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For those interested I have posted a few photos of Ent 2426 (1959 vintage) on flickr. It started off as a paint/varnish strip and is currently a hog, keel, floor replacement! good fun though!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/49369608@ ... 7998164972

1959 enterprise restoration- Having now cut out the replacement hog, keel and bottom floor and whilst waiting for warmer gluing weather, I have been researching fixings for the replacement timber. The ply sections I have removed (2 each side) had some 100+ brass screws holding them down. I did think...

speaking with my local timber merchant he is suggesting Sapele as a mahogany replacement, I would welcome any thoughts on using this for the hog & keel replacement.

many thanks in advance

Thanks for your quick response. I was just checking, as the width of my ent' s hog measures around 11cm. I did a quick survey of ent's in our clubs dinghy park and the widest was 13cm most being 12 cm's. I have mailed the tech person from the ent association for his advice. Sound like the cedar coul...

Hello I am restoring a 1958 ent and are currently replacing the hog and keel, my question; is mahogany the best timber to use or is there something similar but stronger/lighter? Many thanks.

Plus is there a maximum width for these two elements?