Wooden Hoffman runabout restoration

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water_buoy
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Re: Wooden Hoffman runabout restoration

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That will be a shame to sell it after all that work, she's a very nice looking boat :thumbsup: great job
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Re: Wooden Hoffman runabout restoration

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Finally completely finished... nice shiny new p on my p bracket... 15 mins work.. silent and smooth :-)
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Re: Wooden Hoffman runabout restoration

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neilgreenfield wrote:A little more progress in the cold :-) 160mm x 20mm mahogany floor boards... so much nicer than the ply.. quite a good fit, even if i do say so myself. oh, and ive popped the new T&G side panels in... genius.
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Love the idea of the floor boards. Ive got a dimpled white rubber matting which just won't come up clean. Did you use a tougher type varnish on these or the same as for the rest of the boat? In either case, what did you use?
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