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Category: Renovations

Snapdragon 29 Exterior

Snapdragon 29 Bilge keel Yacht Renovation By Matt

June 24, 2020 Louis 3 Comments

Snapdragon 29 Renovation By Matt A few years ago, I bought my first boat; an abandoned Snapdragon 29ft bilge keel…

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Szmaragd II In A Marina

Szmaragd II Yacht Renovation By Ruth

June 18, 2020 Louis 3 Comments

‘Emerald.H.D’ Szmaragd II Renovation By Ruth & Garry Emerald.H.D. is a 30′ Polish, Szmaragd II, fibreglass long keel hull imported…

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lake cruiser galley

Lake Cruiser Renovation By Eoghan

June 12, 2020 Louis 9 Comments

Kylemore 11  Renovation By Eoghan ‘Kylemore 2’ is a lake cruiser that had been in my wife’s family for a…

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GRP Reinke Hull

32ft Reinke Yacht Renovation By Mike

June 7, 2020 Louis Leave a comment

32ft Reinke yacht Renovation by Mike Passat” is a 10 metre, GRP Reinke built in Berlin in 1970. The previous…

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Renovated Winner Baronet MK2

Winner Baronet Mk2 Renovation By Mike

June 6, 2020 Louis 1 Comment

Winner Baronet MK2 Renovation by Mike I found the boat on Facebook marketplace and bought her on a whim. I…

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Mick Sitting In A Inside a 1945 Refuller RAF Boat

45ft Refueller Renovation By Mick & family

June 3, 2020 Louis 2 Comments

1944 45ft Refueller Renovation by Ciaran ‘Blackthorn’  was originally built in 1944 by W.J. Yarwood & Sons Unser contract for…

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1930s Mahogany Broads Cruiser

1930’s Whippet – Broads Cruiser Renovation By Chris

May 31, 2020 Louis Leave a comment

Broads Sail Cruiser Renovation By Chris This is my 1930s Whippet Class ( Earnst & Young ) broads cruiser. It…

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Hand painted bow

Norman 20 Renovation By Pippa

May 27, 2020 Louis Leave a comment

Norman 20 Renovation by Pippa Here was our start into the boating world; a Norman 20  named ” Bruce “…

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Coronet Family 24 Boat

Coronet 24 Family Renovation By James

May 26, 2020 Louis Leave a comment

Coronet 24 Family Renovation Coronet family 24 before and after many hours and hard work. The boat was in a…

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36ft Springer

36ft 1980’s Springer By Peter Bell

May 25, 2020 Louis Leave a comment

36ft 1980s Springer Renovation I am currently rebuilding my 36ft 1980s Springer canal boat from the bare bones.  She had…

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1970 JGSM Madeira

1970s JGM Madeira Renovation By Alexander

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1970s JGM Madeira Renovation A 1970s JGM Madeira, it was used for 15 years as a stripped out fuel barge.…

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Tri-hull Renovation

Tri-hull Renovation ‘Dignity’ By Siobhan

Louis 1 Comment

Dignity’ 3m Tri-hull ‘Dignity’ is a 3m tri-hull which we got as part of the sale of our bigger project…

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BWM 9.5 Rib Seats

BWM Freestyle 5.9 Renovation By Cornelius

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BWM Freestyle 5.9 Renovation I’ve been working part-time on this project boat for over a year now. I rebuilt one…

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SV Avocet: One Year of Boat Projects

February 5, 2019 Marissa Neely 5 Comments

Hello there readers! My name is Marissa and I have successfully commandeered Boat Renovation People to write about the trials…

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Posted in: Blog, Liveaboard Life, Renovations

Tool Storage – A Simple Solution For Boats

February 1, 2019 Louis Leave a comment

Meet Eli St. Amour‎ a boat renovator from Pennsylvania, USA. Fed up with not having enough space for the tools Eli…

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Posted in: Blog, Renovations Filed under: boat renovation, tool storage

Worst Positions In Boat Renovation

January 27, 2019 Louis 13 Comments

A reader sent in a photo yesterday morning and it got me thinking. What’s the worse position you’ve found yourself…

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Posted in: Blog, Renovations Filed under: boat life, yacht renovations

Renovating Our Offshore Cruiser – The Floating Money Pit

July 27, 2017 Louis 5 Comments

It’s been nearly a year since I moved to Bristol. In my eyes, I’ve been doing a whole lot of…

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Posted in: Blog, Renovations Filed under: liveaboard, offshore cruiser, seamaster 950
Marine Plywood

Marine Plywood – Knowing The Basics

March 5, 2017 Louis 24 Comments

Marine plywood is a great sheet material that can be easily cut using both hand saws and basic power tools.…

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Posted in: Renovations Filed under: boat building plywood, marine plywood, marine plywood vs exterior plywood
Female Boat Builders

The Search For Female Boat Builders

January 28, 2017 Louis 23 Comments

What iNSPIRED this article? Nothing makes me cringe more than marine companies who use photos of half naked women for…

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Posted in: How To - Boat Renovation Tutorials And All Things Floating., Renovations, Uncategorized

Dad Glues A Kids Trainers To DIY Water Skis

January 23, 2017 Louis Leave a comment

The internet is a strange place indeed and even stranger is a Youtube video that I found whilst sitting around…

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burmese boat builder

Boat Building And Crocodiles

December 30, 2016 Louis 1 Comment

Meet Kyaw Htet Aung; a Burmese boat builder and repairer. Kyaw is the vice-captain at Yangon Universities Boat Club. He races…

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Can This Boat Be Saved?

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Can this boat be saved? We came across an end of the line post about this old relic – do you…

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Hurley 22

Bow Plate Repair – Hurley 22

December 19, 2016 Louis Leave a comment

Bow Plate Repair – Hurley 22 – Long Keel Yacht The Bow plate area from hell repair! The condition of this Hurley 22…

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Home From Home

The £70 – Floating Budget Home From Home Using Wooden Pallets

December 11, 2016 Louis 2 Comments

The £70 – Floating Budget Home From Home It comes as no surprise that in our current climate thousands of people…

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Boat Renovation Golden Rules

Boat Renovation Golden Rules

December 4, 2016 Louis Leave a comment

Boat Renovation Whether you are bringing a wreck from the bottom of the ocean or restoring an old relic that…

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Buckingham 20 Renovation

Buckingham 20 Renovation

November 7, 2016 Louis 4 Comments

The Story – A Buckingham 20 Renovation Many boat renovators and sailors alike have at one point considered or perhaps…

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Jaguar 27- Full Renovation to Liveaboard Brighton Home

October 13, 2016 Louis 1 Comment

LIVEABOARD -Jaguar 27  Taking The Plunge – Becoming A Live Aboard When we got the Jaguar 27 it was in…

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