Chromate-based etch primers are absolutely unbeatable, but due to the health and safety issues surrounding hexavalent chromium, they're not so readily available now. HMG Paints in Manchester still do one, which I've recently used on a car I'm restoring. No idea how it's going to perform yet though!

Thanks for all the comments and advice everyone! I measured the wooden spacer on my boat and it's 1.5". Although the engine is not currently installed correctly in the boat (another thing I'm going to have to sort out!), I think the crossflow engine is original, as I can't see any evidence on the tr...

Thanks for all the advice (Derek, some pictures of your boat would be really helpful please!). The wood strip fits between the deck/hull joint - I assume on a boat without the wood, these two surfaces would have been bonded directly together. Looking at the hull from the inside, the 'gap' between th...

Hi, Just wanted to introduce myself as a new boat owner, new to the forum and new member of the CMBA! I've had old vehicles for a long time but never had a boat before. Having regretted passing up the opporuntity of an Albatross Continental a few years ago, I've just bought a Delta with a Ford cross...