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Practical knowledge of yachts, repairs and boatbuilding. On the blog, we share knowledge about yacht repairs, maintenance, laminates, wood and preparing vessels for the season.
Launching of Tomaga II yacht after repairs
Today at our place a small celebration, the launching of a very interesting yacht of the Tomaga II type, a design by Lech Słodecki [...]
Fitting a customized yacht cabinet
To how many planes should a yacht cabinet be matched? one? two? four? Answer: to all of them! 😉 In this particular case, the [...]
Urgent repair of broken wooden mast
I have already written a little about wooden masts. This customer showed up in the middle of the season and a request for an [...]
Unusual realizations in the Planker workshop
Most associate Planker with traditional boatbuilding, but we do such things too 🙂
Spring trivia from the boatbuilding workshop
In the spring, hedgehogs wake up. One was also with us 😉
The last layer of the yacht’s diagonal sheathing
Last Layer Finally, it was time to restore the 8mm thick layer. It was possible to make a bevel like in the case of [...]
Subsequent layers of diagonal sheathing repair
Layers next After preparing the pasteboard, it was time to diagonally lay down the veneers. Each layer was striped and glued separately according to [...]
Reconstruction of the first layer of diagonal plating
First Layer How should bias plating be repaired? It is quite simple. So that after the repair it retains its original strength and rigidity... [...]
Repair of the diagonal plating of the yacht Dar Szczecina
Some believe that diagonal (diagonal) plating was the swan song of wooden yachts. Others do not count diagonals as wooden or classic vessels (that's [...]
Repairing the rudder in a wooden yacht
The rudder on a yacht is the most important device. It's a truism but we are still surprised sometimes by the lousiness of the [...]
Overbending of wooden components in boatbuilding
There are many ways to make curved parts in boatbuilding. The simplest is overbending. If possible it is worth using them. Just lay out [...]
Unusual boat-building work on a yacht
Imagine going to a carpenter to have him make you a custom countertop for a round bathroom. Then you ask him, by the way, [...]
Laminating the transom in a wooden yacht
Laminating the transom A question in the style - a stick in the anthill. Should you laminate a wooden hull? Answer? YES! NO! It [...]
Canvas-covered yacht deck
Covering the decks with canvas, which was then painted with paint to seal and protect the surface of the decking is an old method. [...]
Repair of wooden yacht mast
Wooden masts are becoming a thing of the past. This is not worth arguing with. There is a solid reason for this. They are [...]
Alteration of the stairs under the deck and engine housing
A small order involving the reworking of the box steps, which are also the front casing of the engine. Originally closed with four candahar [...]
Renovation of wooden yacht deck
"One picture says more than 1,000 words" I once heard something like that, so not much talk, lots of pics. The interesting thing about [...]
Custom-made mess table
If I wanted to recount all the details I had to figure out while building this table I would run out of ink in [...]
Straightening and strengthening the keel in a motorboat
What a keel is and why it should be made in a solid way is probably not worth telling here. What types of wood [...]
Repairing frames and bottoms in a wooden boat
Undoubtedly, the best way to restore a yacht is to preserve the original solutions and technology, so that despite the replacement of elements with [...]
Traditional yacht greting for the bathroom
We still happen to perform "traditional greting". Traditional is in quotation marks because it does not cover the cubicle or the hold and usually [...]
Replacement of bottoms in a wooden motorboat
The feast of the three kings is approaching, and for some it's time to get rid of the Christmas tree. In order to make [...]
Rounding corners in a wooden deck
Sharp edges on and under the deck are usually found with the little toe or head. Less often with another body part but always [...]
Custom-made wooden tiller
Real stories, real jobs, done professionally by people who do this for a living. RUMPEL What could be difficult about a tiller.... in many [...]