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Can't wait to do this in the GIS!

Video - Kayak fishing for marlin - The Sydney Morning Herald

Two coats and the skids...taping next...

Right, I'll attach the skids then tape just the chines, stem and the transom edges....I will be using Aquacote:

DRIVE Marine Services
for the hull and inside the hull.

The front deck,...

Righteo, I've decided to put my faith in science and modern day composites....oh yes, I completely forgot about the bottom skids....I notice Chris has put a 3rd one on the front half, I take it this...

Taken back to bare wood in a couple of hours...goes to show that I didn't have a good bond to begin with. There was only one section that was hard to get rid of and this took the longest, about a...

DO NOT buy cheap tarps to cover your boat....splash the cash for the best one you can afford...:doh:

Now the epoxy has degredated (gone yellow and cracked) and water has seeped in causing little...

Thanks for the kind words. Turned the boat over for sanding,fairing,sanding and sanding......then glassing:)

Oh, and the stem is a piece of iron bark; I think. Felt like a peice of iron (weight wise)....

The gunals terminate at the back face of the breasthook and it sets on the top edge of the hull....I'm amazed at how strong this part of the boat "feels"....

pretty nice place to work......

Woolwich Dock

Every once in a while Murlan Noakes Shipyard gets a wooden vessel to repair or to build and they throw all the off cuts and sometimes longer peices away in a pile in a park/reserve for people to burn...

Not as pretty of some, but the major structural work is done. Gotta grind some old fillets back and redo, install the centre seat, centre board and mast and spars. Got the hookup for the paint:)

I am getting ready to build the birdsmouth Lug Mast and was wondering, do you glue up the mast first and then plane it down using the spar gauge as a guide?

An absolute beautiful, well maintained Tally Ho design and its being given away for $29,000.

WILLIAM ATKINS CUTTER boat details - BoatPoint Australia

Incredible.

I suck at sawing holes in wood so I've scored a Dewalt 86mm hole saw- perfect for the GIS lug mast holes. Got it from this bloke below.

DEWALT 86mm (3-3/8") WOOD OR METAL HOLE SAW LOW POSTAGE |...

It's a dream for now for me also.....I'm happy pottering away on a 3/4 completed GIS for now:)

I will emphatically state you would be in a world of S***. Fines at the yazoo. You don't just show up with a registered vessel from another country and expect it to be registered here . But the laws...

Looked into it, average 3 x the cost for a used vessel, thanks to the current and previous governments and AQIS and last but very least the Maritime union and their associates.....all a bunch of...

Is this the bolt your talking about?

:)

1896 65' Traditional Baltic Galeasse

A$120,000

Wonder what the import tax on her would be?
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Slowly but steady......

ATKIN 28 boat details - BoatPoint Australia

:d

Started on the rudder today with the old number 7....

Has anyone used a 1:1:1 mix of pure gum turps, white vinegar and metho to strip stain and built up wax on antique furniture?

Thanks guys for the offer of help, the missus beat you all to it and scored some RWC for what she said was a good price, as a Christmas pressie:D

That was just for the rudder and centre board......

Went to my local timber speacialist to buy WRC and some blackbutt for the rudder and centre board......I couldn't believe the price:((:((:((:(( $260.00 friggin dollars:~:~:~:~

Tell me they...

Are the plans for the Sundowner full size i.e frames?

HEEYA! Forgot I made a complete copy of the plans and had put it in the bookshelf and forgot about it, sorry for the troubles.

I have a four legged German quality paper shredder named Dexter, and true to his nature completely shredded the A3 size plan of the foil shapes for the GIS, would anyone (MS) be gracious enough to...

I will only ever buy rope from this mob, I got 250mtrs of 6mm manila for $89.00. They are a wholesale mob that sells direct to the public(I think?).

Atlas Rope & Cordage

They have 6mm to...

Thanks Par for the advice. I really do appreciate it. Our conversation has saved me around $500 on the hull material. The timber suppliers here in Sydney have the "most unreasonable" prices.

But...

Thats great, so all I have to do with the short pieces is to ensure I stagger the joints. That gives me several choices available for glass. Just out of curiosity, why 18 ounces; is that minimum...

And butt joint them on the frame or backing block?

Its for the Glen L Amigo.
Amigo trailerable cruising sailboat

The frame construction details are:
Amigo Notes

I like the strip plank on wood frame method, gives a sense of security (and 2...

When scarfing 25x50 WRC for strip planking, what would the shortest length one would use, I have sourced 100 linear mtrs of 1.8 to 2.4 and the minimum length of the strip is 7 mtrs. I would have 3...

I agree bonding timber to timber then fillet then glass.

I am about to embark into the mystical world of the rudder and centre board.....
Maybe I have overlooked it, but if building out of ply are both 18mm in thickness?:?

Why.....

It seems my better half is pretty keen on getting this boat built and she has done a bit of research on the sly....She has ordered these books through Amazon....

"Cold-molded and Strip Planked...

It would look nice as a lapstrake. But I think I have decided to go with the original design without any mods to the hull. Got the space marked out in the back a yard and have ordered the study...

I guess why I have thought of going this way is that is what seems to dominate all the do it yourself boat building magazines.
It just seems to be a lot more work taking 1 1x2 at a time, but I...

If 300 linear feet works out to be 91 linear meters then I could get it from the local for around $380.

God! I thought it would be more expensive! I see a teak deck........:2tsup:

I can get Pacific Maple BS 1088 6mm ply for around $42 AUS/ sheet.

I was thinking of using 3 layers of 1/4" marine ply.

Could one attach stringers to a Glen L "Amigo" and then cover with 3 layers of ply?

http://www.glen-l.com/designs/sailboat/amigo.html


Many Thanks

I'm looking for hard wood timber for keel and dead wood for a 37' sailboat. suppliers in Sydney charge like a bloody wounded bull. I'm looking for 300x250. I was quoted at one place $400.00 a metre....

So you can use it basically for everthing as long as it's properly sealed?