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terence
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 Posted - 09 Sep 2012 : 19:58:33
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i have just jumped in with both feet and have bought a norman 23 mk 2 which is a restoration project. i have never had a boat before or tackled anything like this help!
does any one know of a good book which will help in my project, bit of a dummies guide really.
many thanks may well be posting lot more in the coming weeks
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sadbassa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 Sep 2012 : 07:45:22
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Hi, good luck - I have just finished!
I only used one book as a point of reference, which is "This Old Boat" by Don Casey. It is an American book, and he is renovativing a sailing yacht, but I found it to be full of great techniques and invaluable, the electrical section and the 'how to attach bulkheads' were really informative. I would also cast your eye over the section on budgeting, the costs will probably spiral.
For specific queries I backed the book up with online forums and YouTube. This forum is helpful too.
I hope this helps, if you have any queries and I can help let me know.
Steve
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df
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 Sep 2012 : 17:08:04
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quote:
Originally posted by sadbassa
Hi, good luck - I have just finished!
Finished?? No such word in boating I'm afraid.
NBAS--The communal colostomy bag of the boating community.
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sadbassa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 Sep 2012 : 19:19:37
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It's blind optimism... When it's mid winter, you've just spent an hour laying out your tools, you're getting grief of your significant other and it starts slamming with rain... Everyone needs that belief that one day it will be finished... Entertainingly, I have a snag list that is about three weekends worth...
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