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I am going to build a boat trailer for a light weight trailerable yacht 300kgs
I am thinking a 100 x 50 PFC for the side rails on the chassis.
I am thinking for the ease of...

Yeah it sound slike we may have to keep our large drill press as we do drill 20-30mm holes a bit. There is room to have both.
The machine will maybe only do 1-2 hours a day so the 50hz thing...

First post on the metalwork side of things, here goes
I work on an oil rig off WA and we are looking to buy a mill for the onboard workshop. We currently only have a large drill press and we would...

gone, being picked up soon
Sorry I don't have the time to post it around the place
Scotty

No not really, they are a bit heavy though!

They have planked boats out of jarrah. I wouldn'y want to work with Karri on boat building though - I haven't found it very easy to work, it's very...

Hi All
I have recently had to clean out my grandfathers house due to him moving into the local nursing home and the house is on the market.
He was a carpenter by trade and had a lifetime of timber...

Hi Rob
Just finished looking through you enjoying your boat. Boats need to be used not just built!
Thought I would give you an update on the use of mine. Last weekend I entered my boat in the...

Thats my old man, means a bit to a boy.

The day went off without a drama, I kept waiting for something to go wrong but it didn't!
I have another list of things to that need adjusting etc. but nothing major. She sailed really well, very...

G'day Fugley
I Woodman point down past coogee, see this map referrence
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About 1300 I...

This Sunday is the day, the last couple of weeks have been flat out to say the least!
Sail makers at Extreme Sails in freo did a great rush job on the alterations so they are done. I pick up the...

In reply to Rob, I rolled the top sides, 2 pack poly. I sort of thought that it was going to be mostly covered with grip and my spray painting is average at best.
The spray for the hull (also 2...

Here is some more pics of the boat, getting close now!
Starting to get some fittings on the deck which is nice and very motivating to keep pushing it along and get it done quick.
A question or the...

first chance i've had to have a proper look at yours Rob. Very nice, I like the rounded cockpit seat edges. I would have done that to mine if I had it over.
in response to your winch question, I am...

Hi Guys
Sorry for not replying to your threads and my absence from the forum, I have been been very busy with changing job and studying as well. No excuses just lazy!
Here are some pics of the...

Firtst of all, sorry to Kiwi for hijacking his thread.
To mik and the other guys, fair points all round, taken on board. Once again no offence intended Mik and it doen't look like you haven't taken...

In the nicest possible way Mik, as good as your FAQ is, it sought of defeats the idea and spirit of a forum in my opinion if you just direct every question to it rather than letting the forum...

Looks good
One question, why are the strips so narrow, I would have thought they could have been 100mm at least particularly the flat sections?
Scotty

I reckon Tas Oak is a great option for what you want, some of the lighter colour stuff is pretty light as well. Meranti and Durian, I wouldn't trust as far as rot goes.
Tas Oak all the way
Scotty

Have sent you a PM Cat so I can send you the bulk of the pics with out the restrictions of the forum. As far as updated ones, there ain't much to see at the moment, alot of fiberglass tape going on...

Mainlander?, people who didnt grom up in Tassie wouldn't know what you are on about.
I grew up in Tassie and have extensive knowledge of the so called "sustainable" forestry practices currently in...

teak, Paulownia, Douglas Fir.

They are phasing out of old growth. They don't clear fell old growth but selectively log. In short -

Gunns still clear fell old growth forrests, of that there is now doubt, its called...

table looks nice but you surley could have used some recycled hardwood? Tassie BW should be stained EVER. If she wanted second hand thats what I would have done it with.
Just seems a bit of a...

Well done mate, she looks the goods and it seems like you have made her work well as a two piece boat.
Next project?

make sure your clamps are strait otherwise the will pull the pieces one way or the other. Make sure you work your clamps tight gradually ie. dont tighten one up all the way amd then the next etc. ...

Maybe make up some SS plates just about 2-3mm think and just a little smaller all the way round but the same shap as the gusset. Polish them up and round the top corner all way round, then scew them...

I have seen people stick nice bull nose edge tiles on there old swimming pools with a product from a tube. The pool I have in mind is the old style fiberglass type with a flat section around the...

My experiance with CCA marine ply was that it was treated all the way through prior to it being laminated together.
As far as building boats with it I really dont know, I havent heard of it being...

She looks a treat matw, well done.
alot of poeple start projects like yours and they never see the water, good job.
Scotty

Just some update pics again, laid deck has been installed along with all other deck pieces.
Getting to the exciting stage!
Notice spinaker pole in place for my own inspiration/motivation!
Ideas,...

WEST System epoxies or any simalr brand mixed with the hight strength glue powder, cant be beaten. There is a reason they build wooden boats with the stuff, because it doesnt let go and it fills any...

Haven't really had a good lot this project mate but, I may have taken on a bigger project but yours has some very interesting challenges.
I think your method for connecting the two halves is good,...

In answer to the above question, I had to fit all the bulkheads and didnt get any precut stuff. I used a pattern and a toggle stick to transfer it to full sheet to be cut. This seemed to work ok,...

Time for another update.
Got some Teak of a mate who was going to make picture frames out of it! I quickly talked him out of it and convinced him to give it to me!
The deck will go on the cockpit...

What sort of glue was originally used?
If you can get all the boards apart and reglue them using WEST or simalr epoxy, never lets go!
Jarrah is a bugger for doing that though, seems to move alot....

On second a second look it doesn't sound like the right one this is a square fitting on the sander about 1" x 2" as described above so doesn't sound like the right machine.
Scotty

were did you manage to get the fitting from?

Probably not the right place to put this but....
I am looking for an attachment to hook up my belt sander to my Festool CT Mini extractor theres a link to the belt sander below.
Any help would be...

I am not familar with with the style of boat though others may be, pictures for us boat types will usually start the advice flowing.
Scotty

1" per month on a 100mm/4" slab = dry enough, doesn't it?
Old Codger lays alot of those floors on concrete, he should know.
Scotty

It depends alot on how long it has been on the bottom, so how long?
There are people who do it for a living, divers etc. They make good money because they charge alot.
If its a small boat it...

I am a first time builder with some experience and I started with little more that a hand plane, power saw, jigsaw and basic drop saw.
I agree with all that have gone before me, if you have a...

You can stick your boards down to the concrete with a product from sika.
Dyna bolt a sacraficial piece in the centre of your room and get a 6mm trowel and coat the area with product and then lay...

Only paint on the outside, inside will still be clear finish. I dont want to spend the rest of my weekends after I finish repairing a clear finished exterior.
Scotty

between standing around looking at it and trying to find the bloody pencil in my shed, i'm flat out just getting anything done to it.

new pics for every ones comment, cabin is finished and all is ready to to seal the interior and then deck her.
slowly, slowly
Scotty

I have used Marri a bit and have read some stuff on it that says the gum veins in the logs make the wastage really high. Even the best quality Marri that I have used has veins in it and this would...

I have just carried out aboout 50m2 of concrete removal on my place.
Mine was all about 100-150mm thich and had no reo in it, so my foolproof method will only work for concrete with no reo.
Hire a...

GBOBC is the Bible, it helped me no end.
Scotty