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Inspecting Wood Boats
Guidance on Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance of Wooden Hulls. Compiled By The Joint Industry/Coast Guard Wooden Boat Inspection Working Group. August 1995.This is a clean PDF of this document which is a treasure chest of information.
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Repairing a pulled up rail track
Papoose pulled up the port rail in the Jessica Cup. Here is the repairClick HERE for article
Repairing cabin top leak on Papoose
Repairing extensive cabin top leak on Papoose required jacking up the cabin top, drilling many holes to fill with West System, then putting a layer of fiberglass over the top.Click HERE for article
Wood Boom Repair
A series of pictures documenting the repair of a spruce boom that had 6 feet ripped out of the bottom. This repair has held for 7 years as of 2010 without any sign of trouble.Click HERE for article
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