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Welcome grant. im building the Biscayne 22 here on hindmarsh island when I can get back on to it,other projects in the way at the moment,eg re-building cabin sides and internal fitout on my Halverson 25,anyway one more layer of ply to the bottom and sides I can then turn her over.i did source good t...

Darren I used Oregon for the frames/ engine bearers etc from bone timber in Adelaide ask for select timbers and tell them what you are building,the timbers I got were beautiful.I made the frames out of mdf first then pinned them onto the solid timber and ran the router around came out good anyway go...

welcome Darren I suggest pull the cars out cover them and start a boat,you will find that you cant leave it alone,but remember its a long term project,and its not rocket science and this site is great for advise,i looked at Bob perkins biscayne build photos and decided to use his photos as my guide ...

hello kevB im building the Biscayne 22 here on hindmarsh island im fairly well advanced with the hull,wood supplies eg Oregon can be sourced from bones timber in Adelaide good straight clears,keep a look out on gumtree or ebay I bought a very nice Chrysler 318 fully marinised,when you are ready come...

Thanks for the replies regarding the sheer profile I was more worried about getting the side profile right not the deck ,but like the idea of taking photographs,maybe I will just carry on with the boat as is thanks again Rob

Hello im building the Biscayne 22ft Im applying the second layer of plywood on the bottom,but before I start putting the plywood on the sides I need to true up the sheer profile,but this is hard to get a true sighting being so low to the ground,my thoughts were either lift the hole boat including th...

Hello new member from Goolwa,i am just over the bridge on hindmarsh island and I am building the 22ft Biscayne, I am just about ready to finish the battens,anyway if you fancy a look just contact me 0421701621

Thanks everybody for your help regards Rob

Hello all,can anybody advise on the amount of sheets req to plank the bottom and sides of a 22ft bicayne,also could anybody advise if 4mm marine ply is ok to use,sourced a supply at a good price BS1088,also a big thanks to Bob Perkins for is photos I would not have started this project without his p...

thanks fergal you should come over in 2015 when our woodenboat festival is on here in Goolwa sth Australia,ive been on the committee for 12years,i also got griff rhys jones to come to our festival last year, he was fantastic,you can read all about it in the june edition of classic boat magazine,anyw...

Hello everybody my name is Rob I live in Adelaide south Australia and I am building the Biscayne 22 ,I am currently attaching the battens at the moment,but earning a living gets in the way,anyway will keep you informed