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Dear All, I acquired MR 3055 2 years ago from Ebay in a sorry state with then intention of bringing her back to life, regrettably i am not finding the time to do this project justice. I have a thread running on the boat identification section of this forum which shows some of the work i have underta...

Hello All, Graham - certainly didnt come accross that way and definetly no offence taken, i hope likewise for you, i really should have added a :lol: Peoples time and advice which they generously give, has and will be, invaluable to me in getting the boat sorted out. Well after going with Mrs Mucky ...

Thanks Graham - i take it you mean i should have done this and im a plonker for not doing so?

Hello all, Davidh, cant say i blame you to be honest... it was a punt buying this boat, its certainly in no fit state to take to the water, and some of the work ahead is going to be arduous. Well i got started on removing the deck today - http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2024/sdc13104.jpg http://i...

Hi John, Sadly i wont be able to make it over - am off for a few days in the sun. So the way i see it so far - apart from sanding/filling/painting/varnishing, i have the following major bits to do - Replace all decking front to aft, along with the supporting ribs. Replace transom and the piece insid...

Thanks for the replies - AncientGeek - So i have a late 70's built boat but with hull/construction methods from many years previous? Any guess as to why that may be? Jon - with the amount of care and love she is going to need she better be good. Dave - yep, "shogun" is the one, albeit a re...

Good morning all, First post of probably many to come. I have acquired a Merlin Rocket in needs a fair bit of work and love. The number on the thwart is 3055. Does anyone have any info on this boat? I'll upload some pictures later but i have a date with the dentist shortly. One thing that struck me ...