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Rick
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 12:22 pm    Post subject: Restoring an old boat? Reply with quote

Morning all,

Has anyone here restored a boat? I've never been particularly nautical myself, and the thought of buying even a modest vessel fills we with thoughts of rapid wallet-emptying. Is this accurate?

RJ
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 1:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't restored an old boat but I came across this blog on the subject that makes interesting reading and is hilarious:

http://bf494.co.uk/blog1.php

Peter

p.s. I used to give my father the Giles Annual for Christmas each year and I have inherited them.


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rick
Are you thinking of power or sail?
I have heard that sailing is like standing in a shower and tearing up twenty pound notes.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 06, 2017 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some way down in our 'round tuit' queue there is a a boat!

A Moonfleet Silver Shadow which is a 4/5 seat speed sports boat produced just down the road from us at Penarth during the early 60's.

Bought solely because I thought it would look good as an accessory for the Zodiac, I have no serious intention of going to sea in the thing - Much too 'Tupperware' for me!

Turns out to have been a prototype for a turbo jet version using a Hamilton turbo drive system which was dismantled but appears to be mostly there. Ebay yielded a marinised Cortina engine so I'm running out of excuses for why it is not being restored.

Interesting reading on the Classic Motor Boat Club's website. Google CMBA.
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