Agreed, of course there will be some impact on the yachting industry - as well as many other, arguably also more important, sectors of the...
Having recently spoken with a friend of mine in northern Italy, who is a virologist contributing to the research on the thing, I can safely agree...
I can assure you that all the Italian boatbuilders, bar none, would subscribe having "only" something like the Corona occasionally affecting their...
C'mon, you surely know better than feeling insulted by a joke! I didn't feel insulted by your highlight of my typo in fact, in spite of the fact...
And what does that have to see with the debate, exactly? You are not the US President cleverly disguised as olderboater, or are you? The thought...
R U sure it was a paint job? I've seen a similar result achieved with wrapping, and it wasn't bad at all (though I can't vouch for its...
I can see why you would say so from the above photo, but nope, that deck never saw one single drop of oil. It's a bit darkish in the photo for two...
Well, in your boots, I would have done the same, to be honest. Better than being surrounded by old farts like myself (see my previous post),...
Fair enough, I can accept that "male vs. female" was a bit of a sweeping generalization. Let me put it this way, then: let's assume that an old...
Talk about clutching at straws! Happy to switch to Italian, or also one of several other languages, if you feel like debating semantics rather...
I get that, but aesthetically the cockpit would appear overall higher anyhwow. And even more so considering that the teak capping would catch the...
It ain't a matter of discrimination OB, and you are clever enough to have perfectly understood that neither RER nor myself were suggesting...
I see what you mean, but can't get round the need to have some further wood thickness on top of the existing boards: L shaped boards might not...
If you are referring to the photo I posted, none of the high-gloss varnished surfaces are meant to walk on them. Natural caulked planks forming...
That's an oxymoron, if I've ever seen one. I'm with RER on this: you are talking of your own experience, and that's all well and good. But what...
You're talking of caulked planks, I suppose? Nothing wrong in leaving them natural. It's with the border planks and covering boards, that you'd...
I agree that leaving teak natural on thick solid boards is a disaster waiting to happen. And iroko is even worse, BTW. On the other hand, having...
I didn't notice this bit, when I guessed that your GRP deck is still fine. But what do you mean by that, exactly?
To put it bluntly, it's a very bad one. Sorry, but you asked... Is teak nice to look at? Of course! BUT, it's also expensive, slippery when wet,...
I wish my tools and parts were as light as that! Sometimes I wonder how faster the boat could go, should I jettison all that stuff overboard... :)
