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by zaphod79
Wed May 12, 2021 9:14 pm
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Fireball 11042 £250
Replies: 0
Views: 14519

Fireball 11042 £250

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1vbTaBgyika6JZ1BME19sOpKNDeAZ2_Qb This is a classic wooden fireball that has many new parts. Including a fairly new and crisp job as well as new sheets and control lines barely used. It is a reluctant sale, but with owning too many boats and a youn...
by zaphod79
Thu May 09, 2013 9:33 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Hatch Size
Replies: 17
Views: 6700

Re: Hatch Size

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Hope this helps in someone perhaps finding the right size, no make im afraid sorry no markings at all

Thanks
by zaphod79
Wed May 08, 2013 7:47 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Hatch Size
Replies: 17
Views: 6700

Re: Hatch Size

Nessa wrote:BC? British Columbia? Before Christ? Before Centimetres?
Before all of those.

Cant do bigger as the size jump is bigger than the area i can use!
by zaphod79
Tue May 07, 2013 8:43 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Hatch Size
Replies: 17
Views: 6700

Re: Hatch Size

size of hole = 17.5cm

Size of old hatch = 19cm

Thanks if you have any luck
by zaphod79
Tue May 07, 2013 6:24 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Hatch Size
Replies: 17
Views: 6700

Hatch Size

We have an odd shaped hatch that was attached to the Fireball, unfortunatally in removing it, it broke in two. Went to buy a new one yesterday, and seems as it was made in BC they only do one a bit smaller and one a bit larger. No room to cut out for larger one, so stuck with slightly smaller one! M...
by zaphod79
Sat Apr 27, 2013 5:04 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Inspection Hatches
Replies: 4
Views: 2322

Inspection Hatches

Just about to refit inspection hatches to Fireball, do I need to use mastic or similar to seal them? Should they all have a rubber seal as none of them do.

Thanks
by zaphod79
Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:12 pm
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Bits and booms
Replies: 1
Views: 1772

Re: Bits and booms

Square Hoop?

Anything for a Fireball?

Thanks
by zaphod79
Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:05 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Toplac International usage on resin coat
Replies: 12
Views: 5710

Re: Toplac International usage on resin coat

Ahh that could be the problem then, somebody suggested adding chalk to the epoxy to tint it, this has probably caused issues then!

Thanks
by zaphod79
Sun Apr 14, 2013 10:04 am
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Toplac International usage on resin coat
Replies: 12
Views: 5710

Toplac International usage on resin coat

Hi I have made repairs to my centreboard, and removed what appeared to be a gel coat over the ply. I have since coated it in a layer of epoxy resin, and then painted with International Toplac. This took 5 days to dry. It needed a second coat to cover, but after given it a light sand areas of paint h...
by zaphod79
Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:00 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Plastic Extrusions (I think that's what its called)
Replies: 12
Views: 4718

Plastic Extrusions (I think that's what its called)

Well started on the Hull this week. (Drove 300 miles to get some warm weather first!) This is the first time I have had a good look at the bottom, and good news it is sound, however the protective strip that runs along 2 protruding edges has been damaged. So |I have removed all of this, sanded and p...
by zaphod79
Sat Mar 23, 2013 9:52 pm
Forum: Banter
Topic: Snow and Cold
Replies: 9
Views: 7766

Re: Snow and Cold

phil58490 wrote:Not recently, where did you leave it?
I know it's around here somewhere!
by zaphod79
Sat Mar 23, 2013 3:39 pm
Forum: Banter
Topic: Snow and Cold
Replies: 9
Views: 7766

Re: Snow and Cold

Has anyone seen my boat?

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by zaphod79
Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:21 pm
Forum: Banter
Topic: Snow and Cold
Replies: 9
Views: 7766

Snow and Cold

Looks like im going to miss the first race of the season, will it ever warm up enough to paint and varnish?