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- Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:55 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Laser spares.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12622
Hi guys Once long ago when I was light and lasers cost around £500 I was stupid enough to buy one. Well one strong wind day in Plymouth Sound my top section broke.I tried to get one from laser but their agent didn't have any, so measured diameter of tube found out what spec. ali. and ordered a new ...
- Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:55 am
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Shearwater cvrda event
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4938
- Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:54 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Sea sailing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3202
Hi Guys and girls. Mayflower are offering this year a once a month Sunday Regatta 4 races start time Mid day. Prizes will be awarded for each event Entry is £5. If you feel as if you would like to increase your sheltered sea sailing you would be most welcome. Its good practise for the MSC CVRDA eve...
- Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:48 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Eleanor Catherine Budden
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11823
- Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:43 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Identify my dinghy!!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14467
- Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:06 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: CLEAR PENETRATING EPOXY SEALER
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3323
- Mon Apr 04, 2005 9:02 am
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: CLEAR PENETRATING EPOXY SEALER
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3323
Hi Chris I assume that this stuff is the same as SP300. If it is I,ve used it alot on various Hornets and can recommend it as a primer. You can also achieve a similiar material by thinning epoxy with the approved thinners. Sp will advise as to which thinner to use. If then Glueing with epoxy I've fo...
- Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:32 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Boat for Sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1996
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 5:53 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Alloy mast cleaning
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4461
Hi Rupert Go to a car shop if you have a silver anodised mast. They sell a product which is used for smartening up alloy wheels. I used it alot on my Marcos it's called Silver Wheels it's a spray paint but a very good one. This used to do a fantastic job which was very hardwaring and could be touche...
- Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:05 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Varnishes - oh no, not again!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10040
Hi Guys I had my championship winning Hornet sprayed professionally with Perfection two can. What a finish and very easy to produce dump boat collect boat when finished. They even sanded the boat down for me using air powered sanders full sheet jobs. Total time for job 2 days which included baking i...
- Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:26 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Keeping it up !!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6589
Hi Nick My old Pearson has the same problem. When I spoke to the Finn people about it they asked whether it had two holes on the forward side of the mast. On examining my boat it has, apparently there should be a plate which bolts though on one side and is screwed down at the other end. This is wide...
- Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:24 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Compitition Time
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14801
Hi Rupert Only problem with new toy sails is that they may be for the big rig. You need tp extend the mast at the foot end or beg, borrow or obtain another mast. When Tony Allen a well known ex- horneteer designed the Toy he raided the Holt Allen for suitable bits being a full partner in the company...
- Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:10 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Compitition Time
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14801
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:06 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: What's in your workshop?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8597
Hi Dolphin 30 Lots of split planks as rig tension was applied by previous boyracer owner with a 32 to one system. He then glassed up all the splits with tape and polyester which just let the rot spread and because the spaces between the planks were filled resulted in more splitting due to expansion....
- Mon Feb 07, 2005 5:59 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Compitition Time
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14801