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Well obviously my progress on this restoration hasn't been often enough for this forum, as it wouldn't let me add to my original thread. :( So this is the continuation of my origial thread where I...

Yeh, sorry Richard...another assignment due this week. No boats for me! :C

Look's like you boys had lots of fun. And the weather held out beautifully. I'm sorry I couldn't make it. I would have liked to have seen the Laker, as I think that might suit our boys.

This is more like what I'm after, but I reckon this one might be a bit flimsy.

http://www.ghboats.com/images/options/dolly/dolly1.jpg

I like the one that David Gomm has made for his PDR. That...

I contacted the local Heron association, and it seems that most people just get a mate to weld it up.

Looks like I just add it to the list of projects I have lined up. :doh:

Can anyone in Adelaide recommend a supplier for a beach dolly?

I'm looking at the trailering options for the Vagabond dinghy (think Heron) that I'm restoring, and believe that a beach dolly is...

:B Oops...sorry...hadn't actually realised that...I was just showing you what the scouts use for training boats.

The more I look at it (and I've been looking a bit lately) I reckon the Laker is a...

I was also thinking Mill Creek 13...been looking at CLCs stuff lately (after spending a weekend at a Scout kayaking camp!) and considering what might be appropriate for our family.

One of the...

Some of us may have come to that realisation that, although it may have been faster/cheaper to scrap the boat and start again (and maybe get a better finished result) we actually enjoy the process of...

Just a followup on my original post.

I was talking about this with the engineer who is making me my new fittings and he explained why it is that stainless steel is susceptible to this. He didn't...

I need to put some moisture back into the timber fittings on my Tupperware boat.

Can anyone give me any feedback on the suitability of

Wattyl "Deck and Exterior Timber Oil"

on boats? ...

OK, so progress has been slow but steady. I've finished varnishing the cockpit and epoxying the deck. I've now flipped the hull back over to get back to finishing the outer hull. The plan is to...

The nylon has nothing to do with the chemistry of galling, but in this case, the thread was under no load, and hence not at risk of galling, until it reached the nylon locking ring. Until this...

Unfortuneately the pins are paramount to the whole arrangement...they are the pins that mount at the end of the outriggers that the oarlocks slide onto. Custom made for this sliding seat. The first...

I thought I'd post about my latest tale of woe that happened yesterday. I learned about Galling.

I was tightening a 12mm stainless steel nylon lock nut onto a stainless steel machined pin. After...

Thanks for the info on the sanding guys. I'll have to make a detour into Bunnings to pick up some of those foam sanding blocks for finishing off the inside of the boat. And PAR, you've inspired me...

Aside from the fasteners holding the boat together (mixture of bronze (I hope :;) screws and nails), which I'm not planning on removing, I was more concerned with what I attach the stainless,...

OK, I finally stuck the new jaws on the gaff. They're well and truely stuck on, so please don't tell me I've got problems with them...apart from the fact that I've yet to drill the holes in it yet....

It's interesting that you make that observation AJ. The concept of the 125 was created by Mr. Simon Grieg, trading as Blockey The Boat Builder of South Yarra, Victoria. This is the first reference...

Those finishes are absolutely gorgeous. I really do have a lot of respect for you people who have the patience (and time) to achieve those finishes. But Daddles is right...I'm not finishing a...

I figured that the reason that you had to sand between coats is so that the next coat had a rough surface to lock to. My reason for wanting to do wet-on-wet was to avoid the sanding stage during the...

Thanks for the feedback Mik.

At boat No. 11, there can't have been too many of them built.

I had a look at some of the other photos on the original EBay post, and in one you can see the...

Thanks for your guess Mike.

This boat seems to have two possible mainsails, and also a jib, so I'm guessing the jib counts it out as a moth.

It looks similar to a Flying Ant in some ways, yet...

I'll keep those words of wisdom in mind as I finish what was supposed to be a quick finish family knockabout boat. :doh:
Well at least the outer hull will be painted now.

