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- Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:02 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: MR 950 Shake down.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9310
Re: MR 950 Shake down.
Stephen sorry about the split in the plate cae, Ed you see that is just one of the reasons why a properly contructed ply case is better!
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:00 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Early International Moths
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13362
Re: Early International Moths
Rupert as I am sure you are aware your larger cousins the keelboats have a "Spirit of Tradition" to cover just that, incidentaly the wat the Russians are back to their old cheating ways I wouldn't put it past them to build a "genuine antique".
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:26 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Identification - USA boat
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9126
Re: Identification - USA boat
Snip read SNIPE. Thinking about the upcoming epoxying of my C3-5 vertabra!!!!
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:25 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Identification - USA boat
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9126
Re: Identification - USA boat
Sorry it has got to me. I don't suppose its a bastardized Snip? Not the first decent boat to be made all yachty and heavy!
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:01 am
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Harrier No. 10 FOR SALE
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10735
Re: Harrier No. 10 FOR SALE
The nautical name for the "Twin Towers" (With its unfortunate connotations.) is "Barney Post" BTW.
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:14 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Bought a boat last night...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6639
Re: Bought a boat last night...
In the rather PRAVDA world I agree pots and kettles, but the point is that no matter what point if it adds to the sum total of human knowledge no matter how obscure - good; if it's just blurb - bad! That's what my tutor told me anyway, "let your brain wander my man you'll be surprised what come...
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:14 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Bought a boat last night...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6639
Re: Bought a boat last night...
Isn't this wandering off topic?
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:59 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Another Merlin Rocket on ebay
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5039
Re: Another Merlin Rocket on ebay
I don't what you two (Rupert & DH.) drank at lunch time but it looks like X 4 clinker in the pictures to me the decks are undoubtably not original and it will be very heavy too, the design the Mk15 was not the best and certainly not the most succesful Ian Proctor drew. THe only other MR I ever s...
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:26 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: The Merlin Rocket Book
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10515
Re: The Merlin Rocket Book
So many contributing factors apart from hull shape, stiffness, type of rig, how it's set up the "brain" of the yachties sailing it on that day. foils etc etc etc
Re: Is it me?
Well said Michael, everything is forgivable but being dull!
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:59 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Another Merlin Rocket on ebay
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5039
Re: Another Merlin Rocket on ebay
PS first built 1963.
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:56 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Another Merlin Rocket on ebay
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5039
Re: Another Merlin Rocket on ebay
It will have been rebuilt built in bouancy was first built in in no 1926 as an experiement and adopted at the 1966 AGM. I'll wager it is very overweight! Still it is sound, and a going concern.
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 6:51 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: The Merlin Rocket Book
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10515
Re: The Merlin Rocket Book
The Surf Scoter is as forgiving/unforgiving vice free.full of vice as any other Merlin Rocket I simply do not buy the thesis that some are harder than others, even Shaft and I did sail her once in a breeze at Hamble was OK.
(The awful thing is some people have more inate skill than others.)
(The awful thing is some people have more inate skill than others.)
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:44 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Identification - USA boat
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9126
Re: Identification - USA boat
It is not a miss measured (with a shrunk e-bay tape measure?) Lightening is it? Lots of other classes world wide are Lightenings in all but name, Lagos "Tarpons", Bombay - not sure what they call them but they've got about 20 of them! Ditto Hong Kong - Just a thought.
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:31 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Buoyancy in boats designed to have none
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3050
Re: Buoyancy in boats designed to have none
Hang on Mags the new Government are firing all the elf n safety people nor before time!
"Better drowned than duffers......................................"
"Better drowned than duffers......................................"