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Thanks, that makes sense! I would like to go for the helical (?) arrangement but I don't really want to fork out for all that at this point! So, I think I'll probably buy a Jet or similar and perhaps...

Right. I have to admit that I've always had to `repair' (adjust) machines I've previously bought from Carbatec. Very annoying!

Thanks Wongo, I will. I guess the real question is this - the Carbatec with the spiral cutter costs about the same as the Jet or Woodman with straight blades. Is the Jet or Woodman a much better...

Well, I have around $2000 to spend but i don't know which one to buy. Jet seem expensive, Carbatec are unpleasant to deal with. The Carbatec 15" with spiral cutter sounds good on paper but I...

I have a lot of framing and planking to do on a Twister I'm restoring. I'd like to replace planking with flooded gum or rosewood and use the same to laminate new frames. Getting either of these...

Still thinking about that cray boat Rob? Why not trailer HS over to Tassie for the next WB festival and do some sailing etc. in that area before parting with HS? At the same time, have a good look...

This boat's going to be used primarily for rowing. I'll just wheel it down to the water and go for a row. Perhaps I'll do a little bit of river touring in it but not much. I want it to be light and...

Thanks everyone! Andrew, it's a toss up. I'm keen to build a traditional dinghy but not until next year at the earliest, as I'll still be in Vietnam for a few more months at least. I caught a thread...

So true! Rick

It's just a thought as I'm probably too busy with boat restoration projects BUT ... I'd like to build something like an Acorn Skiff to row about in when I'm sick of sanding, scraping, gluing etc. I'm...

He's already put epoxy all over the plywood and it's now obviously too late for a chemical bond.

You're going to need to rough that deck right up again or you won't get a good bond between the...

Thanks PAR. The death toll is already over 180 and rising. These fires are in Victoria, the state in the southeast of the mainland. Many of the regular contributors to this forum are from Victoria...

Luke
Why don't you build a really good little dinghy that can serve as a tender for your bigger boat when you build that but that you can row and sail now to learn the basics? A really good dinghy...

We have a 10 hp Nanni diesel in our Folkboat. I have the little operating manual for it but I really need a full service manual. It seems they're not that easy to find. Does anyone know who might...

The f'glass might be okay but the resin (probably polyester) is probably shattered. Depending on the size of the dent, you should be able to cut away the dented bit, arrange some sort of backing with...

Well, I used Jotun Imperite with Jotun non-skid additive on our Folkboat deck. It's great - it looks nice and you get to practice ice skating every time either your feet or the deck are wet. It's...

Thanks again PAR! I'll take the paint off a shady part of the boat soon and just check if if the whole boat is already splined, and also see if we can work out what the planks are made from. I'd only...

I think those open seams would close again too (they're pretty fine cracks really to have after 5 months out of the water) but the hull's already splined so if I removed the splining the gaps would...

Thanks Darce. Yep, wedged splines with the wedged cavity narrower at the inside end than the spline for a tight fit. I hadn't thought of actually having the saw blade made. I actually feel pretty...

I'll be there til Sunday off and on. No boat, unfortunately. Maybe next festival or the one after that. Rick

The Twister I'm soon to commence restoration of has a splined hull. I'll be redoing the splining and splining where new planking will be fitted. I'm going to need a a splining blade to fit a small...

Thanks again PAR. You've gone to a lot of trouble to spell out a sequence of practical steps - that's going to be really useful. It'll be at least several months before I can actually commence work...

Thanks PAR, always good to hear the voice of experience. I'll take some more pictures of the boat over the next day or two and post them. I'll take shots of the seams that have opened and other...

Hey Darce, i just had a look at your Genie page - I told you already you're a showoff! The page is great!! And Genie's beautiful! We have the same mushroom vents on the Twister (Windrose). I'm going...

The engine bed isn't really short - the photo angle is a bit deceptive. However, I will probably replace it later anyway so if it's necessary to change it at all, I'll do that. I'll certainly look at...

