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Hints and Tips

Seeing Where the Sun Don’t Shine

  • Post published:February 1, 2018

can't see inside? ....grab a phone or digital camera... Sometimes you want to see under the deck, inside a bouyancy tank or storage compartment and the problem can be that…

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Using Cyano-Acrylate

  • Post published:February 1, 2018

"Why they call Cyano-Acrylate super" Or superglue to everyone else.....cyano has been available to the model aircraft builders for many years and they have been using it to good effect;…

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Idiot’s Guide to Varnishing

  • Post published:February 1, 2018

Varnishing is easy, honest, but I have to admit it took me quite a few years to work out how to do it....easily....and in that time I have got it…

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Wrapping up/ laying up

  • Post published:November 15, 2013

I have more classic wooden boats than I should....can't help it.....just addicted. Unfortunately this means that until I win the pools and buy some big storage, I will have more…

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Fairey Hull Repairs

  • Post published:September 2, 2010

Advice on repairing Fairey hot moulded hulls.

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Painting a plastic boat

  • Post published:August 13, 2010

If the boat already has paint on it, you need to find out what that is. Or more correctly whether or not you can paint over it. Try the M.E.K.…

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