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Alaned · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 7:42 am

Hi All I have just ordered a set of plans for a Malahini and looking forward to the challange of building a boat that is equal to the fantastic examples on the gallery pages.

I currently have a Bayliner 2958 on lake windermere, and love it to bits, it was bought as a project boat following it being abandoned on the lake for 5 years,
it took 3 years for me to bring it back to life as well as a hek of alot of cash, its been on the lake now for 2 years and I have tried sitting at home with the wife in the evenings watchin TV but sitting around is not for me, cant wait to get my teeth back in to a boat build again.

Have a look at a couple of pics of my Bayliner wet n wild.
https://picasaweb.google.com/102948330482291069639/WetNWild?authkey=Gv1sRgCLXw-IbG3Yi8NA#

fergal butler · **Posted:** Thu May 10, 2012 10:11 am

Hi Alaned and welcome I have built the Malahini and before that I had a bayliner 2655

The guy's on http://www.cmba-uk.com/ can be a great help for sourcing parts or old outboards they also have a lot of meetings some up on lake windermere and a competition in Cardiff each year where even a Malahini is in with a chance

Great job on your Bayliner she looks stunning I'm sure the Malahini will be no problem to you.

Alaned · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 11:51 am

Thanks Fergal

I checked out the CMBA website gooks good
and your latest project looks like a Cracker Pardon the pun :lol:

Regards

Alan

jprice · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 12:36 pm

some very nice work there!
although this pic is painful to look at :shock:

Alaned · **Posted:** Fri May 11, 2012 3:37 pm

Yep it was the ice was very thick but bizarrely about 18inches arountd the hull it wasn't ice !
Mind you i didnt wonder too far out just in case

Hopefully this year i will have her out over winter if i can reserve a place, storage is extremely limited
On Windermere.

GeorgeD · **Posted:** Tue May 22, 2012 2:21 pm

Hi Alaned

Fellow UK builder here, down near Fleet / Basingstoke and building a Zip very slowly.

Look forward to seeing your progress and also sharing names of any good UK suppliers.

cheers
GeorgeD

Alaned · **Posted:** Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:58 am

Been setting up a workshop for the build

I Have decided to build the frames and slats out of sapele, this is due to the cost of mahogany and lack of local suppliers

I have bought the timer unplaned to keep costs down and a planer thicknasizer off ebay
the first planed planks look great and i lacquered a small sample with fantastic results

I have nominated a box to pop all the bills in to keep a check on the build £180 so far but i have promised my wife it will cost no more than £3000 to get it on the water

only time will tell

Glen-L.com

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