Boat Building lessons from a Novice
Allan Charlton purchased a set of cheep plans from a US designers web site and being a novice, purchased some poor quality metric marine plywood (no name, no court marshal). At this stage we meet Allan at the Sydney wooden boat festival in 2008. He purchased the remainder of his boat building products from us and appreciated our product advice. The following link is a well written article by Allan which I recommend all first time boat builders read before commencing their project. A GOOD READ!
The 'Firebug' is a 2.4 metre (8 foot) sailboat designed by New Zealander John Spencer. Construction is from timber and plywood. It is a popular choice for amateur boat builders for a sailing dinghy. Firebugs are becoming more popular in australia and are raced , as well as for pleasure. DRIVE Marine Services is a recommended supplier of materials and has a cutting list which enables us to cut the plywood into shippable sizes or to pick up with your car. For plans contact www.firebug.co.nz
Rick Fletcher has built a very professional rowing skiff and he recorded each step pictorially. They can be found on his website
"I found all you Aquacote products too be great and thanks for your help and information i got there have been out in the water and goes great."
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My Wife acquired this burl at the newcastle wood turners show in 2009. I then proceeded to turn it into a coffee table using POur on Gloss on the proviso i could take it to the timbers and working with wood shows to show it off.
Built during the 2005 Sydney International Boat Show by members of the NSW Wooden boat Association members. The Joey is an elegant light weight pram dinghy designed for stitch and glue construction using just two sheets of plywood.
Miles Bore has built this unique vessel for use on lake Macquarie, NSW.
Miles used all materials supplied by DRIVE Marine Services from the Pacific Maple Plywood to the Bote-Cote Epoxy resin that holds her together to the Aquacote paint system to finish her off.
The Heritage boatshed doors at the RAN Sailing Association were looking sad with Rot gaining hold in the lower parts. Using Wot Rot Repair techniques they are now looking like new saving some beautiful cedar and oregan which is irreplaceable today.
Several customers have completed strip plank kayaks using materials supplied by DRIVE Marine Services. These are a couple of examples of what customers can achieve over time. Cape Boatworks who specialise in supplying boat building kits exclusive supplying BOTE-COte epoxy resin wit their kits as it is the safest and easiest epoxy system available in Australia. All Boatcraft Products are Australian owned and made.
"All in all, I'm pretty happy with the result. Spraying has less fear now than before - in fact, the big advantage is the speed - all over in 2 hours"
This speed Boat was loviningly restored by a customer at Cessnock. After Stripping all of the old paint off, he then sealed the timber inside and out using three(3) coats of Bote-Cote epoxy resin. Painted the inside with Aquacote and used our Clear System.
This speed boat was built from scratch using hoop Pine Marine Ply, Bote Cote Epoxy resin and Top coated with Aquqcote water based Polyurethane.
Charlie selected our products due to their sustainability and environmental safety, as well as our customer service.
Kevin Dove is building a cosy Ultra light in his garage and we introduced him to Peelply which has saved him many hours of sanding and improved the finish of glassed surfaces as well as minimising weight.
The ugly Ducking was an abandoned fibreglass boat and Ralph sought our advice on whether it could be resurrected. Here is the result of his labour using Bote-Cote to repair her and AQUACOTE Paints to make her look beautiful. Five years on and she is still going strong.
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