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Hello,

I thought I'd share my project with you. I've been working on it for a few years now and am just getting a wiggle on after a year or so off. She's a 45' Van De Stadt Sloop; strip planked...

G'day Mark,

If it was me I'd be getting rid of all the paint, it's not just getting a good bond onto/into the wood but it's also the bonding between the paint and the new epoxy - which I'd reckon...

G'day Al,

I thought I'd add my thoughts on flotation & buoyancy. Buoyancy say via foam is more effective the lower it is, it becomes less effective as a lifting tool the higher it is. So if you...

Hi Mark,

All sounds great, if it was me however I'd probably splice a small ring into the bottom of the forestay rather than a thimble only because my experience with thimbles & rope isn't a happy...

G'day Kingfisher,

Here's my two bob's worth. The mast step is tabernacled meaning that the mast will have a single bolt through the bottom and will swing up into position from that.

The stays...

Ok Mark - I think Plan C would make for good photos as well don't you think!

Alright - not a unanimous "run away" - that's good. Yes I really like the shape and I want to have a crack - of course plan B & C will can still be the goto options but I would love to have a crack....

I've bought an old Couta boat (18') - probably 1930-50's as best as I can tell. The experts have told me to run away but I really like and shape and size and I have been inspired by Kingfisher's...

Cheers PAR - thanks for the welcome and the advice. I have suspected that waxes are not a great alternative. Colour is imperative to me. I love the natural colours of the maples and the yellowing is...

Hi All,

I am in the middle of building a timber planked sloop and I am now starting to think about the fitout. The timbers that I have chosen are a mixture of Birdseye Maple, Hard Maple, &...