Frank

My wife would never let me have white upholstery, probably a good thing as I don't like cleaning

Bearing in mind the change in ingredients was regulatory driven so all manufacturers will have complied in a similar manner, and most likely used the same substitutes.

Another half model because I needed some creative therapy, Isapingo is a sistership to Titus Canby and lives in my local estuary at Shelly Park, she has a few mods and goes like stink.

Sweet interior !

There are lots of anecdotes about which brand works best mine included but my take on it is that despite a lot of noise and promise the panacea product is yet to arrive so I still rely on your traditional copper oxide rich brew. Yes there has been some changes here and there due to the Gummint banning some additives but (apparently) they found substitutes and the copper oxide still does most of the heavy lifting I'm not sure the brand of copper oxide matters :-).

Joking aside its a fair question because as Psyche mentions there is no licensing, qualification or registration as far as I can tell ( it might be different for commercial vessels) e.g the surveyor who did our Hood 38 for offshore insurance was obviously knowledgeable and experienced but after questioning him I was left with the sense that you just hang out your shingle, get insurance and bingo you are in business. At that time he told me he had just been refused renewal of liability insurance by his usual provider so had to organise his own with Lloyds of london. Coming back to your questi

$1000 to $1200

As a 12 year old in the early 70's I recall seeing two plastered sailors brawling on the lawn in front of the snake pit at Bon Accord, they were so drunk nothing connected and nobody batted an eyelid. I thought ahh so this is all part of sailing Dad said the bottom of the bay was carpeted with discarded beer cans something that made it iconic at the time but thank goodness attitudes have changed.

Impressive when the winds kinetic energy increases by the square of the speed , I mean 102 knots is only 104 times more "in your face" than a gentle 10 knot breeze, assuming your going to windward that will be fine .

Oh that looks good, what could possibly go wrong ?

I've inspected the gantry at HMB and Pine Harbour, the hand cranked winch in both cases is rated for 200kg, that old 2 cylinder bukh is a bit over 200 kg if I recall correctly, good going

If it spends more time out of the water than in and its a ply/glass hull then I wouldn't think anymore than one maybe two good coats of primer is necessary , its already encapsulated in epoxy resin. I agree that a hard AF would be better if its not permanently on a mooring, but yes consult the supplier tech support.

+1 for Interprotect although any 2k marine epoxy primer is damn good stuff compared to a single pack product, try Protective Paints in Otara for something a bit more affordable or less "unaffordable" its a good product ( I don't work there or know the owner https://protectivepaints.co.nz/product/01-99-epoxy-primer-undercoat/ I put the primer on and wait about 12 hrs then roll on the first coat of AF it will chemically bind tightly to the semi cured epoxy , then follow up with a second coat the next day and she's good to go. There's no harm in having 50 to 70 mm of antifoul above

More confronting than a Sail GP crash in some ways , those long overhangs dissipate the forces better than a plumb bowed hull probably saved the rig and lives.

Everything about the J boats is very stately including the crashes