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Showing posts with label Construction Materials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Construction Materials. Show all posts
Friday, 3 April 2015

Back to the Boat

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It’s that anxious time of year – spring may be just around the corner but I recall two years ago when,after a mild winter, we had snow thro...
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Sunday, 11 May 2014

Boat Polishing

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Cleaning sanding sealing and polishing are the processes involved in restoring an old GRP boat. Having spent the best part of a year doing ...
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Saturday, 29 March 2014

Cockpit Well for a Westerly

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original well, ugly but functional - or so I thought I’m hoping to get a fresh start on the boat next week. In recent weeks I have had ...
Friday, 14 March 2014

New Hatch for a Westerly Nomad

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So here are the refurbished hatches for my boat – almost finished – just needing a little sanding and then a coating – oil or varnish? For...
Thursday, 20 February 2014

A New Hatch for a Westerly Nomad

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Have been working in the warm whenever possible recently –outside is gale lashed and very wet – better than the UK however, most of that s...
Monday, 10 February 2014

Small Acts of Kindness

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So, there is a poster that I recall seeing somewhere ‘A Stranger is just a Friend you don’t know – yet’. Don’t know about you but I try to ...
Sunday, 1 December 2013

Classic Boats

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Take a look at this beautiful classic sailing boat that turned up in my home port last week. I love her traditional long deep keel, beau...
Monday, 25 November 2013

Boat Hatches

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Sometimes it’s good to take a break from sanding, polishing and cleaning. Sometimes it’s good just to stand back and reflect on what you ar...
Monday, 4 November 2013

Cracks and Blisters on GRP Boats

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GRP gel-coat can be brittle and it gets more brittle with age. It also gains a ‘patina’ over the years and unlike antique furniture, mos...
Monday, 9 September 2013

Bringing Back Gel Coat on a GRP Boat

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One problem with this semi self-sufficient lifestyle we have adopted is that the exchange of time for money is not an equal equation. T...
Monday, 26 August 2013

Boat Renovation and Intermediate Technology

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So, the cockpit interior is painted and the combings are polished. I’m pleased with the results and surprised by the amount of time th...
Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Boat Maintenance in France

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 Bear with me. This Blog is about renovating a boat – but there is a context, the boat and its owner are English, the location is Fran...
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Sunday, 3 February 2013

Boating Confessions – sometimes it feel like…

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Am I renovating this boat or destroying her? Well, today I have to confess to two acts of destruction and one unholy thought – giving awa...
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Sunday, 20 January 2013

Westerly Nomad

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Checkout new Quiz and get the answers to December questions on Seaward's Quiz Page New mouthwatering cruising recipe on Susan'...
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