Brian asked: > We intend to take our boat out of the water this Spring and believe it may be time to have the sides over plated does anyone know a marina where we could arrange for doing this sort of work ourselves as we were thinking it would be perhaps cheaper to purchase the metal and arrange for a welder to do the work with our assistance, has anyone done anything like this themselves as we would welcome any advice and also does anyone know a free-lance welder etc. > > any advice would be welcome, we moor at Napton Streethay Wharf are 'specialists' (perhaps a little over-used as a description these days ;-)) in stretching and (I've seen on their slip) overplating. It might be worth giving them a call. They're not too far from Napton in reality. They may well be willing to do a pull-out, assessment and blacking-only if required (as detailed in your later posting). Roger
