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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...

David

You could add "that" picture of Christine Keeler on a chair.

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...

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.

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!

You can always tell them about blue algae!

Uffa made errors too, he was great inventor of history!

Wiki... says designed 1962, looks very angular!

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...

It is for sure a Rainbow - Regenboot I found a picture of one on the REgenboot Website lots actualy!

Dutch makes more sense lots of odd keelboat tyhings exclusive to Holland.

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.

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".

It was a SOD (Shannon One Design.)

http://www.classicboat.co.uk/news/the-i ... ards-2013/
The report from what was an excellent evening is here.