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- Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:18 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Help with firefly!
- Replies: 7
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Re: Help with firefly!
Hi Will, I have a complete Firefly(named Butterfly made by Fairy Marine,circa 1962)sitting in the front garden. I sailed her twice last year but after moving and dropping out of a Reservoir Club, in favour of going back to a small river cruiser and rejoining a club on the Stour, am wondering if I wi...
Re: Insurance
I have only ever claimed for one boat and that was through Noble. I took pictures of my badly damaged Solo, sent them online with my accident form(also on line)they offered me a fair settlement, including my keeping the salvage, and settled up within 5 days!-I have only ever claimed for a motorbike ...
- Sun Aug 04, 2013 12:00 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Fireball Refurb
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17428
Re: Fireball Refurb
A couple of pics of my last one
- Sat Jul 27, 2013 8:31 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Yet another Moth on Fleabay
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5798
- Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:13 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Fireball Refurb
- Replies: 47
- Views: 17428
Re: Fireball Refurb
I have owned 3 Furballs http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4096/4905271568_e9cdebc316_o.jpg I did this little pic of the first one after I sold her, I was doing more river boat cruising at that time but have to say I really was sorry for the first time before or since, to see a boat go. this one http://f...
- Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:56 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Boat a day calendar.....
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14031
Re: Boat a day calendar.....
I too found it most interesting , so some more ideas,Tempo Scows. Newfoundland Trap Skiffs-as someone I know built one of those on his garage and now rows it whilst trying to get some sails made for it, well last time we spoke. They are based on River Thames boats, that were used as water Taxis way ...
- Thu May 30, 2013 5:22 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: A second Tempo Scow for sale!!
- Replies: 1
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Re: A second Tempo Scow for sale!!
Sadly it's too far away for me right now. I do remember chatting Tempos with you Ian as I owned briefly a plastic one, before deciding to keep my first Fireball instead. Apart from the launching weight not being heart condition friendly for me, that Tempo had an effortless performance. the then Comm...
- Wed May 29, 2013 11:48 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Mini Sprint Handicap
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5115
Re: Mini Sprint Handicap
On my one the aft main kept getting caught round the transom and yes a third of the boat was under water, but it didn't break, I used the kicker pulley to make a temporary centre main without landing, and found I couldn't get enough hand grip on that so had to keep letting it out . At that stage the...
- Tue May 21, 2013 10:55 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: National Rally - who is coming?
- Replies: 78
- Views: 41802
Re: National Rally - who is coming?
Count us in please, two of us with a tent and a Minisail. Maybe Minisails Ronnie? if you collect my Minisprint Hull-we will be living very near to Harwich by then. Also as my Sprite is residing on a farm off the A14 so I would like to say yes I will collect her and attend, however my carer commitme...
- Mon May 20, 2013 11:58 am
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Lowrider daggerboard wanted.
- Replies: 14
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Re: Lowrider daggerboard wanted.
Relative came over Saturday and took Streaker, Mirror and remainder of Phantom to go on a bonfire at their farm. I was tempted to use the Mirror as a garden feature where we are moving to, but being only a grass mower on the green finger front was OK about its finale demise. I do have all the Streak...
- Sun May 12, 2013 10:58 am
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Lowrider daggerboard wanted.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10844
Re: Lowrider daggerboard wanted.
Hi Nessa about as bad as it gets. It was a sad saga of buy in haste, repent at your leisure. In short it had been botched and the marriage of a very overweight individual( who is now doing slimmers world to give the Minisail a sporting chance)was not a happy one and whilst I paid a fair bit for the ...
- Sun May 12, 2013 9:24 am
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Lowrider daggerboard wanted.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10844
Re: Lowrider daggerboard wanted.
Which I have in my garage, a very nice laminated Fireball long rudder, and as we are having to move soon, would be one less thing to think about. I have centreboards from Phantom and Solo also.. Holed Streaker and Mirror hulls are due for a burn up, so have also loads of good bits from both, masts b...
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:08 am
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Snow and Cold
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7771
Re: Snow and Cold
Snowboats
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:08 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Old Solos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3264
Re: Old Solos
One thing that is a weak spot on old wooden Solos is where the forestay bracket that fits over the foredeck and is screwed or self tapped into the wooden braces that ajoin it underneath at the prow can rot in the forepeak. there is no way of telling if the foredeck has been in situ for some time. La...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 10:50 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Minisail Kit
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8393
Re: Minisail Kit
The Anglo Marine Adventurer was promoted by reference to its popularity with Sea Scouts