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- Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:13 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Introductions
- Replies: 101
- Views: 146735
Re: Introductions
Hi, I’m John, a 65 year old PhD student (don’t ask). My father was principal of a small FE college in the north and ran boatbuilding classes on Saturdays, led by a local village joiner, wheelwright and undertaker… Over the years the classes built many canvas covered canoes, Mirrors, Herons, Enterpri...
- Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:10 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: non slip any ideas please
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3998
Re: non slip any ideas please
I use Sex Wax on drumsticks, wouldn't let it anywhere near my boat - well maybe the tiller extension.
John
John
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:05 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Main sail
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4020
Main sail
On most of the days this year when I've been in a position to go sailing it's been blowing dogs off their leads. So I'm looking for a sail (however manky), either much smaller than a Lark main, or which I can cut down, to suit my advanced years and to help keep my Lark living up to its name "Th...
- Sat May 19, 2012 3:28 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: enterprise date
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3448
Re: enterprise date
If it helps, 9104 was built in 1962 - it was called Elextoo (LXII).
John
John
- Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:59 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Jotun Pioneer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2620
Jotun Pioneer
Has anyone used this? I've an old Lark in primer, and haven't anywhere inside and warm to used 2 pack.
Ta
John
Ta
John
- Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:44 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Early Lark for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1656
Early Lark for sale
Baker Mk1 Lark 512, hull, launch trolley, mast, boom, lifting rudder, no sails; open to any offer.
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 5:07 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Hint of Ronseal?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1977
Re: Hint of Ronseal?
Looks rather like a N12 Squid design to me http://www.national12.org/class/Squid.htm.
- Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:01 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Best 'spin-out' class & best missed 'spin-out' class
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5320
- Mon Mar 28, 2011 1:18 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Centreboards and Baker Lark rudder for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2332
Centreboards and Baker Lark rudder for sale
I have mahogany centreboards from a China Doll N12, about 130cm overall, 117cm from bolt to tip, and another from a Northern Light Merlin, about 145cm overall and 125cm from bolt to tip, also a rudder, tiller and extension from a Baker Lark which are surplus to requirements. They're in East Yorkshir...
- Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:32 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Pimp my Merlin!
- Replies: 38
- Views: 8114
Re: Pimp my Merlin!
At last - a Marcel Duchamp reference! One of my great heroes from art college, in large part because I went the wrong way round the Tate retrospective and came to the Bride from the dust side not the paint side.
John
John
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 5:02 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Swordfish on e-bay
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5251
Re: Swordfish on e-bay
Oops, sloppy typing - should have read "my money wouldn't be on Swordfish" - good job I'm not a betting man!
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:25 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Swordfish on e-bay
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5251
Re: Swordfish on e-bay
Not a betting man, but my money would be on Swordfish. All the Swordfish I've seen and sailed have no stern deck and the same brass traveller arrangement as a Firefly. I remember an early Albacore sailing at Hornsea in the early 60s with the same deck layout as this with the raised bridge traveller....
- Mon Oct 19, 2009 8:01 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: scrapers
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13600
Re: scrapers
Old hacksaw blades are good - they bend to follow curves. And, at the risk of annoying the Health & Safety Executive, shards of glass from broken window panes are excellent. But only if you carry out a complete risk assessment first.
JohnK
JohnK
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 12:47 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Marauder, Minisail and ???
- Replies: 49
- Views: 15393
Re: Marauder, Minisail and ???
OK, I know this is about the Mirror14/Marauder, but I thought this 1967 article about the Mirror 16 from Design magazine might be of interest.
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad/article.php ... e=d.223.29
John
http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/diad/article.php ... e=d.223.29
John
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:22 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Freshman? on e-bay
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1285
Re: Freshman? on e-bay
Yes, that's a Freshman.
JohnKn
JohnKn