Australian Amateur Boat Builder — January 2018

O ne of the things you will have considered is do I have enough room to build a boat? In some ways that’s only half of the quest ...

about 500kg and again 6m long. But by the time it was turned the internal ballast was in the keel, and this gave the hull a very ...

wearing board along the sheer plank where it would rest on the floor. The day before, I used a trolley jack to raise the hull of ...

I n the early years of the 20th Century Germany strove to expand its influence on the world stage, which included an intensive n ...

his two armoured cruisers combined and he kept his squadron well away from her, eventually fleeing the Pacific by the end of 191 ...

By the end of 1914 all the German warships overseas had been accounted for and Australia’s fleet could be released for areas of ...

toP: HMAS Sydney in the North Sea with an aircraft platform over her bow gun, 1918. Image RAN Heritage Centre collection above: ...

lemon peel paint stripper is ... NON-CAUSTIC LESS DANGEROUS FUMES BIO-DEGRADABLE PLEASANT CITRIC FRAGRANCE WATER CLEAN UP SAFER ...

introducing boatcraft pacific’s new water based paint stripper that is much safer than traditional methyl chloride paint strippe ...

the bows of classic craft are turning towards Yorke Peninsula’s Saltwater classic ...

Wooden and classic boat owners are varnishing timbers, polishing brass and servicing their old engines in preparation for Yorke ...

stansbury Friday, April 20 6.00pm Welcome reception for registered entrants at Stansbury Sports and Community Club saturday, Apr ...

and crews who enjoy the open water aspects of the event, and for spectators along the coastline. The Edithburgh flotilla of the ...

B orn into a traditional fishing family in Killough, Jim migrated to Australia in 1960, but he regularly returns to the village ...

Give Your Boat That Luxurious Old World Feel Port Holes Bowsprit Plates Ventilators Shackles Cleats Parrel Beads Bollards Pelica ...

T he RIG (Rebuild the ‘Independence’ Group) at American River on Kangaroo Island (SA) already have the first of their four St Ay ...

We stirred the paint in its one litre can. We added about a half a cup of water. The paint as it comes is fairly viscous and we ...

It works perfectly (accept for painted sock syndrome), and you can keep reusing your palette, safely painting over the layers of ...

rag. This should be done quickly, carefully and with completeness, but just wiping. DONT try to use a polishing action. This sho ...

we have made enormous progress over this last six months. Carbon masts, tabernacles and booms. Slightly lengthened and raised ca ...