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Over the last 2 1/2 years my son with a bit of help from me! has been building a Proa, Its a close recreation of a traditional Marshall islands outrigger canoe mostly built from recycled materials, the hull was cut & shut from the broken up remains of a 45ft Kelsall cat that had lain abandoned...

I have a Johnson (OMC) 5hp outboard, 2 stroke made in year 2000, on the info plate it says model J5RSI Its a single cylinder engine. I got given it about 20 years ago & it had been very little used, we used it to get our sabre home prior to her refit & it performed faultlessly. Since then its...

Does anyone know if such a thing as foam backed headlining that lasts is made? Replaced all the headlinings on our boat about 12 years ago, now find that the dark grey foam backing is starting to disintegrate. I will be resealing the windows next winter as the mastic used to assemble them has...

Sunday morning we were anchored at the top of Stangate creek round the corner before you turn up to Lower Halstow creek, slightly south of the middle of the creek. On trying to get our anchor up found it well & truly stuck. Took two strong lads & me three quarters of an hour to get it up with a...

I need some hot dip galvanising done, For donkeys years i have used Rayleigh Galvanisers at Rawreth but Dave the last proprietor has recently retired. Anyone know where I can get this done in South Essex? Ps Im not wasting my money on paint!

Today was the Round Canvey island rowing / sailing race organised by Benfleet yacht club, great event with 31 entries. Approaching the last stretch near the A130 road bridge we were rowing close to the bank when 4 or 5 jetskis approached at speed from ahead & swerved at us, the first one passed...

Genuine aged Holdfast Fishermans Smock, medium to large size. It dates from the 1970's & has seen many East coast miles, it started of dark brown but has faded to a light fawn colour with age, elbows worn out & neatly patched with yellow ochre sailcloth. It has some paint & antifoul splodges. Be...

BYC Paper annual Paper boat race In aid of the RNLI takes place on Sunday the 29th January, Registration from 12:00 noon, Start at HW approx 13:31. Boats to be powered by sail, Paper or card hull & deck, hulls max length of 12" Bowsprits & rudders etc may extend past this. Self steering gear...

Organised by Benfleet Yacht Club the 4th Round Canvey Island race will be held this coming Saturday, it is open to Rowing boats of any seaworthy type & there is a class for Sail & Oar boats as well. Its 14 miles round the island & varied conditions from open estuary to narrow creeks. Starting...

Round Canvey Rowing & Sailing race takes place today from Benfleet Yacht Club Start 11:30 ish staggered start. 21 entries & a very diverse field, Gigs, Skiffs, sliding seat coastal fours & pair, kayaks etc, looks like its going to be a day for the fast rowing boats!

Its that time of year again, Tomorrow is the Great river race, 21 miles of rowing the Thames. Seax Marine's 18ft Skiff Zev is racing with a good ladies crew under the Benfleet yacht Club banner. Go girls!

Benfleet yacht Club are running the ist Round Canvey Island race for over 40 years tommorow the 3rd September. Its a 14 mile race for Rowing & Sail & Oar boats, we have 15 entries so far ranging from sliding seat Coastal fours, Pairs, to Four oared Gigs, Pair oared Skiffs & luggers, Start from...

Ten foot heavy duty GRP tender, deep & stable, buoyancy tanks, good condition £200 laying Canvey island.

Just purchased a nice chunk of Oak from Lenham oak near Ashford in Kent, been looking for a bit for a keel for a vintage dinghy, picked it up today cut to order quarter sawn at 17ft, available in long lengths, good price & nice people to deal with. http://www.lenhamoak.net/Welcome.htm

Genuine 35ld CQR good condition, swap for Similar 25 pounder or sell £100

Oars required for New Rowing club Lower Thames RC based at Dauntless Boatyard Canvey island need reasonably priced oars for their Four oared GIgs 12-13ft long Macon or needle blades. any help appreciated.

Folkboat For Free Went to a most excellent party saturday out in the wilds of north Essex the Host has a wooden Folkboat in his paddock that must go. She had a lot of work done some years ago but is now abandoned. She is carvel mahogany on oak is quite fair and appears largely sound. She has...

Roll Swaging Machine, Kearney No 8-3 Full set of Roll dies for 7/32, 1/4, 5/16, 9/32, 3/8 wire Heavy solid gear driven machine in excellent condition. £150 or offers buyer collects

On page 117 of Edgar J Marche's book Inshore Craft of Britain in the days of Sail & Oar is a Photo of a six oared Lowestoft Pilot Gig the "Kapiolani". Does anyone have any info on these boats? I would like any information or photos to enable me to produce a set of lines and working drawings with...