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by alan williams
Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:47 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: TacTick Compass
Replies: 9
Views: 12473

TacTick Compass

Has anyone successfully replaced the Battery? Is there accompany willing to do this?
Cheers Al
by alan williams
Mon Oct 03, 2016 2:50 pm
Forum: Boats and bits wanted
Topic: Classic Phantom wanted
Replies: 11
Views: 12154

Re: Classic Phantom wanted

I'm sure it's not catching.
Alan
by alan williams
Mon Oct 03, 2016 10:56 am
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Restoration of a flying fifteen
Replies: 7
Views: 9636

Re: Restoration of a flying fifteen

FF now at Kevin Gosling. Delivery date spring 2017.
Cheers Al
by alan williams
Thu Sep 29, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: Boats and bits wanted
Topic: Classic Phantom wanted
Replies: 11
Views: 12154

Re: Classic Phantom wanted

Not a problem Neil. It was serviced and had new hubs and bearings fitted this year.
Regards Alan
by alan williams
Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:20 am
Forum: Boats and bits wanted
Topic: Classic Phantom wanted
Replies: 11
Views: 12154

Re: Classic Phantom wanted

Hi Neil
You can borrow mine to collect it.
Cheers Alan
by alan williams
Wed Sep 21, 2016 10:07 am
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Swift 419
Replies: 55
Views: 52497

Re: Swift 419

Hi Michael My Shearwater always had small rudders. The Prout boats are beautifully balanced and donot require anything bigger. Re: daggers I would not worry to much about them. A friend of mine fitted hard foam as crush zones inside his Nacra 5.8 and found that they were very effective but then agai...
by alan williams
Wed Sep 21, 2016 9:58 am
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Finn for restoration
Replies: 8
Views: 8292

Re: Finn for restoration

Hi Tony
Looks like a Pearson.
by alan williams
Thu Sep 01, 2016 1:10 pm
Forum: Boats and bits wanted
Topic: Self launching Twin poles
Replies: 5
Views: 7027

Re: Self launching Twin poles

Thanks Ed I'm on the way to Gatwick at present. The set up that I want to do is the same as the one I had on Piece of Cake my very fast Hornet, It requires a special mast fitting. The poles and fittings you have Ed seem to be similar to the setup that I'm hoping to put together.
Thanks Al
by alan williams
Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:52 am
Forum: Boats and bits wanted
Topic: Self launching Twin poles
Replies: 5
Views: 7027

Self launching Twin poles

Does anyone have a 2 meter pair of spinnaker poles plus the mast mounted launching fitting, (not spiro). For sale ?
by alan williams
Fri Aug 05, 2016 9:03 am
Forum: Events
Topic: National Rally - who is coming?
Replies: 27
Views: 21137

Re: National Rally - who is coming?

Hi Nessa
I'm sorry to say we will not be attending, on holiday in Estonia.
Regards Alan
by alan williams
Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:19 am
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: Three cats...
Replies: 4
Views: 6119

Re: Three cats...

Hi The sails don't match the hulls the one with a lighting bolt is from a very rare MacAlpine-Downey Phoenix, B class maybe a Flying Streak, But the hulls look wrong the Phoenix had a Knuckle in the bow. John Montgomery's boats have a very distinctive hull shape and none of these hulls seem to be th...
by alan williams
Thu Jul 21, 2016 9:19 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Womble Moth and 1970s racing!
Replies: 20
Views: 22984

Re: Womble Moth and 1970s racing!

Shaun was last heard of Sheep farming in New Zealand,
Cheers Al
by alan williams
Fri Jul 08, 2016 2:28 pm
Forum: Events
Topic: Clywedog 9-10th July
Replies: 27
Views: 22932

Re: Clywedog 9-10th July

Wishing you all the best for the event. This is the first time I've missed it since Keith started to hold it. Very sorry I just don't have the time to attend this time.
Regards Alan
by alan williams
Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:11 am
Forum: Boats and bits wanted
Topic: Single Hander
Replies: 35
Views: 31895

Re: Single Hander

The boats certainly there but may not have been moved up to the compound yet. I'll check this out on Sunday. Ot's the boat that was given to Phil by Another Phil.
Cheers Alan