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- Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:36 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Deck colour analine dyes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2613
Re: Deck colour analine dyes
On the whole I prefer the look of age which will mean variations across a big panel unless you have solid quality Cuban/Honduras Mahogany in which case you can usually sand it back to new. You have ply and probably not a quality veneer either so why not just give it a good deep gloss finish and show...
Re: Contender
David
You could add "that" picture of Christine Keeler on a chair.
You could add "that" picture of Christine Keeler on a chair.
- Sun Aug 04, 2013 9:27 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Old Elvstrom bailers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4305
Re: Old Elvstrom bailers
I did this thankless task in the early 60's, the bad news is you have to take the bailer out and given the vintage they will be fitted from the outside, recessed into the outer skin. 6no 6mm machine screws, and some by now very solid bedding compound, from memory! Having removed them you will need t...
- Thu Aug 01, 2013 9:27 am
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Moth sail
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5338
Re: Moth sail
I am sure if you pay them most sail-makers will make anything, if you are looking for a period type sail Mike Mac Namara may be your man, not cheap but the best never is. The sails will lok superb and he is a very very nice man.
Re: Swimmers
I see sailing at Thames Sailing Club is delayed this Sunday because of the "Hampton Court Swim", plenty of water up strweam that is not sailed on I should have thought!
Re: Swimmers
You can always tell them about blue algae!
- Tue Jul 09, 2013 2:47 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: FIREFLY sails for sale.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7027
Re: FIREFLY sails for sale.
Uffa made errors too, he was great inventor of history!
Re: Mermaid
Wiki... says designed 1962, looks very angular!
- Fri May 03, 2013 10:18 am
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Proctor C section mast offcut
- Replies: 17
- Views: 13760
Re: Proctor C section mast offcut
Back in the day, Proctors would cut and sleeve C sections using a bit of C section (Depending on the extra stiffness required,) with the luff groove bits cleaned of and the edges file round and the flat bit at the back with a wide saw cut an engineering fit. This does not apply to you but for a D se...
- Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:09 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Boat identification.......
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4664
Re: Boat identification.......
It is for sure a Rainbow - Regenboot I found a picture of one on the REgenboot Website lots actualy!
- Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:24 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Boat identification.......
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4664
Re: Boat identification.......
Dutch makes more sense lots of odd keelboat tyhings exclusive to Holland.
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:09 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Boat identification.......
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4664
Re: Boat identification.......
THe varnished topsides, and mast tabernacle suggest The Rebel Class, a very small class sailed out of Horning Sailing club assuming the reverse sheer in the picture is due to camera lens distortion.
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:47 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: FD K9
- Replies: 44
- Views: 16230
Re: FD K9
I always thought the great Jack Knights had the last and best word on this unfortunate incident,
"In a way that neither would understand, they simply let the side down".
"In a way that neither would understand, they simply let the side down".
- Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:21 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Restoration of the Year
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10345
Re: Restoration of the Year
It was a SOD (Shannon One Design.)
- Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:35 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Annual awards
- Replies: 39
- Views: 22417
Re: Annual awards
http://www.classicboat.co.uk/news/the-i ... ards-2013/
The report from what was an excellent evening is here.
The report from what was an excellent evening is here.