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I love the final line. Bring your tool box........ I think something hefty enough to remove a skin fitting would be all you'd need. https://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/steel-31-ft-round-bilge-yacht-needs-work-sydney/248999

Yes not ideal, I didn't see that bit.

Kevlar is a biatch to bond, hense it's fall from grace. It pretty much repels everything. If you stress test any laminate that includes kevlar that's where it will de-laminate every time. I know of one that delaminated in a female mold just due to a very clumsy rolling over process.

A couple of mad Ozzies, what can you say. As the owner of a plywood boat I can commiserate. That said butt joining ply on frames and stringers with glass each side is common practice in the epoxy era. As strong as the original if done right. Scarfing the ply is more important on the topsides (hull) where a fair finish is desirable. I didn't see any butt joins with no backing. Thing is about these videos is I can appreciate a can do, lets do this story that is mostly honest but detest the look at us cool people sailing on your dime types. I have met people all over the world sailing pieces of shit places while people like us condemn their efforts on our phones.

It sort of sounds crazy but he is sort or right, I hired a boat for a week last year in Croatia, leaving out flights etc, I still spent AU$23,000 for the boat. My group was 7 people and each night was about AU$1,000 at a restaurant. Over 10 years that adds up plus what we spent on the other few weeks. Last Feb I was negotiating to purchase a 70’s Corvette and do Route 66 which I can’t imagine doing now, so if I was to actually spend a month on my own boat per year that would mean I would have an asset when I was finished with it. You dudes down there know how to have a good time, Crayfish, Sheep or retirement? lol

The listing has expired did you buy it @bmiller

Wow, that's a bit of a glamour, I wonder what they mean by "sensibly priced"?

I went the sock route, no cinching. During the winter it flogged all the stitching off the leach of a very nice Hood headsail. Put it in the bin and had UV protection added.

Wow.

A master class Jack but I think this ones hooked in hard.

Manual toilets? Fegetit.......

Speaking of Covid boat shopping anyone know what this is. US production boat but not specified. Funky mixture of styles. https://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/sailing-boats/custom/233490

Wow, what a great thread. The good the bad and the ugly fully on display. Well done dreamers all, where would we be without you. Certainly not Hawaii, way too ridiculous a place to contemplate from Europe..........

Very few with a pilothouse and a walk thru transom but. But yeah I agree, that's a lotta cash.

Way, I say again, way out of our price range but just the sort of boat we need at the moment.