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thanks pete
I'm back to the boat on tuesday so I will take some pics and post as soon as I can
thanks again
alex

Hi all the problem is that on the lower/shorter standing rigging there are two cables on both sides with one of the cables being longer and sitting with a lower reach than the chainplate so no way to fit a bottlescrew and no extra deck fittings within reach when moved side to side this is why i thin...

Hi ash and all yep now on the water Ihave been on the site reading posts but never knew just how hard/long/slow doing work on a yacht was ie 6 weekends just removing old antifoul back to gelcoat ( hull was perfect no sign of any problms at all not bad for a thirty something old girl) then sanding ba...

Hi Ash thanks everyone for there help and I may take up your offer for info about loch lomond and as I said before am a newbie to sailing so lots of tacking will be just what I need :roll: Just trying to find out prices at ardluie all I can find is 2008 prices on the web don't know if better with mo...

Hi all again
jim.r came up with a question so here goes do I need to antifoul in fresh water
I thought that even fresh water you will get at least a green slime growning
below waterline as most of the time will be just tied up
thanks
alex

Hi aquaplane To late she's up at the brother-inlaws house across from the Drovers pub I did not want to say where I was putting her in for fear of looking like some kind of free advert but it will be ardluie as I work just up the road from there so handy to get to and from and as I said before this ...

Hi Sahona A few days before the pick up I went and did the full workover on the trailor ie all the wheel bearing checked and greased brake shoes checked and adjusted and from where I hope to put her in loch lomond she will have to be lifted in :thumbsdown: Then during the summer will sandblast the t...

Port side http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af353/eyghtene24/eyghtene%2024/pets170.jpg http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af353/eyghtene24/eyghtene%2024/pets171.jpg http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af353/eyghtene24/eyghtene%2024/pets173.jpg Starboard side http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af...

Here is a few pics of Vital Spark sitting in this garden for 10 years I just read a few books on what to look for in a GPR boat so did not have a survey done and so far no nasty problems just a lot of cleaning inside :shock: http://i1023.photobucket.com/albums/af353/eyghtene24/eyghtene%2024/pets178....

Hi little boy blue and aquaplane Well the boat is a Ron Holland eygthene 24 with a virle7 2-stroke petrol Length over all: 7,32 m Length waterline: 6,35 m Beam: 2,95 m Draught: 1,40 m Mast: 9,45 m Displacement: 1955 kg Ballast: 1020 kg Sail Area: 25 m2 Design Year: 1973 Found the boat just down the ...

Hi All Just found this site and it looks good so far and I see a few from loch lomond, I am new to sailing and hope to put my yacht in loch lomond next year 2010 to start learning (sailing) so dont worry i will be asking a lot of big Q's :lol: :lol: so as I said great siteand catch you all later tha...