Recent content by ianc1200

Thanks - James also worked at Spirit.

The 12' smacks boats/14' barge boats have a balanced lug (ie with a boom not fixed to the mast) which work well.

Would this be James Oxley? He works from a yard at Kirby Le Soken but also does a lot of bits in the marina at Titchmarsh - great worker & great sailor. I have had a shipwright working for me three mornings a week at Titchmarsh for several years now, she hasn't got a yard but can access...

Interesting you call it "Honey Island" - this is what is noted on the charts (well was last time I bought them). Locally I have only heard it called "Honeypot Island". There is a Honeypot Lane reasonably close by. When we anchor there I drop the hook very close to the island so we lie between...

I got worried re I couldn't remember when I'd last had a survey done - emailed Noble Marine and they now don't require surveys for boats under 26'. It seems they don't include/not worried about the bowsprit.

a few examples

I'm not sure whether of interest here - many photo's of rallies, photo's of officials, dinners, etc.

I have been given a large package of ATYC memorabilia by one of the granddaughter of Nobby Pearce (who founded the ATYC). We had hoped to find the cine films which Nobby used to do film nights at the TMYC and other clubs but no luck so far.

There doesn't seem to be any tube as such, but the black part of the fitting is 1.004" diameter. Mine has the wire proud of the whole fitting and a SS flange, which is not original.

Yes, will check tomorrow as long as not too wet.

The pulley appears to be in two parts, screwed together. I've left the cover off so any more details needed, let me know.

The original was by Holt Allen. Out diameter 9 3/4".

Any chance of a photo of the CB swivel bolt arrangement? Mine was replaced by the local yard in 2022 & I'm still not 100% sure it's correct. I believe originally there was a sleeve which the bolt went through, with flanges so the GRP casing wasn't pulled in.

This is my one with the cover removed.