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- Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:27 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Uffa Ace
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2925
Re: Uffa Ace
"Old ones, new ones, loved ones, neglected ones". Looks as though she's been all of these.
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:18 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Merlin 16 decks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5317
Re: Merlin 16 decks
Chris, don't be too original in choice of glue as the Mosquito suffered glue failure when used in the Far East theatre. Heat and humidity caused failure either through decomposition or microbe attack! Not that the UK climate has quite warmed up to Far East levels but one never knows what is in store.
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:56 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Ideal for buoyancy tank investigation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2843
Re: Ideal for buoyancy tank investigation
Ah, an endescope, better than a rubber clad finger for examination purposes.
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:27 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Leaky 'Planet' - what are my options?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2322
Re: Leaky 'Planet' - what are my options?
Fresh water +Maldon Sea Salt might do the trick. I don't think it needs to be a saturated solution. At present I have N443 taking up but I live near the sea so popping down to sling in a few buckets of sea water (muddy culking type) is no trouble.
- Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:59 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Water Repellant on Cotton Sails
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3061
Re: Water Repellant on Cotton Sails
The model yacht people used to soak them in varnish! If you must do something then you could soak them in that tent/canvas stuff that camping shops sell. Not sure if it will work. The best solution is to use them on very very calm days and don't drop them in the water.
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 11:37 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Restoration of Bonifaz
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6584
Re: Restoration of Bonifaz
Well I am prepared to stand corrected on this point though I suspect it may be a case of someone having a go an an unoffcial basis. There was afterall a Merlin Rocket on a Suffolk resevoir fitted with a trapeze. I never saw it sail and needless to say it was out of class for racing and had become a ...
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:38 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Restoration of Bonifaz
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6584
Re: Restoration of Bonifaz
E228 has a spinnaker????????????????? I think the class as one would shoot you out of the water as soon as it appeared!
- Thu Nov 18, 2010 7:22 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Open day at Boatbuilding training college
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2557
Re: Open day at Boatbuilding training college
Can I respectfully suggest, as a northerner living in the east that davidh, whomsoever he may be, might like to either withdraw or rephrase his contribution otherwise he might be the one that gets shot! I realise that as a south western boat club, you view both the north and east in disdain, but ple...
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 9:22 am
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Vuvuzela!!
- Replies: 39
- Views: 20676
Re: Vuvuzela!!
Mr James = One mis-timed punch out and one misplaced hairdo! I rather liked the headline in The Sun. I reckon the Brightlingsea Sailing Club 2nd Eleven could have equalled ar bettered the England lot, even in wetsuits and sailing boots! They certainly would have played with more spirit. Still 15 to ...
- Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:09 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Vuvuzela!!
- Replies: 39
- Views: 20676
Re: Vuvuzela!!
Whilst cycling back from son's house having watched the match I know exactly what I could do with 15 of these plastic instruments and hope never to see them again!
- Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:44 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Vuvuzela!!
- Replies: 39
- Views: 20676
Re: Vuvuzela!!
Ensure dry floor in boat when caught short - the narrow bit would appear to be centreboard slot width. With a bit of judicial remoulding over a flame the trumpet end could be modified for lady use as well.
Re: 420 is 50
Alan, my school bought one of these Honor Marine jobs to replace a couple of Enterprises. It was a dreadfull flimsy thing and fell to bits after two years. It was as stiff as jelly and the finish was British Leyland friday afternoon. Everyone wanted the Ents back.
- Wed May 05, 2010 9:55 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Tube bailer maintenance...
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2709
Re: Tube bailer maintenance...
Yes, they come to bits by taking off the knob and pushing out through the bottom which sounds very medical. The O rings can be found in a decent car parts dept and you need some special rubber lubricant which can be found in ................. well work it for yourself! There is also a rubber non ret...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 7:59 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Sailing In Ambridge
- Replies: 60
- Views: 23456
Re: Sailing In Ambridge
I presume no one walked away from that one. My eldest got married a few months ago and his new f-i-l flies a little plane but after seeing that photo I am not so keen to go up for a bump and circuit to get a few snaps of the area. I might just make do with a few from g.l. At least in a boat there is...
- Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:00 am
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Sailing In Ambridge
- Replies: 60
- Views: 23456
Re: Sailing In Ambridge
Sorry, do not agree. You must have been on another island with a gibbet and wind flattened trees that looked like the opening sequence of David Lean's Great Expectations (its on youtube if you haven't seen it). When I have been (before the clinic was set up) it just seemed a pleasant place and well ...