Thanks for the advice Mike. I was hoping I might be able to express the re-coating of this boat I'm finishing, but it sounds like I just have to do it the long way.

Is it possible to do wet-on-wet when varnishing?

Or do you need to let the varnish set enough to sand between coats?

Maybe I should ask "Is it advisable"...I guess anything is possible, but...

Here's the site I was referring to.

http://www.mo-na-ko.net/lode-planky.htm

Hi Billy,

Your best bet would probably be to search the R/C web sites.

Try Boats - RC Groups. Search for plans. I know I came across a site through this or RC Universe that had lots of scans...

Hi Sassy,

I don't know where your boat was designed, but if it was sailed in the UK, then you could try the folks over at CVRDA. They were very helpful when I was seeking information on the Jack...

I'd join your coop, but you can't have more than one rooster in the hen house. :roflmao:

I'd be interested in joining your co-op though. But I do live at the other end of the universe. :doh:

I came across a boat on FleaBay that I haven't seen before. OK, not that unusual an occurance, but this design interests me, as it seems similar to a couple of design threads on Sailing Anarchy and...

Nice looking boat Draculam.

There's another one up on EBay at the moment.

It's a shame it's so far away. I'd really love to do up one of these babies for myself. I really can't justify it yet...

To use a quote from NCIS the other night (he's building a wooden boat in his basement), to get the boat out "you just break the bottle." :;

The original had three wood screws from each side. I was planning on adding an extra one to account for the extra ftech that I've allowed for. Basically, I increased the fetch by the amount of one...

Thanks Richard, that makes sense.

Hi PAR,
As per usual, that's good advice, and although it may be a bit more work, it will probably be quicker in the long run.

With regarding to cleaning the surface, I was avoiding water, as I...

I've come to the conclusion that it was my use of "Prep Solve" on the epoxy prior to varnish that left it tacky. The varnish has dried a little more since last update, so I've resolved to give it a...

Two coats of epoxy, one coat of varnish.

I didn't thin it.

The Pox should have been fully hard...it was a few days at least before a varnished.

What does crazed varnish look like? I don't...

Nah...it hasn't really been an "Oh S#%t" sort of moment. It's been a slow realisation that something is just not quite right.

It's more a case of "Do I strip the offending material off and start...

OK...I've made the new jaws for the gaff. I've used meranti, and thinned it down to about 15mm. I've also increased the "fetch" (that was a new term for me :) ) as suggested. I've also set the grain...

I just re-read my last post...not quite what I meant to say...:doh:


I can't see why you shouldn't be able to paddle there, but SA Water can. :~

I haven't tried the Salisbury wetlands, and...

Yeh, that was our last sizeable fire.


I was talking about just this thing with some mates recently. You can fish up at South Para Reservoir so I don't see why you can't paddle there.

The...

One Tree Hill CFS :U

Hey AJ, are you CFS or SES?

OK...I think I get it...looking at the boom, the bolts could have been holding two additional fittings like the one for the vang in the photo, but were used for the main sheet blocks. Instead, the...

OK, I haven't finished with the centerboard case yet, but we'll get back to that. I've got a new question.

Tonight I decided I have a look at the spars...and I'm glad I did. Turned out that the...

I've not had to remove tape before, but a lot will depend on how well it is still attached. If it has truly started to let go already, then I'd try and get a scraper...something like a putty knife...

I've had a look through MikeyRoberts' thread, and he seems to have come across most of the issues you've got. I'm not sure about the expense of replacing the ply where it's rotting. Patching may be...

I like your summary...maybe that's what the last person who was doing up my boat said...as the colour of the paint they gave me with the boat is....deep red. :o
I'd dismissed it as I thought it...

Craig, did your boat have galvanised stays also?

My stays are galvanised and that's also something I'm planning on replacing.

I too am also thinking about colours...I have to choose something...