Category: Maintenance

  • Mimi Jane’s new windlass

    Mimi Jane’s new windlass

    British engineering for a Canadian cutter Mark and Murielle Ovenden are building a steel cutter of their own design in Ottawa, Canada. The 51ft 28 ton Mimi Jane is inspired by the sailing work boats of… […]

  • Job offers for students at Industry Day

    Job offers for students at Industry Day

    58 Industry professionals from local, national and international businesses attend Falmouth Marine School open day […]

  • Restoration of Ester 1901

    Restoration of Ester 1901

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] We called her the mini Vasa – after Stockholm’s famous museum… […]

  • Dunkirk Little Ship lugger relaunches

    Dunkirk Little Ship lugger relaunches

    Following a two- and half-year restoration and refit the beautiful historic fishing vessel Our Lizzie is due to be relaunched at The International Boatbuilding Training College, Lowestoft on Tuesday 16 October 2018. Built of pitch… […]

  • Antifouling Paints and the Biocidal Products Regulation

    Antifouling Paints and the Biocidal Products Regulation

    The British Coatings Federation’s Marine Coatings Group (MCG) remains concerned that there is some confusion within the UK leisure boat industry regarding the current and future availability of antifouling paints for protecting yachts and boats.… […]

  • Lively Lady back afloat

    Lively Lady back afloat

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Visiting Lively Lady was a real treat at the Southampton Boat… […]

  • Boat insurer backs RNLI’s lifejacket clinics

    Boat insurer backs RNLI’s lifejacket clinics

                 The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and boat insurance specialist GJW Direct have announced a new association, which will see GJW Direct become an official supporter of the RNLI’s Lifejacket Clinics. The RNLI has… […]

  • The £1 Folkboat

    The £1 Folkboat

    Jasper Troje Tuck, crew on the commercial sailing lugger Grayhound, writes for CS about taking ownership of a 1960s wooden Folkboat, and getting her ready for a first sail… plus giving her some “legs” Vie… […]

  • Lofting, reframing, removing planks – Tally Ho

    Lofting, reframing, removing planks – Tally Ho

    By Leo Goolden   In which Leo gets some more help to remove a lot of Tally Ho’s hull planking. The volunteers grind and hammer copper rivets, while he finishes lofting the intermediate frames inside the… […]