[quote=Paul Rawlinson]Just to add to my last post, you do seem to have bouancy tanks on yours,
this version was designed for sailing on the sea. you can cut holes in the
tanks to work inside and fit waterproof covers in them so you have access.
Do this with a lot of thought and care.
"emitime" wrote in message
...[color=blue][i]

Hi Paul
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I don't plan to cut access holes to the built-in buoyancy tanks, although it is interesting that you say this is the version designed for sea sailing, yet there are no self-bailers. I am not planning to restore the boat for racing purposes, but for cruising. I have today managed to successfully repair the hole in the bottom of the boat using fibre glass matting cut into strips soaked in epoxy. I was able to build up horizontal and vertical strips even without access from the inside of the hull, which would have been preferable. I plan to recreate the hull contour using glass fibre paste, once the initial fix has gone fully off.

Best Regards
Tim