Restoration project

[Mollyhawks]

Well, the weather is now against us. It has turned cold and wet, so we are busy covering the boat in our drive, much to the amazement of our neighbours and everyone else passing. A young boy was heard to say "Dad, are they building an ark? My friend, who was assisting at the time, retorted "Haven't you seen the weather reports?

Will post pictures of our "Boatshed" in the next week or so

John

 

[Victorious]

Vic Spent almost 7 years in the garden.
You get so used to it you will miss it when its back in the water
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[Mollyhawks]

The cover is now complete,although it is more fuel to my paranoia of things going wrong,whenever the wind rises to more than a gentle breath I await the reported sighting of a monster tarp in the skies of Norfolk. Not withstanding, some advice please; I have exposed & removed several areas of rot in the decking & planking ( nothing unexpected ), before I replace them I would like to treat the surrounding areas with a preserver, would standard " Cuprinol " type stuff be sufficient or should I use the more specilist product like " Pro Bor" ? Also, the original spec called for the tiller to be made from American Elm, does anyone know of particular properties of this timber giving it distinct advantages over a nice straight grained piece of the indiginous variety which is far easier to get hold of. I'll try & post some more photos over the weekend

 

[Roach1948]

If you can keep the ends of the wood dry and covered then that should be OK. Personally I am against using cuprinol type preservatives as it might affect your coatings in the future.

As for the tiller. Rock Elm is very expensive (I know- Roach's new engine beds are made of the stuff) - Ash is the best alternative in terms of shock loading. Oak is also very good, and varnishes up a treat.