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- Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:09 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Finn available.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 560
Finn available.
Im am moving from the Finn to a Solo, as there are several other solos sailing at my club. So, my Finn is available. It is working, but needs work: The cockpit to floor joint at the self bailers leaks - the tank gains about 1Pt water per hour sailing. The deck to hull joint needs re-gluing in two pl...
- Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:03 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: My old Solo
- Replies: 2
- Views: 841
Re: My old Solo
The unofficial Solo class register, shows that it is being sailed by Hayes, Pat at Burghfield Sailing Club. But I can not vouch for the reliability of the list. (It can be accessed from their website). I've been looking at it as I am contemplating getting one..
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- Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:22 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Bowmoor Rally
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1255
Re: Bowmoor Rally
Wanting to come, with N12 'Spider' and BM 'Pisces' or Finn 468 but - worrying about the weather with gusts up to 48 mph on Saturday - if the forecast does not change will not come 
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- Mon Aug 05, 2019 6:55 pm
- Forum: CVRDA organisation
- Topic: Proposal for AGM
- Replies: 4
- Views: 789
Re: Proposal for AGM
This all sounds very reasonable to me. Might I suggest something other than the 1970 date? A lot of boats of the early 70's in classes like the N12 are I think are generally considered to be Classic? China Dolls, Spider and etc. And in the Finns, Nessa's and mine Taylors, double bottomed GRP might p...
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:15 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Shannon one design build
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1075
Shannon one design build
A rather nice documentary on the tube;
- Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:21 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Anyone fancy a bit on the side?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2111
Re: Anyone fancy a bit on the side?
Now sold - gone to a teacher who is I'm sure going to enjoy sailing again after a break of some years.
- Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:59 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Anyone fancy a bit on the side?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2111
Anyone fancy a bit on the side?
Our contender, 'A Bit on the Side' is for sail. A composition contender, with several good sails, and a well set up rig. Ready to go as she is, but would benefit from some work soon (pro-grip and some varnishing). Selling as Matthew only plays Rugby now, and living in London not easy to get to a sai...
- Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:04 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Fitting New Gunwhale for GRP Heron
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2083
Re: Fitting New Gunwhale for GRP Heron
I don't immediately get why a heron would have plastic or rubber strips like these on at all? Would they not be D section, wood? This one, which is perhaps the same type, seems to have what I would expect... https://tudorsc.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/heron1.jpg and Wood would also I think look much...
- Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:38 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: 11+ GRP
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2201
Re: 11+ GRP
Burrett, 1974, page 194, lists the 'Plus' dinghy, which is 'a very successful double chine dinghy in GRP and bermudan sloop rig. Plus used to be known as 11 Plus...... The sail insignia for the 'Plus' given as 'PLUS'
LOA 11', Beam, 4'7" Draft 3' Sails 140 ft2 PY 115.
LOA 11', Beam, 4'7" Draft 3' Sails 140 ft2 PY 115.
- Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:45 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: What is lot number 7?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2858
Re: What is lot number 7?
Pacer, I'm sure.
- Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:17 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Pegasus repair
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3659
Re: Pegasus repair
I'm not at all sure how high a quality those GRP hulls were made too.. I do recall 194 had all sorts of different thicknesses of lay up in the floor when I had to repair a split in a particularly thin bit.
- Fri Oct 05, 2018 7:13 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Classic Finn views
- Replies: 3
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Re: Classic Finn views
I was planning to go to Oxford - but sadly I began a (non sailing related) project and that clashed. I would definitely be prioritising a Classic Finn event in 2019, but it would need to be, ideally, reasonably near, and would have to not clash with the Comet Trio Calendar, and not clash with my ong...
- Tue Jul 24, 2018 5:21 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: A rare beast - an Alpha!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2987
A rare beast - an Alpha!
on Ebay, spotted 24h July. This one has a Heron's rig - it should, basically, have the same rig as a Firefly (rotating mast). If anyone takes her on - be aware that the boat was made of a GRP - foam - GRP sandwich and the foam is NOT waterproof - indeed it is very hydroscopic and soaks fast. The one...
- Sat Jun 30, 2018 2:12 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Calling classic Finns
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4550
Re: Calling classic Finns
I have two complete sails, but I also have this Hyde one which I don’t have a full set of battens for. It’s not urgent, I would just like to see how it looks. In other news I seem to be stuck at 6.80 on the mast rake because the mast foot appears to be at the end of its range of travel. I have alwa...
- Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:24 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Skua 'Ysolt'
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3057
Re: Skua 'Ysolt'
Up for sale again, I do not know if the vendor is the person I sold Ysolt to. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1960s-Skua-Sailing-Dinghy-GRP-Racing-Sail-Boat-Trailer-Drop-Keel-Sails-Mast/142825591438?hash=item214111928e:g:C7IAAOSwVL5a5hb6 I think the price might be a bit high! Also of course Ysolt is all ...