The good news is I will have all of my summer holidays to try and restore something Looks like you're going for it then! In which case I'd suggest stringers, transom and hull repairs - that should occupy this summers holidays for a start :) I may be able to help you with a copy of 'Runabout Renovat...

Hi Paul and welcome aboard! I think you may expect a wide ranging set of answers here - hopefully you'll get enough information to sift through to enable you to make the right decision... It may be useful to have some idea of budget as there's going to be quite a variance between a 'sorted' Albatros...

Hmmm interesting :hmmm: Mine originally just had a non-matching plastic bung plug in there. Maybe there was a bolt in there originally and the previous owner lost it and just replaced the whole thing. I'll have to trawl through my archive of Broom pics and see if I can find anything. :idea: If it is...

Jon - I take it you mean the drain plug? I stand to be corrected but I don't think that there was one on the bottom 'flotation tank' originally. The original drain is/was at the lowest point of the floor above that. Due to ingress of water, many owners just put an extra one in the bottom as well. Gi...

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Aaahhh the sound of a '36 Fairbanks Morse... not sure why I enjoyed this - is there something wrong with me

ADF wrote:Will it be safe to use a pressure washer once I have stripped it? Its not a massively powerful one

In a word yes.

Have you got all the bits off it yet?

ADF wrote:Do you mean strip out everything until I literally have just a hull

Yep, everything - that's the way to do it. Take all the fixtures and fittings off and store them, get the formica off the foredeck, remove that old transom plate etc. etc. Give it a good hose down and see what you've got...

R

Aaaahhhh - I saw that one... I don't think you need worry about a bilge pump quite yet ;) Has anyone got any general tips for a first timer I think what you should do is: 1. Be prepared to accept it may take a little longer to fix this up than you might think 2. Learn all you can about fibreglass - ...

Difficult to photograph with flash - peeing down outside and it's all very shiny
Hopefully getting the leg done this week...

R