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Further to my recent posts with regard to paint polishing & centreboard problems on Phantom 917, I would like to thank all here for the help & advice I received. The refurbishment's about finished with the exception of mast lowers which still need adding. In the end I decided not to polish m...

I'm new to Phantoms and a fairly inexperienced sailor to boot so the 'Phant' is likely to be someting a baptism of fire for me, though luckily sailing on the Thames means one avoids most of the rough stuff. My Phantom like so many wooden self drainers is something of a paradox in that IMO the build ...

Thanks for all the replies. My boats a self draining Phantom (don't all groan at once)which I am attempting to refurbish\restore. The centrboard is probably lighter than the ideal, but then that applies to the whole boat, very different to the OK I had previously. As suggested I think I will go with...

Hi, I need advice on materials suitable to pack out a c\b, my c\b case is 30mm but the board is only 18mm. I therefore need to add 6mm cheeks to each side of the portion of the c\b that is always in the case ( i.e not exposed above or below the casing when the board is fully raised or lowered). It h...

Many thanks for the input. Unfortunately there are a few runs in the paint and loads of dust. I am reluctant to start again as I am not confident about doing any better a job next time, especialy as I have to apply the paint outdoors. I was therefore thinking of leaving the paint to harden for say 3...

Hi All Owing to my poor painting skills, my newly painted gloss finish on the hull of the wooden Phantom I'm refurbing looks awfull despite hours of prep work preparing the old painted surface. I have therefore decided to flatten the gloss finish and then polish. I would appreciate any views you may...