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- Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:49 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Firefly MKII Centreboard Case
- Replies: 116
- Views: 36426
Re: Firefly MKII Centreboard Case
The story so far: I had hoped to fix the old Firefly, but the problems jst kept mounting. I'll save what I can, and anything I don't need for the slightly newer one which I am negotiating for, is up for grabs: Reynolds mast - completely trashed. It had been repaired and re-riveted so often around th...
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:30 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Built like a tank
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4339
Re: Built like a tank
The maker's plate was definitely Volvo. Sorry about the lack of photos - what with taking off my lifejacket and going underneath to push the plate back up, I somehow forgot to take any.
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:59 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Built like a tank
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4339
Built like a tank
Does anyone have any recollection of a sailing dinghy built by, of all people, Volvo? It nearly drowned me in 1980 and I am sure I have never seen another one. My vague recollection is 16-18 feet, fully double skinned, conventional rig, centreboard. Took six soldiers to lift it down the beach. Inver...
- Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:32 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Possible Forum Upgrade
- Replies: 18
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- Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:13 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Firefly centreplate pulley arrangement
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6609
There are a couple of other reasons why people go for a centre main. Although you lose a certain amount of leverage, you need to handle less sheet to adjust the angle of the main. In addition, when the boom is eased a little, a centre main will still be pulling downwards, albeit at an angle, when th...
- Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:27 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Firefly 937
- Replies: 45
- Views: 17457
The original rotating masts had a Tufnol collar made of two halves which fitted together at the level of gate. It sounds as if the collar is missing (check the box of bits) or that the gate should be replaced with something closer fitting. If you want a collar, I may have one as I am going to fit a ...
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 12:16 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Just Bought a Jollyboat!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10594
- Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:46 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Just Bought a Jollyboat!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10594
- Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:09 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: merlin handicaps
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3982
We have three Merlins at Chanonry, two Smokers and a Phantom Kipper. Two have very experienced helms and one has a keen novice. All three sail off the Class handicap for their age of PY +30. Results? The two experienced helms are regularly in the top five of the handicap fleet. The novice scores eve...
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:11 am
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: What is this boat?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6529
Ahh. The wonderful Vagabond. After brief excursions in a Cadet, this was our first family boat, number 413. A sail as recognisable as the Mirror or the Enterprise, strengthened transom to take a small outboard, and a homebuild Gremlin (think Optimist without the style) fitted inside, upside down for...
- Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:34 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Looks like an interesting boatyard - and for sale boat!!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3166
- Mon Aug 20, 2007 12:23 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Firefly mast again!!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2098
The old Reynolds mast gave up the ghost yesterday, very terminally. The wooden top snapped exactly at the join and descended in two parts. Only a Force 1/2 at that. I still haven't managed to find anything up here - the Scots obviously never throw anything away. If anyone has got an old one which co...
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:48 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Single handed PN
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4205
OK thanks. I got the Firefly to sail singlehanded when I can't get a crew for the Merlin so I will experiment with 1140 for when I sail it and the proper number when someone else borrows it. I don't feel so passionately about someone choosing to sail a double hander singlehanded. It is usually just ...
- Thu Jul 26, 2007 10:50 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Single handed PN
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4205