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It is more beautiful every day. One thing puzzles me why is the middle floor board not full length ?

Just beautiful, I have to look at Your boat at least once a day to know what I miss. My new boat building days are over according to my wife s insistence, what is left is boat maintenance by a mile not as satisfying as building new.

Hi, As I voted for line seed oil in Glossies thread I show you now the 2 rocking horses I made for my twin grand children. I finished them only Yesterday and today I will oil them with line seed oil. here the picture as of now and I will post another after the oil treatment. These horses will never ...

My vote is also for oil ( line seed oil )

Hi Salvatore, I love your modification with the ships wheel. Did You use normal rope going out the transom and do these 2 ropes go to the back of the rudder ? How did you mount the ropes on the pedestal ? Just left and right and when you turn the wheel the rope ends wind around in opposite direction...

Thanks Glossie, I always tried to be ahead of others but with the birthdays when and how they happen it is a bit like in a lottery. I was a mathematician student at University in my first year and since then I can explain everything with numbers. When I married my wife she was 25 and so had about 20...

Just because I am nosy how big will the poly balloons be ? ( I have only used micro balloons but they are most probably to small to create peaks in the varnish )

Hi, I forgot to mention my sail was on Friday 13 th with my trailer front support wheel loosening itself on the highway until it also ran on the tarmac. Problem fixed by taking it off and putting it into the boot. At the arrival at the slip I noticed that half of one hubcap of the trailer which I ha...

Hi, Just a short report of my last sail two days ago with my daughter, son in law and their 2 kids. It was hot and not much wind but we managed 2 to 3 knots checked on my freesailgps app. We had a lot of fun and it was the first outing of my duck and crocodile on a line and the hit for my granddaugh...

Cheers to the well done crossing o the Noosa bar even that we could not take part with Fuzzes idea of a GoPro camera. When I read tomorrow you will try the crossing I looked on my watch and thought actually it should be tomorrow on your side and the next moment I read you made it. Enjoy your cruise ...