Boat Forum / Building / July 2003

I am looking to find a sensing unit A15A, A23A, A30A or compatible for an UK
Made Autopilot Unit from Sharp & Company Ltd. (Sandwich Kent England).
The unit is quite some years old and needs replacement.
I am looking for secound hand unit or any information what happend to that

I have a polyester/ glass laminated part (gelcoat on one side) and I
need to repair a hole in it. In the past, Ive sanded the
glass/polyester, cleaned it up with acetone and then used west epoxy and
"boat tape" glass. The polyester part is about 4 years old.

I tried ebay, everybody thinks their outboard motor is 'Vintage', or
it's 'brand new' and thus very expensive.  I'm building an Uncle Johns
11' skiff and looking for a small motor to fixup and use..
If it can be fixed (and it worth fixing) I can do it, mostly want to

Hi folks, does anyone have any experience (seeing, building, sailing?)
any of Macnaughton's Coin Collection designs, especially the smaller
Farthing and Shilling designs? I'm very interested in these boats but
have not been able to track down anyone online who has built one.

Many good long term claims for this glue, anyone used it, from what they
state its a much more acceptable glue than epoxy, we know it cannot be as
good as epoxy but is it good enough for my purpose, making up frames, and
gluing strip planks, then I will give it all a layer of epoxy,

heard of a method of shaping foils by constructing a jig for a router.
Anyone done this or have a link for some pics?
TIA
Andrew

Anyone know of a source for some "C-track"?  I need to decide on what I
am going to use to hold the front edge of the dodger and also the bimini
to the traveler arch.  The usuall Lift-the-Dot snaps are not as
waterproof or as strong as a bolt rope track but I have not been able ...

My 12yo nephew is building a Weekender, described as a "23' gaff sloop
with a folding mast."  His query: "How do you make the mast joint
strong enough so that when you hoist the sail you mast doesn't snap at
the joint?"  Please advise.

Can any of you help me locate a source for a KR12-40 fuel pump and
GulfCoast Filters?  The KR12-40 was the fuel pump highly recommended
by Belgoes Filtration.  Belgoes still has a web site at
www.fuelpolishing.com but apparently the company has ceased to exist.

Hello. I am new to this group and to boat building in general. I have
read through some of the previous postings on this site to try to
gather some information. I have learned a few things, but would like
some advice as to which type of boat to build and with which

i was wondering what kind of materials/tools will be needed to fix a
small fiberglass hole on the side of a wave runner.
the nic is about 2 inch circle and it went all the way through
fiberglass to its underlying material, so more than just painting it

I'm looking for a mast for a 24' Rainbow sailboat...the mast is 26' long, aluminum,
4 1/2" X 2 3/4" oval.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks,
Harper

I had lot's of calls, sold it once and it came back (the guy wrote me a bad
check). So . . Let's try this again.
Nice Mercury 2-cylinder, 40hp outboard features: electric & pull start, with
full controls (throttle, shift, key start & electric choke). This motor has

Well I was hoping the Timber Rot, thread would work its way up to
something useful for boat guys. Quite a few industries have
"Systems"in place - but it seems I couldn't find one for boats.
As a consultant - I track and solve problems through systems.

I have two sailboats; a fairly new 13' in good condition, and an old 15'
where everything is about to fail (except the hull, which seems bombproof)
The 15' has a furling jib.  Can I use it on the 13'?  It would mean moving
the attachment point up about 18", and it would open up past ...