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An update photo. I have decided to glass over the ply then varnish. If anyone has a good way to fasten the floor boards down so they are easily removed please chime in. Otherwise I will probably use...

I just discovered if I clicked on the message from photobucket where the photo was it would take me back to the photo at photobucket. Then if I clicked on the post number in the date line eg #1 the...

No, I managed to download the original photos from photo bucket back to my computer but I am having trouble with image shack even though I paid for the years subsciption. I will get them back up with...

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It's been a long time but I have finally got back to the boat. I am making some new floorboards out of a ply called brownwood. Not a true marine ply, a grade down they tell me. I want to varnish the...

I think that can be said for the paint as well. I think I am wasting time taking it back to the timber. Once I get down to the pale green or lavender the paint is well adhered. So that's as far as I...

Thanks for the advice PAR. I may end up painting some of it anyway. The ply around the windows and some other areas. I think it will set off the hard wood better. The dash had layers of bad globby...

Thanks Pontus. I give it a try tomorrow. Paint stripper is not nice and as soon as you glove up and start using it you get an nose or inner ear and no matter how clean your gloves look there is...

I have spent a good part of today stripping the paint in the inside of the boat today. Did most of it with paint stripper then finished it by sanding it with the multi tool. The multi tool itself is...

Very nice :2tsup:. I was looking at Glenn L plans for some time. Still could be tempted some day. How many layers of varnish needs to be applied in total and what are you using ?.


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I have it gutted now and the boat is as sound and solid as I thought. I think the frame timber is Kauri.

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Hi guys. I have been lurking a while and decided to join up as I am probably going to need some good advice.

I had a aluminium dingy with a 25hp Merc but wanted something a bit bigger. A boat I...