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kingfisher

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  1. hi mod can you update our detais as we have a new website with lots more photos and information and a build blog for people to follow thanks john www.kingfishernarrowboats.co.uk also can you put the new link in for the dry dock services http://www.kingfishernarrowboats.co.uk/dry-dock-services.html under the trent lock dock yard we now have downloadable price lists along with a photo gallery of the dry dock thanks john
  2. most docks will have someone available to weld them on and can usually supply them at a good price as they buy them in bulk if your going down the bolt on method remember to make a template as it will make the job nice and easy in the future but...... the weld on method means that if your annodes still have a little bit of life left but may need replacing in the next year or so you can keep them on and weld the new ones on near them and let the old ones wear out (does that make sense i think paint fumes may of got to me !) john i must learn to type faster
  3. i,m not sure about the grouting on them two many joints for my liking and there more expensive we use panels from our local upvc supplies simalar to these http://www.wickes.co.uk/Marble-Effect-Inte...ing/invt/162656
  4. i think your main problem is the ply moving due to the thickness you have.a cheaper solution would be to use a upvc bathroom cladding from wicks or other diy sheds straight on top stick it on top with a flexible adhesive like sika ,remove the vinyl if its loose if not it will be fine to go on top you can get corner and end cover strips to make a neat job ,then a quality silicon around the bottem
  5. that will be the stretch from trent lock up to the lock at long eaton
  6. http://www.kingfishernarrowboats.co.uk/drydock-services.html diy dock hire for wide beams , barges and narrowboats hull blacking and all types of servicing and repairs
  7. http://www.kingfishernarrowboats.co.uk located at Trent lock near Sawley, Notts
  8. hi if you give me a call on 0115 9727936 on monday i,ll have the diary to hand , bitumen £6.50ft or sealex b £7.50 cheers john
  9. yes you can apply regular bitumen over intertuff,try using sealex b or rytex about £20 a tin i think ,sealex b130 dries to a satin finish as opposed to a matt on bitumen paint greybeard for the reference ,a nice suprise when i logged on
  10. do you no roughly what time ,as we have the dockyard at trent lock and have access to a cruiser let me no and i,ll pm the skipper to see if he will be there
  11. they used to build for the northwich boat company ive seen a few of there boats and really good value ,is it it the one they have on apollo duck? you wont go wrong buying this one http://www.apolloduck.com/display.phtml?aid=83525 yes its one of ours built by a long established company piper the sailaway market is really competative at the moment so shop around you bag youselves a bargain on anyone who has a stock boat
  12. yep thats the right ply to use ,we fix battens at 400 centres and screw at 400 centres . using it to make a faux plank effect may not look right to the eye probably to many screws but painted would make satifsactory job .you should be able to get it for around £20 sheet ,but go and view it before buying as stated there are different grades i cant remember which is which(to much wine ) our local timber yard harlows in derby have wisa spruce if that helps
  13. i cant tell boaters when they should dock there boats (every year would be great ) but more of a comment that is the percievd average, some customers do come yearly , one even comes with no annodes !! as you say some products do vary in durability .there are to many variables on this subject as we all no. perhaps some one could put a poll up to see who uses what and how often
  14. if you have cleaned the hull back to steel then epoxy primer and two pack as spencer suggests is the way to go ,it will still need coming out every2- 4 years to patch the scratches as well as annode /stern gear checks etc , comastic again is excellent but every last bit of bitumen has to be removed for those 2 methods if i had a boat from new then 2 pack gets my vote (or should that be if i had a boat)
  15. what you need is to hire one of these http://www.brandontoolhire.co.uk/directory...p?idproduct=450 or you can buy the head seperatley and fit it to a large angle grinder (it must be variable speed ) run it on slow . thats what we have and use it all the time for stripping roofs and sanded decks prior to repaints it takes about a day of hard graft to strip a roof but stick with it and the results will speak for them selves
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