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I have spent some days this week laminating a full set of new deck beams for her and building a cradle to hold her straight & level. I am surprised that she has not gone out of shape at all. I suppose you have to have a bit of luck once in a while!

Years ago i bought a written of Cherub, a Forman Hot Dog, she was beautifully built all varnished with sapele ply & sycamore inlays also had a heart inlaid on her foredeck. Her keel was split from end to end & i glued her back together & put a new case in her. She was a stunning boat.

I have made a start on my unidentified 16 footer, might be 30 years late but better late than the bonfire! Got her in the workshop yesterday & she is blocked up of the floor, got to let her dry out a bit but she is now pretty clean. I am trying not to think about the thousands of rivets required...

I am trying to source some Rock elm for timbers in my 16ft carvel dinghy (as described in another thread) I know it has basically been long unobtainable in the UK and oak is likely to be the only practical alternative. However the boat is so finely built i feel i must try to source the real thing! A...

From memory its a bendy one silver with tapered black top section, you have pm.

The transom was replaced about 25 years ago by my dad in the first go at restoration its iroko, trouble is it doesnt match the mahogany so may have to be either replaced or veneered over. I am fortunate that some years ago i aquired a quantity of Honduras mahogany from a barclays bank that was being...

That is the yard i got her from, Peter Wilson had not long taken it over i believe, there was no info from them on what she was & i did ask! Still its the first lead i have had in 30 years so its worth a look! Update, just had a google & the Bombay Tomtit is 18ft long saw a photo and they ar...

My boat had the number 2 on her mainsail the other boat was no 3 or 4 so there were a few others.
I have worked on many boats over the years & only rarely come across one so well built, looking forward to getting stuck in!

Filling up the yacht club rack, two alloy masts from broken up boats. one Fireball believed to be a proctor & one Swift catamaran.
Both serviceable.

An invaluable tool for working on planking scarfs, taking rivet heads of etc is a Black & decker Powerfile like a mini belt sander with a 12mm wide belt, good on plywood too.

Right i confess, I feel guilty! I found this boat 30 years ago in Aldeburgh suffolk, she had been written of following a sinking while racing. No one there could tell me where or when she was built save that she was built before WW2. Her name was "Spoilsport" not a name i would choose but ...

Took the pics today, i expect she will make you all feel much better! now to work out how to put the pics up!

I have just joined up, the GP mast is still available!

Pushing 50 been mucking around in boats all my life. Boatbuilder & amateur designer, General boat nut. First memory of sailing in an Uffa Ace 18 ft National aged 3. Used to have a YWDB no 596 i would love to find her again! Now just about to embark on a heavy duty restoration of an unknown 16 ft...