Gavin Atkin's weblog for the sort of people who like looking inside boat sheds. It's about old boats, traditional boats, boat building, restoration, the sea and the North Kent Coast
The winter’s been going on for ages now – or so it seems – and Ben Wales has been making only slow progress restoring the motor launch Mary due to the weather and his friend’s short illness. However, he’s now back working on the boat and recently fitted a new forward gunwale. The recent photos above … Continue reading “Ben Wales continues his work on the motor launch Mary”
Ben Wales spotted this Uffa Fox-designed Uffa Ace National 18 for sale while on the island of Fano while holidaying in Denmark recently – as he says, it’s amazing what you’ll find when far from home. I’ve always liked the look of the 18s. I wonder how this one came to be so far … Continue reading “‘Uffa Ace’ National 18 spotted in Denmark”
Brave Ben Wales has written in with an update of his ambitious restoration of an 18ft motor launch named Mary. (See earlier posts about Ben’s project here and here.) ‘At the start of June we had began to replace the topside planking in khaya mahogany. I had found it difficult to locate any suitable boards of … Continue reading “Working in the open air, Ben Wales makes progress in restoring the Royal Lymington Yacht Club motor launch Mary”