1088 marine ply the stuff to make floorboards from, or is 9mm better?
Is a piano-lid hinge the thing to use to make the boards foldable? I've never cut a piano-lid hinge to size...can it be done without ruining it?
And is there a preferred hard-wearing brand of epoxy or deck-paint to cover the boards with?
Thanks for reading. Pictures here when the job's done.