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by Bill-Conner
Mon Nov 10, 2014 12:17 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: I14 K869 Agamemnon
Replies: 27
Views: 28277

Re: I14 K869 Agamemnon

There was no way you could ever sheet a big Int 14 Genoa inside the shrouds it wouls not get past the Diamonds and spreaders! The initial Peter Scott/John Winter trapeze was for the 1938 POW race and immediately Peter was asked to draft a rule banning it until the pressure from Jeremy Pudney amongst...
by Bill-Conner
Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:33 pm
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Sprog
Replies: 10
Views: 8569

Re: Sprog

It is also the ancestor of the Scorpion which was reputedly the same line but with the very high freeboard cut down a modern centre plate and a much higher aspect rig.
by Bill-Conner
Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:09 pm
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Classic 14 on eBay
Replies: 2
Views: 2738

Re: Classic 14 on eBay

I would guess the build date may be right K 754 was 1961.
by Bill-Conner
Fri Jul 25, 2014 3:49 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Loving the hot weather...
Replies: 7
Views: 6109

Re: Loving the hot weather...

Wether or not it's the weather a good varnish job now you sail it?
by Bill-Conner
Tue Jul 22, 2014 1:17 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Merlin Rocket 950 pics and a question
Replies: 12
Views: 13099

Re: Merlin Rocket 950 pics and a question

It IS Tamesis club that identified the boat as Tamesis in their shared dinghy park with Arien S C (BBC.)
by Bill-Conner
Sat Jun 28, 2014 5:49 pm
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: rare boat on eBay? Daring?
Replies: 10
Views: 9101

Re: rare boat on eBay? Daring?

http://www.cvrda.org/wp-cvrda/dinghydata/daring/

Not likely a Daring with this In House description?

More likely an early Scorpion?
by Bill-Conner
Fri Jun 13, 2014 10:02 am
Forum: Events
Topic: Roadford Meeting date VERY IMPORTANT
Replies: 66
Views: 42840

Re: Roadford Meeting date VERY IMPORTANT

Agree with David absolutely.
Regattas should be sociable but absolutely NOT social events there are plenty of those already.
by Bill-Conner
Sun May 25, 2014 9:45 pm
Forum: Banter
Topic: quiz time
Replies: 14
Views: 12283

Re: quiz time

No, that was his first 14 "Sorcerer" which was indeed cold moulded with ribs as well. "Witchway" was a Fairy Marine hull.
by Bill-Conner
Sun May 25, 2014 11:46 am
Forum: Banter
Topic: quiz time
Replies: 14
Views: 12283

Re: quiz time

Presumably Witchway won the Lord Birkett Trophy on Ullswater as Lord Birkett saved Ullswater at the expense of Manchester's water?
by Bill-Conner
Sun May 04, 2014 7:35 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Int 14 project
Replies: 34
Views: 33590

Re: Int 14 project

However the Jumblies went to sea in a sieve!
by Bill-Conner
Sat Apr 26, 2014 8:39 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: 'Automatic' lifejackets
Replies: 13
Views: 10098

Re: 'Automatic' lifejackets

Of course it's your life but think what the coroner will say!
by Bill-Conner
Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:13 am
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: 'Automatic' lifejackets
Replies: 13
Views: 10098

Re: 'Automatic' lifejackets

Lifejackets are like a few other things like lavatory paper, anchors, air bags in cars you don't need them until you need them badly!
Send them to the manufacturer or another specialist for a full service. The clue is "life"!
by Bill-Conner
Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:18 am
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 7
Views: 8550

Re: What is this?

Incidentally Mike "Development" would suggest it was a line that went somewhere, this did not for performance and in Int 14 terms aesthetics too!
by Bill-Conner
Thu Apr 17, 2014 11:16 am
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 7
Views: 8550

Re: What is this?

This boat would date from the 60's Jeremy Pudney had one briefly.
by Bill-Conner
Mon Apr 14, 2014 9:00 pm
Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
Topic: What is this?
Replies: 7
Views: 8550

Re: What is this?

It's an Wyche & Coppock Proctor Mk 5 Clinker built Int' 14 the second or maybe third attempt by Wyche & Coppock to build competitive clinker 14's.
The first in the late 40's begat the Rocket which in due course amalgamated with the Merlin Rocket class.