Fascinating - I assume the gel coat is the liquid being applied at the same time as the fibre glass fabric is laid down. For some reason I thought is was a separate process. I'm not old enough to have owned a Granada, but my old man had a cortina with real wood for a dashboard

Looking at aquiring a 1960 Marc baroda (listed in the internet finds page), but with serious Gel coat issues on top deck (please see pics below). Large areas of the deck are badly cracked - presumably from long periods of exposure to the weather. After searching on google for a couple of hours, I ca...

Thats great information - forgot to ask - can it take several seconds / even minutes before water comes out of the tell tale? Or should it be instantaneous?
Thanks

Hi, I'm considering buying a 2 stroke outboard from someone, but it's not pumping water from the the hole (not sure of name) nearer the top. I can see from discussion around outboards that this is a key thing to look for when buying an outboard and also, it seems that a common cause is the impellor ...

Thanks all for the warm welcome, The feedback so far has been most useful and has helped me focus on what I'm after. Decided that I would like to get a tidy lower cost boat initially with a GRP hull for approx £1,000 - seen 3 in this bracket which have sold in the last 2 weeks. This should allow me ...

Dear all, As a big classic car fan (1968 MGC Roadster) I have also had an interest in boats that I havn't acted upon until now, and classic boats really appeal. I'm looking to make my first purchase - ideally something that needs tidying rather than rebuilding for my first one (I'm sure the hobby wi...