Renovating boats has always had its challenges. Access to the little nooks and crannies can be testing at times. We…
Why you shouldn’t paint your internal GRP hull If you’re new to boat renovation and restoration and intend to spend…
The TTB689CSW Mini-plunge saw remains one of the most impressive micro tools that Titan have ever released. Well-built and robust…
Our Boat Monitoring Back Story In 2017 BRP featured an article on DIY GSM cell phone alarm systems for boat…
Dampness in a boat is a constant battle. My first experience of how bad things can become was in Brighton.…
The Project Boat Competition 2020 Entries- UK and Ireland. The Judges Fergal Butler – An Irish backyard boatbuilder and…
Snapdragon 29 Renovation By Matt A few years ago, I bought my first boat; an abandoned Snapdragon 29ft bilge keel…
‘Emerald.H.D’ Szmaragd II Renovation By Ruth & Garry Emerald.H.D. is a 30′ Polish, Szmaragd II, fibreglass long keel hull imported…
Kylemore 11 Renovation By Eoghan ‘Kylemore 2’ is a lake cruiser that had been in my wife’s family for a…
32ft Reinke yacht Renovation by Mike Passat” is a 10 metre, GRP Reinke built in Berlin in 1970. The previous…
Winner Baronet MK2 Renovation by Mike I found the boat on Facebook marketplace and bought her on a whim. I…
1944 45ft Refueller Renovation by Ciaran ‘Blackthorn’ was originally built in 1944 by W.J. Yarwood & Sons Unser contract for…
Broads Sail Cruiser Renovation By Chris This is my 1930s Whippet Class ( Earnst & Young ) broads cruiser. It…
Norman 20 Renovation by Pippa Here was our start into the boating world; a Norman 20 named ” Bruce “…
Coronet 24 Family Renovation Coronet family 24 before and after many hours and hard work. The boat was in a…
36ft 1980s Springer Renovation I am currently rebuilding my 36ft 1980s Springer canal boat from the bare bones. She had…
1970s JGM Madeira Renovation A 1970s JGM Madeira, it was used for 15 years as a stripped out fuel barge.…
Dignity’ 3m Tri-hull ‘Dignity’ is a 3m tri-hull which we got as part of the sale of our bigger project…
BWM Freestyle 5.9 Renovation I’ve been working part-time on this project boat for over a year now. I rebuilt one…
WIN A £250 ASAP supplies Voucher Boat Renovation People are collaborating with ASAP supplies in a quest to find the…
The UK is nearly 5 weeks into lock-down and and the struggle for sanity is real. Many of us will…
Boat Renovation People are looking to build a community of the finest, boat renovators, restorers and builders this world has…
So what is ArmaForm? Well, let’s start with how I discovered it. I remmember the day that I first stepped…
In January we stumbled upon a wooden boat builder named Tony Osse. At the time we were on a mission…
This morning, I found myself hectically cycling around Bristol on a Yobike. What’s a Yobike you ask? They are the…
A friend of mine recently noticed a ton of chillis in the reduced section in our local shop. He, like…
My time is currently split; one-half of the week I’m working hard trying to earn money to renovate my boat…
This week we take a look at a beautiful cabin boat restoration by an Australian named Matt Kelly. In his…
In this video, we are shown a how to drill a hole through stainless steel using an electric drill. By…
Is your boat winch feeling a little sluggish? Well, it’s probably about time you gave it a bit of loving and…
In February, we published an article on the amazing backyard build of a Glen-L Cracker Box by a highly talented Irish boat…
So you’ve planned to lay some fibreglass or paint your boat and you can’t find any decent sized party cups…
In this tutorial, we are shown an amazing step by step oversite on how to build a beautifully crafted cedar…
In January this year, I wrote an article about my search for female boat builders. At the time, I was…
In this video, we are shown an alternative method of creating insulation and emergency buoyancy below a deck. Using a…
This video demonstrates how closed cell camping mats can be used to affordably insulate a V-berth or similar area. This type…
Aluminium is lightweight, affordable and can be drilled, filed and cut easily using the right tools. This makes aluminium ideal for…
In this video, Leah demonstrates how to use a pop rivet gun. This effective method of joining metal can be…
Meet John; based in Melbourne, Australia, John bought a 1968 Binks Flying Dutchman for $50 with a full set of sails and…
BRP is wishing everyone a happy valentines day! Don’t worry if you’re a singleton we’ve embedded this lovely video to help…
Read the first part of Pete’s story here >> The first picture is of my boat underwater when I returned,…
Meet Fergal; born in Ireland he is the swiss army knife of boat builders. Over the years Fergal has built,…
The pictures are from when I originally bought the boat, it was my first boat. 18 months later, I was…
What iNSPIRED this article? Nothing makes me cringe more than marine companies who use photos of half naked women for…
Marine sealants are specially formulated to withstand the often harsh conditions of the marine environment where typical DIY home caulk…
In this tutorial, you will learn to create an affordable boat drain tube with a Thru-Hull boat plug that could…
A cell phone bilge alarm is a great safety feature to have on board, but how can you create one affordably? In…
Meet Kyaw Htet Aung; a Burmese boat builder and repairer. Kyaw is the vice-captain at Yangon Universities Boat Club. He races…
Can this boat be saved? We came across an end of the line post about this old relic – do you…
In this tutorial you will learn how to build a wooden crane using some basic wordworking tools. Extra care should…