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- Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:05 am
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Finn GBR417
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3359
Finn GBR417
For Sale - apparently having two Finns is regarded as excessive.... Early (1976) Mk2 Vanguard - 21st out of the mould before the bow section was modified. Fast boat capable of mixing it with the more modern boats. Heavily modified/updated by Graham Brookes including: Devoti style mast gate Movable c...
- Tue May 28, 2013 1:16 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Who's coming to Roadford
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13651
Re: Who's coming to Roadford
Is that 3 pumps per wave or gust to promote surfing / planing?
Just asking....
Just asking....
- Fri May 24, 2013 11:41 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Who's coming to Roadford
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13651
Re: Who's coming to Roadford
Free pumping is banned specifically for the Roadford Nationals - it's in the Notice of Race on the front page.
Someone has no sense of fun....
Someone has no sense of fun....
- Thu May 23, 2013 5:57 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Who's coming to Roadford
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13651
Re: Who's coming to Roadford
One Ox each? Is that all? Although, I suppose we wont be working up much of an appetite with the ban on free pumping...
- Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:54 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: FD K9
- Replies: 44
- Views: 16293
Re: FD K9
If it's any help, I'll be at the Roadford Rally (Classic Finn Nationals) in June. Happy to go over some basic tuning and systems with you. Before we got all flashy with Maders etc our first FD was K310 so I can probably remember some of the tricks. If you can, I'd avoid ratchet blocks on the genny -...
- Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:58 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Boat covers
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7543
Re: Boat covers
Al
Speak to Phil Bull at Rain and Sun - http://www.rainandsun.co.uk/index.htm
He's got a Devotti at Warsash. His wing mast covers are superb. In fact he had an FD for a while - not sure if you overlapped with him?
James
Speak to Phil Bull at Rain and Sun - http://www.rainandsun.co.uk/index.htm
He's got a Devotti at Warsash. His wing mast covers are superb. In fact he had an FD for a while - not sure if you overlapped with him?
James
- Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:02 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Restoring an old timber rowing VIII
- Replies: 37
- Views: 11733
Re: Restoring an old timber rowing VIII
Thanks Guys. Don't want to hijack the thread so message me if you think of something - comments about skill level noted. I've rowed 4s (coastal and river) and 8s but never a scull of any breed, it's been a few years, it'd be on the Hamble and I'm now way over 100kg! The coastal sounds interesting th...
- Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:06 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Restoring an old timber rowing VIII
- Replies: 37
- Views: 11733
Re: Restoring an old timber rowing VIII
I've rowed an FD down virtually every run I've sailed in one but that probably isn't quite where this discussion is going.... For what it's worth, I also enjoy rowing - properly not with a spinnaker or mainsheet - so for me a sub-forum would be of interest. However, I'm probably in a minority and, t...
- Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:38 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Introductions
- Replies: 101
- Views: 145278
Re: Introductions
I'm James. Easily recognizable due to being 6'10''. My involvement with CVRDA is Rog's fault having met him via 'Fastsail' (great idea that unfortunately seems to have faltered a bit). Started life crewing Dad's Merlin - 3031 which he still owns - at Hamble. I have vague memories of balancing on the...
- Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:32 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Road Trailer - Finn
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2308
Road Trailer - Finn
Guys
I need a road base to fit a West Mersea 250 launching trolley - I know that this is a slim chance but has anyone got soemthing suitable that they're looking to part with?
Thanks
James
I need a road base to fit a West Mersea 250 launching trolley - I know that this is a slim chance but has anyone got soemthing suitable that they're looking to part with?
Thanks
James
- Fri Jul 15, 2011 1:02 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: weight limit on a trapeze wire!!!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6760
Re: weight limit on a trapeze wire!!!
I seem to remember a 5o5 mast that was seriously bent by James and Toby but I think it was more to do with bouncing it along the bottom of the solent with a boat attached to the other end. Oi!!! I'm not that fat! The mast had a major interface with the real estate in big waves/breeze. All very ugly...
- Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:32 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Thames Classics, 23rd July
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7149
Re: Thames Classics, 23rd July
I'm hoping to be there with the Finn - Short tacking will be good for me......short tacking will be good for me..... short tacking will be painful and slow but I need the practice! Any other Finns coming?
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:54 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Is it a Ferarri? Oh no....it's a Flying Dutchman
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2674
Re: Is it a Ferarri? Oh no....it's a Flying Dutchman
The boat is/was called Shifter. Very very fast in the light to medium and especially in a slight chop. Once owned (possibly from new) by Keith Paul. I hope he doesn't see the pictures! She spent a long time at Hayling before moving to Wales whereafter it was never seen on the circuit again. Last I h...
- Mon Jun 06, 2011 2:06 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: More Wrecks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4330
Re: More Wrecks
Hi Roger Whereabouts are you? There are a few of us on here with FD experiance albeit I for one haven't ever had to tune a non-raking rig! My first FD crewing was on K310 so K273 shouldn't be that different and I can probably remember how an FD goes together. It sounds like you have an interesting p...
- Fri Feb 11, 2011 2:19 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Authentic Anti slip?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6535
Re: Authentic Anti slip?
Dad's Merlin (3031) had budgie-grit bonded in the varnish as floor non-slip. Brilliant stuff - very very grippy even in the worst of conditions and you made sure you didn't fall over on it or it destroyed wetsuits, skin, limbs, etc! As a crew, there was strangely there was some reticence about being...