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by JimC
Thu May 26, 2005 12:03 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Stupid qn- they all are if you know the answer!
Replies: 4
Views: 5096

Varnish on metal fittings looks like hell: avoid!
by JimC
Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:12 pm
Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
Topic: Aluminium
Replies: 12
Views: 6699

> Carbon [spars] allowed?

My Bethwaite wooden wing mast has a layer of carbon unis between the wood spar and the balsa fairing. Where the original balsa had rotted off there was some rot in the pine on the surface so I felt it needed a bit of assistance.
by JimC
Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:27 pm
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Glueing up an OK Mast (Wooden)
Replies: 9
Views: 4129

Caveat - I've never glued a mast back together (though there's one in the garage roof that needs it). My biggest mast job has been a new balsa fairing on my Bethwaite wooden wing mast. If its split but not all the way you have to think very carefully about how good the rest of the glue is actually l...
by JimC
Mon Apr 11, 2005 10:33 pm
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Glueing up an OK Mast (Wooden)
Replies: 9
Views: 4129

When it was new it was probably Aerolite or similar, but epoxy - SP106 in fact - would be top of my list by a very long way.
by JimC
Wed Mar 02, 2005 10:07 am
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Current ebay items
Replies: 10
Views: 4913

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 74401&rd=1

Anyne interested in Classic Boat magazine? My father's clearing out and is selling all 118 issues...
by JimC
Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:15 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Compitition Time
Replies: 19
Views: 14795

Tipped Over Yet?
by JimC
Fri Jan 14, 2005 6:09 am
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: sailing later in the year!
Replies: 34
Views: 25261

> will we see [my cheub] at any events this year?

Depends. I have to find a less moth eaten kite which fits the boat. By no means impossible.
by JimC
Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:46 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: Ed, and ther results are?????
Replies: 15
Views: 14021

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Ed</i> So I guess that Jim didn't do much research, but knew it all anyway.... <hr height=&quo...
by JimC
Sun Jan 09, 2005 4:02 pm
Forum: Boat Chat
Topic: sailing later in the year!
Replies: 34
Views: 25261

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Rupert</i> I seem to remember it involved simply taking a GPS out and recording high speeds <h...
by JimC
Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:09 pm
Forum: Boats and bits for sale
Topic: Swordfish
Replies: 9
Views: 8136

As Swordfish go, that's a Merlin...