Wooden Hoffman runabout restoration

[neilgreenfield]

A little more progress.. have filled the bilge up with water.. and found a couple of leaks.. sorted them, and hopefully in the water next week, with ballast to determine the water line... happy days.. time to get insured!!!!

[Woodwych]

It looks fantastic.
I'm just starting something slightly less ambitious so please excuse what may be a stupid question.
Once you found the leaks how did you fix them?
Thanks

[neilgreenfield]

she was leaking where someone had filled the joints between the planks with filler... which was rubbish.. so i have ground it alll out with a drimmel and filled with a flexible, adhehsive/sealant, like sikaflex.

[neilgreenfield]

try and buy / borrow The complete wooden runabout restoration guide, from don danenberg... worth every penny it costs you

[sean-nós]

Looks great, I'm going do my decking with black strips as well using epoxy mixed with graphite powder.

[neilgreenfield]

The hoofman deck seems are flexable adhesvive... does move, which cracks the varnish.. but not sure anyone can stop wood moving

[neilgreenfield]

A little more progress..... just begging for the deal on craning in Reading.

[neilgreenfield]

STOP BLOODY raining... i need to get her in the water, to balance the ballast, batteries ( 120kg's worth ) and motor etc etc.. other wise ill miss Beale Park Boat Show

[happyguts]

Just had a brows through your thread and I'm loving it , beautiful

[Howstar]

http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/891

is this you boat in the film