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What to do with a 14 foot clinker RNSA sailing dinghy that has been sandblasted to remove old paint.
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"new" windshield doesn't lay flat because the bow deck has a pitch.
Has anyone had this situation?
How did you get a good fit?
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Bill is looking for advice on caulking and painting the bottom of his 65ft Douglas Fir Fishing Boat.
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preparing wooden hull for painting
I am a new owner of a 18 ft chris craft mahogany boat and my issue is that the boat as been out of the water for 2 full years, and showing sigh of shrinkage …
Longitudinal cracks in ribs: Glue and clamp, or lamination necessary?
We're restoring my South Coast One Design (SCOD) yacht (mahoganny on oak, 1956) and I had an idea for an alternative rib repair:
I know that usually …
Crack repair on the bottom board
I am very new to wooden boat repair.
I purchased a 10' Chaisson Semi Dory refinishing project and have it in my basement workshop.
All of the …
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Hi - i have a 14 wooden row boat in need of some repairs.
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The floor in the bilge of my 28' Lyman.
Hi Folks! the previous owner of my 1965 28' Lyman took out all the wood flooring in the bilge.
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1965 Cayuga Boat Company
1965 Lapstrake Cayuga 16'
I purchased this in the fall of 2021.
There were soft spots on the bottom, now corrected.
A few new oak ribs.
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Aluminum strips on the back deck of my Lyman
I have those t shaped strips between the pieces of deck on my 28' 1965 Lyman.
Can anyone tell me how to get a real nice shine on them?
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Hi all,
I bought, without a survey, Salotean, a former lifeboat built from wood by Harland & Wolff in 1946.
She was attached to cruise liners for …
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I have begun quite a project to restore a 1979 30' Sloop.
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hi I have recently stripped my topsides attend to a few seams and what not .
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Hello guys, due to some water leaks I decided to remove the painting on my 70 years old sailing boat and check the state of the wooden keel.
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