How Phil and Sue Russell found a bargain in a tired looking but otherwise sound South Coast One Design, and worked on her to bring her back as a tidy and well found yachty. This is the story of Aurigny... from the summer of 2016 that was featured in the August 2016 issue of Classic [...]
Pimpley bottom: Osmosis is not pretty for a passing fish By Aidan Tuckett of Brighton Marine Surveys In this article we're going to cover what you might look for when buying a classic GRP or glassfibre yacht. This is relatively easy territory for surveyors compared to wood or steel. Most of a survey [...]
When buying a boat you can do a lot of the ground work yourself. In this article Aidan Tuckett of Brighton Marine Surveys explains how to get the most out of it. In general when you are buying a boat you need to get as much information as you can before committing yourself. The process [...]
Interesting and inspirational film from Alison Langley on restoring one of the thoroughbreds of the Herreshoff stable - the 1926 NY40 Marilee [/fusion_vimeo] There are just four NY40s left of the 14 built - Rugosa and Marilee Stateside and Rowdy and Chinook based in the Med. Having cleaned up with some good [...]
Plugs for a flush finish Wooden plugs for counter-bored screw holes finish joinery neatly – and are easy to make using a plug cutter and electric drill. You might plug screws or fastenings through planks, as shown here on the left, or use them to seal off the holes left by fixing a new rubbing [...]
Topsides looking a bit dull? David Parker describes how to buff up your boat by choosing the right polishing compounds and a power polisher When you have owned wooden boats, as attractive and charismatic as they are, there is no getting away from the fact that the maintenance of one of any size demands a [...]
By Leo Goolden This episode, I work on turning an enormous lump of Purpleheart Timber into a new Keel for the historic sailing vessel, Tally Ho. I make a plywood pattern from the old keel, then plane the surfaces of the new wood, before using a custom chainsaw jig to cut the rolling bevels. Pancho [...]
By Aidan Tuckett Once, I was the proud owner of an ancient clinker launch, possibly wartime vintage, with an even older petrol inboard. Fairly early on in the relationship it needed a new engine, the inboard being beyond redemption. Money was tight so I traded its remains and £10 for a Seagull Silver Century outboard [...]
The Lynher River Barge CIC, is a new charitable company formed to restore and operate the Lynher Barge on the Plymouth Waterways. Please visit and share their new website www.tamarbarge.org.uk which tells the history of this iconic workboat and the plans for her future. The Lynher of Cremyll will become a primary educational platform operating [...]
