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- Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:40 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Merlin Rocket - project or race ready
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8469
Re: Merlin Rocket - project or race ready
I have MR 3521, an Ovington built all-GRP NSM2, they are supposedly fairly good river boats. She is down to weight, sound and functional but a little scruffy, and some tinkering is needed to get the rig working as the mast I originally had with her was bent beyond repair, I have sourced a replacemen...
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 2:55 am
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Not really a classic, but...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3556
Re: Not really a classic, but...
Hi Jim,
It's sitting in my shed in Walton on the Naze, Essex.
I can be fairly flexible with collection timescale, but it does need to be out of the way at some point!
It's sitting in my shed in Walton on the Naze, Essex.
I can be fairly flexible with collection timescale, but it does need to be out of the way at some point!
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 11:09 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Not really a classic, but...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3556
Not really a classic, but...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/141462815603?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 I bought this as a cheap source of parts for Tiger Moth (jibs and spinnakers are an exact fit, road trailer is perfect, daggerboard is a straight swap, etc) It's too good to cut up, but admittedly isn't wo...
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 1:48 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: MOTH ZONES at HUNTS ; ROADFORD AND BANBURY
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9213
Re: MOTH ZONES at HUNTS ; ROADFORD AND BANBURY
The only one of these I can make is the Banbury one in September. I'll try and decide between now and then which boat to bring...
Simon.
Simon.
- Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:18 am
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: what to do when X factors on and the rest of rubbish
- Replies: 20
- Views: 14832
Re: what to do when X factors on and the rest of rubbish
Easy solution to this one! In 2001, when I took up permanent residence aboard my old IOR one tonner for a few years, I threw my TV in a skip, and suddenly found that all the books I had been meaning to get round to reading were suddenly getting read, and the backlog of projects started to disappear....
- Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:25 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: lowrider help
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4260
Re: lowrider help
Best piece of advice somebody gave me when I was starting out in my first Moth was something like 'don't give up, don't get disheartened'. It took me the best part of a season before I could get in it for any length of time without swimming, but the end result of experiencing the lovely feeling of g...
- Fri Nov 22, 2013 8:28 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Wanted Magnum 8 or later
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16008
Re: Wanted Magnum 8 or later
Could I cast my vote for Hunts? I'd obviously try and make it to any lowrider event, but realistically I'm far more likely to succeed around work shifts etc if I didn't have to put aside a day travelling either side!
Simon.
Simon.
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 8:24 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: magnum 8 moth query
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8926
Re: magnum 8 moth query
I agree entirely with what Lyndon has said- also one thing I have found with mine is that although it seems to be faster in a straight line to add more mast rake when the breeze is stronger, it compounds the problem of getting stuck in irons (and inevitably falling over) on the tacks- so there is a ...
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 3:23 am
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: My Bucket list! (for fun)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16481
Re: My Bucket list! (for fun)
Interesting... Is she advertised anywhere? I had a look on the class association site but couldn't see her.Max McCarthy wrote: Although, I have also seen that Cheese Before Bedtime is for sale, as the moment,
Simon.
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:15 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: My Bucket list! (for fun)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16481
Re: My Bucket list! (for fun)
I too have had a go in most of the things I would like to have a go in at some point, so the list is short- Flying Dutchman AC Relatively new Cherub (preferably Pasta Frenzy or Cheese Before Bedtime) 18' Skiff Not very imaginitive, I know... Could maybe add something like an RS700 or Musto Skiff, bu...
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:03 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: masts, sails, marauder, cherub
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3054
Re: masts, sails, marauder, cherub
Nessa, do you still have the broken bits of RS800 mast you mentioned a while back, or have they been chucked?
Simon.
Simon.
- Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:58 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Off topic slightly....Westerly Nimrod
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10190
Re: Off topic slightly....Westerly Nimrod
They were also built by Anglo Marine in Clacton on Sea, I remember seeing the moulds sitting out the back gathering moss when I was working there in the late '90s. I think Anglo Marine were the last builder, I believe (although stand to be corrected) that the moulds were sold by Westerly to somebody...
- Thu Oct 31, 2013 9:51 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Strippers (the paint removing kind! )
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7877
Re: Strippers (the paint removing kind! )
I know nothing about Peelaway, but some hopefully useful info on stripping paint in general- The active ingredient in Nitromors used to be a chemical called Dichloromethane. The EU in their infinite wisdom banned this, considering it unsafe for the user and environment. The 'new, improved' (yeah, ri...
- Thu Oct 24, 2013 6:56 am
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: harrier/harrier+ dinghy
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17841
Re: harrier/harrier+ dinghy
I see Keith Callaghan, the Harrier designer, fairly regularly- I'll ask him if he knows of anything when I next see him!
- Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:03 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: DO PROPRIETRY WOOD HARDNERS AND ROT KILLERS WORK
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4253
Re: DO PROPRIETRY WOOD HARDNERS AND ROT KILLERS WORK
I hope those who have already posted don't mind me adding a little? You don't say whether the rot is in the hull or the deck? Has it rotted from the outside, or just end grain, or- one to be wary of- from the inside out if in the hull? If it is in the deck, then to my mind it really isn't worth savi...