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by wilfbishop1
Tue Jun 26, 2012 8:45 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Anyone up for a Veneer Swap Please?
Replies: 4
Views: 2515

Re: Anyone up for a Veneer Swap Please?

Hi Rupert, Any news about AGBA veneer please? Do you know if Robbins Timber in Bristol would sell me such a small quantity? I guess if they stock it in the typical format of long strips a few inches wide I could ask them to cut the strips into say 400mm lengths for ease of packing? Has anyone tried ...
by wilfbishop1
Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:24 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Anyone up for a Veneer Swap Please?
Replies: 4
Views: 2515

Anyone up for a Veneer Swap Please?

Hi Guys, I am in the final stages of renovation of my Fairey Duckling hull - sadly the repairs to the hull in the keelson & transom area were quite extensive and I decided tto go for an exact thickness veneer repair using excellent 2.5mm Khaya that I got from Capital Crispin Veneers that was pre...
by wilfbishop1
Wed May 02, 2012 9:23 am
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: Fairey Duckling Hull Moulding Numbers
Replies: 6
Views: 4540

Re: Fairey Duckling Hull Moulding Numbers

I came across an old Fairey Owners Club posting reporting that over 2000 Fairey Ducklings had been made - this information evidently came from Charles Currey who was Fairey Marine's Technical Director I think?

Cheers,

Wilf Bishop
by wilfbishop1
Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:50 pm
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: Fairey Duckling Hull Moulding Numbers
Replies: 6
Views: 4540

Fairey Duckling Hull Moulding Numbers

I have stripped & veneer repaired the Fairey Duckling that a friend very kindly gave to me to restore for teaching my two young granddaughters to saicl and I have found the number 977 punched into the inner face of the wooden transom immediately below the stern seat thwarts. Would this be the hu...
by wilfbishop1
Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:48 pm
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: Pathe Film of Fairey Firefly Production
Replies: 2
Views: 2333

Pathe Film of Fairey Firefly Production

Hi All, A friend sent me the following link to a amazing short film showing the key stages in Firefly construction taken during the 1950's. There is a lot of great detail in this shortfilm and I see more every time I view it - hope you enjoy it. My question is what is the large relatively deep draft...
by wilfbishop1
Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:16 am
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Removing 2-pot Polyurethane Varnish
Replies: 8
Views: 5847

Removing 2-pot Polyurethane Varnish

I have just been given a Fairey Duckling sailing dinghy to restore which I intend to use to teach my two young grandchildren to sail. However the immediate problem is that the boat seems to have been varnished inside & out with 2-pot poly varnish and a quick trial patch with my usual paint strip...
by wilfbishop1
Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:47 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Repair of Glued Clinker Ply Hull
Replies: 2
Views: 2241

Repair of Glued Clinker Ply Hull

Hi Guys, I would like to get some views on a repair scheme I am proposing for a glued cllinker ply hull where the two bottom glued clinker ply strakes and the hog have been subjected to standing water for sometime (boat stored in the open bow down I guess?) and are now totally rotton. The boat is th...
by wilfbishop1
Tue Sep 28, 2010 9:53 pm
Forum: Boats and bits wanted
Topic: Wanted Old Finn for Restoration
Replies: 38
Views: 12342

Wanted Old Finn for Restoration

Hi All, I previously completely restored a wooden Fairey Marine Finn (K197 "DJANGO") that I sold to Ed some years ago when I had no winter storage for dinghies since I then lived in central Cambridge & had no garage. I now live up in the Yorkshire Dales and have a large workshop. So in...