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- Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:14 am
- Forum: Tools and Techniques
- Topic: Stern Tube tools
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2726
IMHO, anything that is maintenance-related that is this much of a PITA should have a permanent fix. We just replaced the cutless bearing on our Liberty 28 and had a terrible time of getting the coupling loose, and the shaft out (and that was with a dripless shaft seal. Whoever designed these boats m...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:45 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Cleaning the bilge
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2233
You realize of course that a little indentation in the floor under the floorboards bears little resemblence to the bilge on a full keel boat. Our bilge is approximately three feet deep and five feet long. Cleaning the bilge requires long handled mops and lots of elbow grease! I only wish our bilge w...
- Fri Aug 08, 2008 8:14 pm
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Brass Hinges
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1761
- Fri Aug 08, 2008 7:58 am
- Forum: Materials, Sources, and Innovations
- Topic: Brass Hinges
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1761
I just Googled "self-closing brass hinges" and got a ton of hits. Try ...
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- Fri May 09, 2008 9:01 am
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Oak with Teak Stain
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1964
Thanks all. I might just paint the trim a color of some kind as an accent. I'm mostly just too cheap to buy teak, especially for interior wood since it's not exposed to the elements. Rachel: I went to school at the University of Minnesota-Duluth back in the 70's. That was pre-global-warming when it ...
- Thu May 08, 2008 1:07 pm
- Forum: Boatbuilding and Repair Techniques
- Topic: Oak with Teak Stain
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1964
Oak with Teak Stain
Hey all,
New guy here so cut me some slack. I'm refitting a little 28-foot cutter and would like to trim out some shelves with oak that will match the teak in the boat. Does anyone have a recommendation for staining oak trim to look like teak. Thanks heaps!
Steve
New guy here so cut me some slack. I'm refitting a little 28-foot cutter and would like to trim out some shelves with oak that will match the teak in the boat. Does anyone have a recommendation for staining oak trim to look like teak. Thanks heaps!
Steve