As promised, here are some pictures of the tighter spot in Windrose where the timbers are obviously overstressed. As this area, along with many other parts of the boat, is likely to need fairly...

I've really only just ripped out all the loose clutter from the boat. Tomorrow I'll be doing acloser inspection and will take some photos. I'll post them. Some have been reinforced with metal straps...

Whoops! I mistook your name for your location - sorry! Wagga to Newcastle TAFE might not be practical!! Go for the Nutshell - maybe just a bit trickier to build but you won't get a better dinghy. Rick

I'll be replacing several frames in the new Twister restoration project soon. I'm not sure yet whether I'll steam bend or laminate up the new frames, but either way, I need to decide on the tyoe of...

Call Newcastle TAFE at Islington, boatbuilding section. They were intending some time ago to support people building their own boat. Patonga to Islington isn't a bad run. You'll need to wait until...

I'm going to replace my bandsaw. I use it mainly for boatbuilding-related work but also resawing, cutting rounds for woodturning and general furniture work etc. It's the tool that frustrates me most...

Pauly
Bellambi Pt came up as an example of a spot where it's possible to have fun on a heavy plank - whatever it's made of. When eveything else is blown out and it's nearly dark, places like this...

Thanks for the tip re the leggie Pat! but, er, how did we get on to talking about that? I can't see the connection (if you'll excuse the pun :rolleyes:

I used to go out at Bellambi after work...

Dear Z
My first board was a McCoy twin fin, about 5' 8". I did, however, have a Scott Dillon thing that weighed half a ton that I used to take out at Bellambi Pt because it was about the only thing...

Thanks again Darren. I'm after a kayak to paddle around in Port Stephens. It gets fairly rough at times and I hate craft that don't perform well, so I'd like it to be fairly fast. I weigh about 75kg...

Thanks Darren. So, if you did it again, you'd use lighter ply and that would allow slightly fairer curves I guess, would it? Rick

Congratulations Darren! It looks great and thanks for showing us the steps! :):):):) Is David Payne the yacht designer David Payne, by the way? Also, why did you use chines rather than S & G - ease...

Well, if I was a London based surfer :no:, I might be happy with a heavy board too! Only kidding! I reckon you're all nuts but I really do applaud the ingenuity that's going into these wooden...

Thanks for the great photo of the Folkboat building Lynaes. I'd love to visit one of these yards where they're still building these boats in the traditional way. There are big fleets of Folkboats in...

Thanks Darce, that sounds great!! Rick

Galvanic etching:no: Oh, alright ... how'd you do it? :D Rick

Bet you thank him regularly too, in just the same way I thank the previous owner who ran hundreds of screws through our Folkboat deck to fasten `teak' (Qld beech) decking to our plywood deck. Rick

Thanks PAR! Rick

Pipsqueak (certainly not the original name but original details are lost) was built in Sydney in 1962 from coachwood ply. I'm not sure when the aluminium, deck-stepped rig was added but the original...

Nonsense Darce! He leaves his centreboard hanging around in the hall in the house - obviously he's fine!

Well, since the topic is Scandinavian boats ... this was built by a Scandinavian but built in Sydney. We finished restoring her a couple of years ago. So, here's a Scandinavian boat with melaleucas...

Not advice, just a thought ... I get a bit sick of going into boats with dark, varnished timber ceiling. It can make quite a nice boat seem really dark and dingy inside. If I ever put ceiling in a...

PAR
Your suggestion re using a new compound instead of traditional caulking material for the centreboard case - would you use this polywhatsit for caulking planking (carvel) too? Rick

Fair enough, built properly a hollow board could be as light as a foam board but it has to be difficult to make it strong enough to take all the flexing and impacts that a surfboard is subjected to...

I think your son really has to consider how the board is going to be used after the HSC role. Timber surfboards were fine in the days before legropes and crowded surf but they're a definite hazard in...