Duff10

Hi all, I am renovating an Alan Wright yacht in my driveway in Kawakawa Bay, south Auckland. im trying to find someone who can replace my external windows but struggling to find anyone in the Auckland area (don’t have any contacts and most BB aren’t interested in working on the installation of windows from my driveway) any recommendations or contacts for someone who has experience in replacing marine windows would be a great help. obviously willing to pay cheers

Thanks to everyone that has posted. Has been helpful and fast forward a heck of elbow grease and painstaking work I think I’m getting there…….. famous last words….. but I’m sure there are still a few surprises yet to come

Hi I am currently cleaning and sanding my wooden bilge and struggling to remove oil from the wood after many years of no maintenance. The bilge has previously been expoxy coated and wood underneath expoxy seems to be wet and oil has penetrated through the expoxy in most places. chowing through the sandpaper as it just keeps clogging. trying to dry out wood but the oil stained wood just seems to never dry. Does anyone know of the best way or solvent to remove oil from the wood as I plan on applying new expoxy coats once it is suitably prepped but concerned the expoxy wo

Really appreciate the response. Yip probably the advice I need but have been burying me head in the sand for a while but now at a cross road. Don’t have the money to rebuild or skill. I will engage an old head for a survey and good look. If anyone knows anyone in the Auckland area that would suit having a look, any recommendations are welcome. Thanks again

Thanks. Very insightful. Not in the water fortunately, but stuck in my driveway (and has been for some time). Yip need to take a breather and figure out actually damage and then go from there. Been a long project all ready so hoping for some good news as to far into the project to give up now. Thanks again for the response.

Hi, just looking for some advice as I am out of my depth. I am renovating a lotus 9.2, twin skin Kauri. Long story short but I have had a lot of issues with leaking windows and now I appear to have a problem in the bilge with rot. The top Kauri appears to be ‘fluffy’ which I assume is Rot? The bilge has been wet for a long time and the Kauri is really wet and I am able to peel back the wood in places. just seeing if there are any options for repairing the Kauri/bilge from the inside. I don’t think the rot has got through into the outer skin but very difficult to get to