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- Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:29 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Bosham classics
- Replies: 18
- Views: 29868
Re: Bosham classics
I think anyone who criticises 2 digit handicaps is completely missing the point of classic dinghy racing.
- Wed Sep 05, 2018 5:30 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Bosham classics
- Replies: 18
- Views: 29868
Re: Bosham classics
Out of curiosity how many Bosham boats attend CVRDA events?
- Mon Jul 09, 2018 4:50 pm
- Forum: Events
- Topic: Roadford Who’s Coming
- Replies: 29
- Views: 33415
Re: Roadford Who’s Coming
In my experience one tends to lead to the otherWoods Designs wrote:surely better to hope for wind rather than burgers??
- Tue Jun 12, 2018 7:48 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: A mast glueing question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9992
Re: A mast glueing question
I've never tried it but I'd definitely be tempted to put a line/lines in. I'd use some form of waxed line. I'm sure if you did that then moved it slightly from time to time during the curing process then it wouldn't stick.
- Tue Feb 20, 2018 7:32 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Gull Dinghy lines plan / sail plan
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11349
Re: Gull Dinghy lines plan / sail plan
I think you're best bet would be to approach the current builder (Hartleys).
- Wed Jan 03, 2018 5:39 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Is this a Heron?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8208
Re: Is this a Heron?
There are Herons with stern decks but that's definitely a GP14.
- Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:03 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Toe in the water; I've got a blog
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15240
Re: Toe in the water; I've got a blog
Sadly Rupert, as your experiments have shown, had the Minisail had a better rig it may have give the Laser a run for its money.
Boring fact: the first dinghy I ever sailed (in 1969 at sailing school) was a Minisail.
Sorry for the thread drift
Boring fact: the first dinghy I ever sailed (in 1969 at sailing school) was a Minisail.
Sorry for the thread drift
- Sun Oct 29, 2017 10:25 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Ironic innit
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13893
Re: Ironic innit
But what do you do once you've crossed the Equator? Keep heading for Antarctica or head back North?Alan P. wrote:Yep, I'd say this is the best option!Rupert wrote:The answer to the original problem is surely to simply keep on sailing south?
- Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:42 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: de-bodging an Osprey centreboard case - advice req'd
- Replies: 76
- Views: 78646
Re: de-bodging an Osprey centreboard case - advice req'd
Wood dust allergy can apparently be quite species-specific. Hope it clears up quickly.
- Fri Aug 25, 2017 9:31 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: de-bodging an Osprey centreboard case - advice req'd
- Replies: 76
- Views: 78646
Re: de-bodging an Osprey centreboard case - advice req'd
I don't think you'll need nails and epoxy as the epoxy bond will be stronger than the wood itself. I've only ever used it on smallish things but I've either just clamped the joint and left it or put in a few well-waxed stainless screws which I removed later.
- Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:20 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Merlin Rocket 2112 History
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10672
Re: Merlin Rocket 2112 History
It sounds like you've got a kicker lever there, perhaps a home-made one.
- Mon Jul 31, 2017 7:14 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Early Heron dating
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3971
Re: Early Heron dating
The Heron was launched in 1951(originally as the 'Yachting World Car-top Dinghy') and I know that sail numbers had reached 2000 by 1959 so that's somewhere between 200 and 300 boats per year. If it's a professionally built boat, I'd say 1953 at the absolute latest. If it's an amateur built boat it m...
- Sun Jul 30, 2017 6:46 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Thames B Rater
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7945
Re: Thames B Rater
I feel that WOW is the appropriate response
- Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:18 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: de-bodging an Osprey centreboard case - advice req'd
- Replies: 76
- Views: 78646
Re: de-bodging an Osprey centreboard case - advice req'd
Remember it's 1:1 by volume not weight. Colloidal silica weighs virtually nothing.
- Fri Jul 21, 2017 6:05 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: de-bodging an Osprey centreboard case - advice req'd
- Replies: 76
- Views: 78646
Re: de-bodging an Osprey centreboard case - advice req'd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nl09_h2ceETheGuvnah wrote:So the question is: for a 100ml of mixed resin how much colloidal silica (by weight/vol) will I need to be adding to achieve a workable adhesive mix?