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An old friend, who has since passed away, had this boat out of the water in Dartmouth. It has now become the responsibility of his daughter. The boat was in good condition, but over the last two years has slowly declined. I believe it still to be in sound condition, but is looking in need of...

Any thoughts on how to rid your teak of the black spot. You know that deep ingrained marking that blights your teak when the varnish has gone past its' best. I have been told that bleach will do it but I'm reluctant to have diluted bleach flow over the gel coat for fear of damage. I tried a...

A friend of mine is trying to mount a Hasler self steering system to the stern of his Twister. He has bought this second hand with no manual. We have hung it off a bench and it would seem that it sits on the afterdeck and hangs over the stern. The blade then must hang over the stern, beyond the...

I've managed to get my hands on some oxalic acid in powder form. Anyone know what ratio of water to powder mix. Does it have any effect on the gelcoat? ( ooops spotted- plastic boat!)

Having just read under 'Brazillian Mahogany' from Moonie1. That great tip about a wood reviver recipy, made me think about my forcomming project on my Northney. I have teak toe rails, coaming cappings and hatch garage etc all of which are in need of some serious TLC. Having been previously...

I have recently aquired a Northney 34. It seems little is known about these boats, but I have found that it's a Kim Holman design and 21 were built at several yards until the mould were lost in a fire in June 1970, which possibly makes Mar Azul the last one. I'm sure you would have read the...

I've recently aquired a Northney 34 and slowly I am building a picture of the background of the boat. I now know that 21 were built and the moulds were destroyed in a fire in 1970, which possibly makes mine the last one, She's a Kim Holman design and the GRP version of the last boat he build for...