JanetAnne

If only the hudl had a 'copy' button that I could find eh?

Melody's tanks came from Marine Weld at North Walsham. Jay Wolff made our powerboat fuel tanks. And I am on the tablet so can't work out how to put the links in...

I hope Lady P plan b is mahogany on oak, about 30ft long, bmc on a shaft....

Are you sure you want a new camper van Vaughan? http://www.apolloduck.com/feature.phtml?id=468393 And it's left hand drive

YES from me too !

Well, if money was no object, a new set of blades for the thicknesser would be nice, a couple of spare batteries for the screwdriver would help and we have seen some rather dashing fenders that would look really smart. Outside of that it would be nice to buy a tree or two cut and planked ready rather than keep being held to ransom every time we need a bit of oak! What else....? Nothing really, once you have wooden boats in your life it don't get much better

I have just been told Brave is coming out at £230 a case (6x 750ml tins)... Makes you realise that fixing, screwing, sanding and refinishing the wood costs probably double what the actual wood cost in the first place!

Not too far down I hope. It can get a bit sardine like in there ..

Now that is good news. She still outside? The weather has gone chilly. We've been frantically getting the epoxy jobs done and dusted before it got too cold

Not started it yet. Am up mid month. He is worried about the lighting circuits as well so he left me the new units to put up for him while I am there. 5kw three vents? sounds like something warm air based to me?

You sure its a heating system? lol

seeya

wasnt all music Iain. There was Johnny Cash as well

will you behave! Was bought up on eight tracks of 'Joplin played on the Hammond Electronic Ensemble' or something like that

love a bit of electronic organ

I think this one may be more fun Iain

Well it is a hump back bridge I suppose

Yes, do tell, please

I darent smoke one young man, by the sounds of it you'd be foolish to get near one with a naked flame!!

I'd have a copy!

I suspect many people think that their unused bottle can stay in the shed when they were charged £40 odd to get it initially and calor want it back for free (although they are admittedly currently offering £7.50 a bottle or 1/6th of what they charged you to lend it to you in the first place! Mine will be staying in the shed.

Absolutely. Couldn't resist... sorry

Its not all blokes Vaughan. This one is down to a (then) 19 year old girl as Barry etc will verify. The varnish was Ronseal Yacht varnish before it got health and safety'd and became 'outdoor' varnish. We loved the stuff! The white paint is good old Dulux.

There comes a time when the purchase of varnish needs to occur. With so many options now out there its seems every manufacturer and supermarket have their own version which is obviously better than all the rest, will last the life of the planet and is such a good deal they cant hold the offer for much longer for fear of bankruptcy. We seem to have become a minefield of information and promises that, once your pride and joy is covered in the stuff, you hope were in earnest. We have recently been using Witham's Flexible Yacht Varnish and have been thrilled with it but, unfortunately, EEC legislation has led to its withdrawal because it no longer meets the VOC content requirements. And so we have a dilemma. We need something not two pack or epoxy based, just good old fashioned oil based multicoat varnish. It needs to be able to make mahogany look good enough to drool over! My question is... (see, you knew I'd get there eventually), which varnish do you use and why? Is Le Tonkinois worth the money, does Schooner really last, is Wilkinsons finest really able to do what it says on the tin? You get the idea. Any and all comments welcome but no, we cant go and buy a plastic boat - used all the budget on woodworm food for the wooden one Peeps