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I am hoping further coats of Light Primer might do the trick but fear that I might have to fill them all. They are all over. Grrrrr. I used west 407 filler for filling the weave. Quite 'wet'. I had not used it before. Think I will revert to glass bubbles should I ever do another similar build. Your ...

Thanks Mat Coincidentally I have confirmed the order for small bilge keels from a local metal worker today. They will be done by the end of January. It wont stop progress. I agree re the trailer but I am hoping that if I am canny about its design they might actually help me to ensure she sits centra...

7 coats of Coppercoat applied. Brilliant antifoul, but in this context, super tough epoxy / copper finish for the rigours of a beachable trailer sailer.

Hi Mat Although I am building a centre board version of the Senior I am planning to get a couple of small steel bilge keels made up so that she can comfortably take the ground when needed. The boats keel would still take the weight of the boat and the bilge keels would support her laterally at such ...

Hi Tarka
I have always found ABE books to be worth a look.
Hopefully this link will work for you.
https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Sear ... n-_-search
Good luck
Keith

Wow! You obviously share my fear of water ingress happening inside the box somewhere without realising it is happening. I used formica when I constructed the plate case of my Golant Ketch. It works well and gives me peace of mind.
Thanks for the answer re sheave and strop.
Keith

Thanks Mat That is all very useful. Do you remember where you got your sheave for the lifting tackle from? I have a 2" tufnol sheave on the way from Classic Marine that is not the full 3/4". Does your wire strop fit directly onto the permanent pin on the lug of the plate or do you have a shackle and...

I worked it out and will now drill pivot hole etc before inserting spacers and glueing up the case.

Ok. Thanks Mat. I haven't worked out yet how much protrudes when it is fully down. Is that the diagonal line evident on the plate I picked up today. Ie does the plate slope backwards when fully down?
Keith

Having exchanged a donation to the RNLI for a second hand Senior centreplate today from a nice chap called Rodney (who was a previous owner of Pau Amma) I am considering epoxying a piece of ply either side to allow me to give it a better profile and to keep it fairly snug in the case. This would the...

Many thanks Mat
All copied to my files for use when I make my spars.
I am making steady progress with my build and have now epoxied the hull panels. Once filled and faired I will sheath the hull rather than taping the seams.
All the best
Keith

Hi Mat
Many thanks for the information and for that which is yet to come. It is much appreciated.
Keith

Hi Mat Many thanks for starting this thread. And thank you for the excellent article in Watercraft! I am in the process of building a Senior (I 'bit the bullet' and epoxied the hull together yesterday). Thinking ahead I was particularly interested in your approach to setting the gunter rig and how t...

Hi Joao
Just trying to look at the pic. but it is google pics and I need your permission, which I have requested.
Keith

Thank you to John for my welcome to the group through the stop press page. I have started to build a new Senior. Well I have bought the timber, made the strong back and cut the transom. From small acorns! It will help me greatly if I was to find a Senior that was past viable repair but for whose own...