Renovating an old wooden sports boat, am I mad?
Discussion
mickrick said:
I´ve taken on some bloody stupid projects, but that makes even me shudder!
As I said very early on in this excellent thread. Cheaper and easier to do what you are doing, and build a new one from scratch.
I even did the same with a house, spent 8 years of my weekends renovating something which would have been easier to knock down and start again.
You too?As I said very early on in this excellent thread. Cheaper and easier to do what you are doing, and build a new one from scratch.
I even did the same with a house, spent 8 years of my weekends renovating something which would have been easier to knock down and start again.
Our Architect said we should do that. We didn't. Worth it now, just, but only just. So why am I drawn to that tired little boat?
Simpo Two said:
Bonefish Blues said:
So why am I drawn to that tired little boat?
CharacterHistory
Romance
With all due respect to Maser, a new build has none of these (yet!).
It's only my sensible head that made me start a new build, it will ultimately be more usable with a modern engine and construction, but I would have preferred something with a history.
Simpo Two said:
Bonefish Blues said:
So why am I drawn to that tired little boat?
CharacterHistory
Romance
With all due respect to Maser, a new build has none of these (yet!).
If this was a commercially produced boat, knocked up in a faceless workshop somewhere, built for sale and profit it would need the patina of time to assume any of the qualities you mention.
On the other hand, Maser's boat already has a fascinating story and despite being unfinished has assumed a lot of character, history and romance already.
Something like this?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/254216544641617/
Bill Shakespeare's original Avon Special. The guy has had the original motor restored to gleaming but his wife has refused to have it as a conversation piece in the lounge until he restores the boat. Something to do with the boat being on the backburner due to restoring a bubble car first.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/254216544641617/
Bill Shakespeare's original Avon Special. The guy has had the original motor restored to gleaming but his wife has refused to have it as a conversation piece in the lounge until he restores the boat. Something to do with the boat being on the backburner due to restoring a bubble car first.
Eleven said:
On the other hand, Maser's boat already has a fascinating story and despite being unfinished has assumed a lot of character, history and romance already.
I think Maser's boat is a wonderful and facsinating project and if I lived nearer I'd be over there helping. I love wooden boats regardless of age - but one still on the stocks, like an unborn baby, cannot have the attributes of a veteran - yet!Another one, looks like an easier restoration job.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331249835551
Not quite my cup of tea, but might be interesting to anybody else who's been inspired by my cack-handed attempts so far.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331249835551
Not quite my cup of tea, but might be interesting to anybody else who's been inspired by my cack-handed attempts so far.
maser_spyder said:
Another one, looks like an easier restoration job.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331249835551
Not quite my cup of tea, but might be interesting to anybody else who's been inspired by my cack-handed attempts so far.
Tut tut. Less time surfing the web and more time boat building.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331249835551
Not quite my cup of tea, but might be interesting to anybody else who's been inspired by my cack-handed attempts so far.
This is rather nice, there are also some lovely aircraft for sale on this site as well
http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!disturber-iv/crs...
http://www.platinumfighters.com/#!disturber-iv/crs...
Holy smokes, thread resurrection.
Sadly not much done for the past four months, out of the country and then hectic with work, but hoping to get back in to this over the next few weeks.
As such, plastic nail gun (never thought I'd be typing that phrase) ordered from the USA so I need to get cracking with the fairing so the bottom can start going on.
I'm not expecting too many major issues with the next bit, I already have a good idea of how it's going to go together and there's nothing that stands out as being particularly difficult, just a bit of a long slog to get it all flat and ready to lay up.
A couple of wooden boats have come up on eBay over the past few weeks, one in particular was luvverly but still not quite what I originally wanted. Unless the perfect boat comes up, I'll keep plodding away at this one.
Sadly not much done for the past four months, out of the country and then hectic with work, but hoping to get back in to this over the next few weeks.
As such, plastic nail gun (never thought I'd be typing that phrase) ordered from the USA so I need to get cracking with the fairing so the bottom can start going on.
I'm not expecting too many major issues with the next bit, I already have a good idea of how it's going to go together and there's nothing that stands out as being particularly difficult, just a bit of a long slog to get it all flat and ready to lay up.
A couple of wooden boats have come up on eBay over the past few weeks, one in particular was luvverly but still not quite what I originally wanted. Unless the perfect boat comes up, I'll keep plodding away at this one.
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