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by shmbry
Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:19 pm
Forum: Personal Sales/Wants
Topic: Owen's 13' Runabout for sale (Now on Ebay)
Replies: 0
Views: 2350

Owen's 13' Runabout for sale (Now on Ebay)

Now on Ebay. Hello All I have decided to sell my Owens 13' project. Other projects have come to the fore, and I doubt that I will get around to finishing it. The progress to date can me found in my previous posts. Most recently I have refitted the deck using Silaflex 291 and pop rivets, hence I didn...
by shmbry
Sat Apr 20, 2019 5:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Oldmercs.com import duty?
Replies: 2
Views: 4098

Oldmercs.com import duty?

Hello

Does anyone known if parts purchased from Oldmercs are liable to import duty when entring the UK?

Many thanks
by shmbry
Thu Feb 28, 2019 2:16 pm
Forum: The Boatshed
Topic: Identifying part
Replies: 1
Views: 3835

Identifying part

Can anyone tell me what the correct term is for the trumpet like fittings that guide the control cables through the hull sides.

Many thanks
by shmbry
Mon Oct 30, 2017 6:41 pm
Forum: Personal Sales/Wants
Topic: Mercury spares gaskets and decals. New Home Wanted
Replies: 4
Views: 5301

Re: Mercury spares gaskets and decals. New Home Wanted

Hello

I am restoring a 1963 Merc 500 cloud white and a 1965 Owens Brisbane. Are the Mercury parts still available?

Best regards

Stephen Hembry

Sherborne Dorset
by shmbry
Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:03 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 13' Owens runabout
Replies: 24
Views: 35683

Re: 13' Owens runabout

Very chuffed to have found this on Ebay recently. It will save me an awful lot of work. I had traced the face from the old log in CAD and had started experiments in reprinting it.

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by shmbry
Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:23 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 13' Owens runabout
Replies: 24
Views: 35683

Re: 13' Owens runabout

Well, after managing to turn the hull over I spent several days applying gel coat, rubbing down, applying, rubbing down .... Then applied a flow coat to finish. The hull now looks considerably better. There are still some high spots but as these probably originated in the mould I'm not going to worr...
by shmbry
Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:51 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 13' Owens runabout
Replies: 24
Views: 35683

Re: 13' Owens runabout

Using some lateral thinking I managed to turn the hull over. I put two tyres under the transom and pushed it over in a back flip with a 360 spin when vertical, and then back down in the same direction. This was whilst my father held the rope shackled to one of the forks on our forklift. Much easier ...
by shmbry
Fri May 19, 2017 6:22 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 13' Owens runabout
Replies: 24
Views: 35683

Re: 13' Owens runabout

Although slow, I am making progress. The bearers are in and I am fitting the cross braces. Before I fit the new floor I wondered if it would be prudent to turn the hull over and carry out any filling / gel repairs that were needed. However the hull is heavier than it looks I I could not turn it over...
by shmbry
Tue May 02, 2017 9:50 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 13' Owens runabout
Replies: 24
Views: 35683

Re: 13' Owens runabout

New 3d printed Ride Guide bush

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by shmbry
Sun Apr 30, 2017 10:55 am
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 13' Owens runabout
Replies: 24
Views: 35683

Re: 13' Owens runabout

Progress ! Now the temperature has crept above 15 degrees on a couple of days I've been able to make some progress. The new transom is in and the floor bearers are done and have been glassed in yesterday. Once the resin has gone off I'll do the final levelling of the bearers before adding the cross ...