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Is that over the top of new varnish?
I'm really after something that will add to the life of varnish I've just applied to new wood.
I don't want to strip it off and start with bare wood.

I checked my tin of Cabot's decking oil and it says for bare timber only "not to be used on painted surfaces"
Are you sure it won't ruin my varnish?!

What's the best oil?

Our Cypress pine balcony hand rail is finished with Feast and Watson Weatherproof PU varnish, but still cracks and peels after a year or two.
It is not in direct sunlight for more than half an hour...

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When I rout, belt-sand and sometimes even cross-cut end-grain, I always seems to get some scorching and carbonation, which is a pain to manually sand off later
This seems to be particularly with...

I've got to say this about you guys, you sure run with an idea once started!
Soon you'll be able to spot the welders by the weather balloons floating above their houses and the argon in their ute...

I was chatting to a guy who teaches welding at TAFE about cast iron the other day
He said the main aims were to have the metal "sizzling hot" but not red hot before welding, and then to cool down...

A real classic, starting at $1000, in Melbourne
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Seller writes:

125 SAILING DINGHY
Beautiful timber dinghy that has been a forgotten project now for many years.This is the 125 class...

Seller writes:
No Reserve.
Classic gentlemans yacht, built to sail. She has the pedigree and the looks, all she needs is a new owner.
34 foot Norman Wright sloop. Oregon hull on spotted gum ribs,...

Starting at $100 no reserve (worth it just for the 6 litres of boat cote epoxy!)
Beautifully strip planked with Paulownia, That must have taken some work.
She looks really nice, I reckon
eBay...

Starting at $1 No reserve
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Seller writes:
My "Sea Bird" Yawl is being very regretably sold. It doesnt look like much but her and I are...

With work this one could be really special
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Good tips, thanks

TIMBER SAILING BOAT
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Seller writes:
PROFESSIONALLY BUILT 22FOOT TIMBER CLINKER SAILER / MOTOR BOAT WITH LOVELY...

The on-water before stripping photos show it's potential
Years of work ahead though
At least he doesn't say "the hard work's done"
Seller writes:
YACHT PROJECT 24 FT LONG 2.5METERS WIDE .5 METER...

From the rather fuzzy label picture it looks like the cylinder volume is 950 cc and gas volume at atmospheric pressure 60 L
Any idea how long that would last in a MIG welder?

I still like the...

I've been runniing the welder on 240V single phase. It was originally 415V three phase, but the guy I bought it off changed it over to run on his home 15 amp supply.
I've now got three phase at home...

Seller writes:

14 foot dinghy
on
good trailer


Boat is ply. Old school strong. Built very well. Can be restored back to a sailing boat or used as stable fast fishiing boat.
It actually...

Thanks for all the help, I'll try all the above

Just tried leaning the rod forwards so the arc faces back into the pool with the rod deep into the groove
I initially had the same problem with metal deposited only on one surface
I then tried...

I've tried using lots of brands. My worst results were with CIG rods, my best with SWEC (Chinese!) rods SH421-01 2.5 X 300mm
I'm using an old massively heavy copper-coil AC Transarc Tradesman, and...

I have persistent difficulty welding a T joint with a stick welder
I think I'm going fine, until I chip off the slag and then find the bead has followed only one edge and hasn't joined to or...

Is CO2 OK for MIG? I thought argon was recommended. I only weld steel at this stage. (I guess this question is a whole topic by itself on the forum, and has probably already been answered a hundred...

Buy a caravan and live on site during vintage.
Working that hard you'll fall asleep at the wheel. The roos won't need to be on the road for you to hit them then.
Just be glad you weren't riding a...

I do mostly stick welding to repair agricultural equipment on our farm, but have a MIG welder also using flux cored wire
I'm wanting to occasionally use plain wire with argon gas sheild, but won't...

I did say you had to attach the mast head rope to something solid, to stop the boat righting herself while you work on her. Problem solved!
Now, where to tie the rope onto? .. if she'd been a guy...

If all you want to do is roll it onto it's side, the way I did that when I painted my TS16 hull was to:
-attach a rope twice the height of the mast to the top of the mast
-raise the mast
-attach a...

I turned my TS16 over by putting a sling directly under the centre of gravity (about 15cm in front of the cabin bulkhead on mine - yours could be different)
I wound one end of the sling onto a...

Wheel steering in a 14ft boat? Are they serious?
Seller says:
Lovely old sailing yacht, The pictures we took a few years ago but we need to clear some space and let her go to a new home, Shes 14ft...

This is worth looking at just to read what the seller (or his wife) has to say about it!
Full marks for honesty! (shame about the boat though)
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Seller says:
Here we have an old vintage yacht that is in original condition for restoration
Our understanding is that this yacht has been stored in a shed for the last 30 years.
Yacht -
Length...

Oops, sorry. Forgot the most important bit!

15' Wooden Sailboat | eBay

Currently $25 no reserve Looks like a Fireball?

Seller writes:
For sale, my Dad's unfinished project. 15 foot single hull wooden sailing boat. Is water tight and is ready to paint!
Included is...

Beautiful strip-planked 23ft hull (deceased estate) Looks like cedar to me
Wooden Boat Hull | eBay

Seller writes
Selling this wooden boat hull on behalf of a good friend who has passed away. He...

Looks like this one need a LOT of work
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Seller writes:
For reluctant sale - classic Herreshoff H28 timber sailboat PROJECT!!!
This was...

Seller describes:
"A traditional Gunther Rigged Strip Planked Sailing Dinghy.
Approx 10 Ft, it has recently been resprayed and had new fittings added.
The interior of the boat has been laminated...

Sad about her name: "Driftwood"

All too apt, given her circumstances

I particularly liked the wheel locks on the trailer.
Like someone might steal her?!
Oh well, she's been bidded up to $102 so "one's man's trash, .... etc"

Hey, I just post them. If you get...

Seller says:
"No time to resto this great little boat, no shed to do it in either...
Sad to see it go but needs to go to someone who has the space and know how to fix her.
Has sat on the street...

Currently $10, no reserve
"Great project, does need a lot of work but could be worth it for the right person with lots of interest in a genuine Jim Swanston built boat.


Features:
Timber hull...

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Built by Hal Venables 1963 in Sydney, Point Piper, Clinker mahogany construction on Meranti frames
Good sail wardrobe of 1 main and...

"This Replica 16ft Yacht (Circa 1900) is a project that unfortunately the owner no longer has time to complete.
Details: Cedar core epoxied, Dynel covering using West system, 2 berth cabin, Steel...

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Incomplete needs deck, cabin and internal fitout


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You did mean to say beech didn't you? I wouldn't want to think you got the spelling wrong.

If she had "do me doggie style" pumps how could you not notice her?
Even if you're blind, your seeing-eye dog should have wagged it's tail to let you know!