Readers Tips For Wooden Boat owners
This is a collection of readers
tips sent in by visitors to this site.
Wooden boaters are a canny lot.
Every day people are working out new or easier ways to do something.
Every day new products become available, some from totally unrelated
fields but which are useful to the wooden boater.
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Two ways to moor a tender clear of restricted landing areas or off a beach. |
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What is it that is missing from every list of tools given by any builder, book, plan supplier etc? |
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How
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Composite nails are fantastic. Fantastic plastic |
How to stop water from splashing up the centerboard trunk of a dinghy. It may involve stealing from your children/grandchildren. |
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What to consider when buying a boat Balance your dreams with the practicalities, don’t let either your head or your heart rule the other. |
Drilling a clean holeI find that when drilling into wood with either an auger or a spade bit, if you run it in reverse till the cutters score the wood it helps in making a clean cut hole. I like the scrap wood idea but sometimes I have trouble with the alignment From William in Boston, MA. |
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Letting go a mooring, for the Single hander. An easy cat hitch. |
A recipe for sucess? |
Sometime even the most simple idea is the perfect solution to a problem.
But all too often the simple idea is the one that gets overlooked.
This is especially true in this era of so called ‘hi tec’ solutions to everything and highly advertised solutions to problems that we previously didn't know we had.
Over the centuries wooden boat builders have developed many simple ingenious solutions to the craft of building wooden boats, unfortunately many of these have been lost or overlooked.
And there are others that the craftsman takes for granted but which aren’t known to or so obvious to the amateur builder.
So, if you have anything at all that you think is worth passing on to others this is the place to post it.
And on behalf of future readers I thank you for taking the time to pass on your readers tips.
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What Other Visitors Have Said
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You're wrong about red lights not preserving your night vision...
Red lights DO preserve your night vision, this is no gimmick. I'll break it down for you:
We humans have a duplex retina, meaning we have two different …
Easy way to anti-skid your painted deck.
An easy way to anti-skid your painted deck, duck board etc.
KiwiGrip non-skid deck coating
buy on-line
Prepare and paint the area as recommended …
Prevent Paint from Clogging Sandpaper
Sanding Your Boat
If you are sanding to remove large areas with a belt, orbital or vibrator sander and paint builds up quickly on the sand paper.
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Chinese metal protection
This remedy works on old rusted shackles and metals not galvanised.
Heat item to blood red temperature then using a thin wire hook dip the item into …
Tool Box
I just want to say that something is missing from every list of tools given by any builder, book, plan supplier etc.
I have asked friends and associates …
The beginning of wisdom is a firm grasp of the obvious...
Over the years, I've boiled it down to just a few lines.
They come from production engineering, but they apply widely...
Preventing troublesome …
How to Remove Blood Stains from Sails
I was once crewing in a race for a skipper who was proud of his new main sail.
It did look splendidly white and crisp, however it didn't ensure us a …
Borates to fight Dry Rot
Ahoy,
Living on the Edge Those of you with older boats that have a few soft spots-
We had very good luck with using borates as a preservative …
Prevent Paint Skinning Over in a Can
Paint will skin in a can from moisture vapor in the air, so you must isolate the paint from the air.
Inert gases, such as nitrogen and argon are great, …
Forget long and painstaking sanding using sanders
Use a new tool Roto rasp with your angle grinder and your will cut time and effort needed several times.
It will never burn your surface and it can …
Quick Tips
This link is for 28' Carvers only.
But there is a lot of great info for any boat.
Paul Mitchell, from the province of Quebec, Canada shares …
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