HA! I guess if you're gonna act like a pirate on the high seas, it's not much of a stretch to put together a "boarding party" on an internet...
Assuming there wasn't some flaw in the preparation process, it sounds as if the primer was more the problem than the paint. I'm no expert on this...
Am I mistaken or is that red oak paneling in the pilothouse on Right of Passage? I went to yachtworld to see what's out there for the money now....
HAHAHA! Excellent pix! I can't believe you picked the boat up with that little tiny crane!! lol
If I remember correctly, the crystalline structure of aluminum changes over time. The story I was told is that even if you put a brand-new plate...
I had to chuckle when I saw Bertram mentioned. I'm guessing you could take any Roamer in the fleet and run it over a yellow buoy without having...
I like the clamp you made. ;-) I'm curious--are these historical photos of previous work or something you're doing right now?
ART!!! I'd be interested in hearing why, too. There are a few engineering papers out there that are very supportive of integral tanks. In...
Me 2. lol Your analogy succeeds only because the history of slavery bears little resemblance to that of whaling. The Japanese and many other...
Puh-lease. In every language I speak, the historical and current behavior of westerners in this matter perfectly exemplifies hypocrisy. The law,...
I have to laugh at Westerners who hack on the Japanese for their whaling. How ironic that western overharvesting crashed populations and drove...
Jeezus... Proof positive that judiciously applied brute strength CAN make up for a lack of skill.
So, what's your carpenter's hourly rate?
Can you scan that in a pdf? That would be a terrific online reference document for the Roamer community. On my '67 Connie, the previous owner...
Spelling's for sissies. lol A buddy sent me some info he acquired from the Mariners' Museum on these boats last year that looks inconsistent...
No! She's back on the hard in a different marina! She's "settled" all over again for another year or two!! lol
I have heard of three different alloys used on the Chris Craft hull skins, 5052, 5086, and one that I can't recall right now, but I've never seen...
Mine was "settled" in a boatyard for 20 years...that can't possibly be right. ;-)
Same to you, acellist! I still need to get you those bits of mahogany... sry
It looks like we have another epic Roamer Resto thread in motion! Good on ya!
