Polly

It's an RC altar feature too, housing consecrated communion bread & wine. But river cruisers don't just sport tabernacles, there are coffins, coffin lids too, to say nothing of shrouds

Early May Bank Holiday or Late May Bank Holiday which could offer a longer slot? The Gathering is 18th etc..

We are in and would appreciate a stay on Nipper unless Timbo wants the space. If Nipper is nearby would also volunteer to be bacon butty/ egg sarnie 'chef'. Dates?

Helen!!! Not interested in woodwork? And you a Hunter's Fleet Sailie Paid -up member! I am so shocked

Yes thoughts and prayers, he was a very brave man.

On reflection, Chris, I think Marine Weld may have been the company Jeckells used to make Rondonay's new mast.

I thought metal would be stronger with an alloy mast, for less bulk; Rondonay would have looked weird with a wooden tabernacle, being a small modern boat, while Brilliant, as a river cruiser, would look wrong with metal. Happy to stand corrected of course,

You might do worse that ringing Jeckells Sails and asking them to suggest a fabricator, they got a replacement sorted for a broken mast on our Swift 18. That was aluminium btw I hesitate to disagree with JM cos he has forgotten more than I will ever know about boats, but I'd be a bit unsure about a wooden one with an alloy mast.

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I just noticed Trixie should have been Sat/Sun and have already sorted that. I will leave booking open until we max out on Saturday or May 7th whichever comes first!

Please can you check and let me know of any errors? The Warden has let me know that we can extend to 35 max so room for a few more! Spring Gathering.xlsx

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Get well soon

Yep he must have bought a new one.

Poor Mrs Aristotle! Our Baby Blake was in a dire state but determined work at LBBY and at Alex (Braveheart)'s place in Glasgow, plus the BB refurb kit, which actually costs more than a complete new loo of the plastic persuasion. Alex may be able to post the resultant picture of his apprentice who was tasked with cleaning the various bits. Black then goggles shaped white. Alex never tod him the bits were from a toilet!

Sure do ma'am!

The password not being needed may have been your problem Sue.

Opening at 8.30.

No, it's just the word, that's all he needs.

OH NO!!!! You have mentioned the 'r' word! Take cover! Timbo will not be happy it's even been mentioned!

12 coats in all, crumbs no wonder your varnish looks amazing, as indeed it does.

I have Deks Olje 1 on our dinghy it has been there with more or less annual quick once over refreshers since 2000 good stuff, no wood rot and still looks fine. I have used le Tonkinois on cockpit locker doors and patchily on the mast, it's expensive and I have only found two UK suppliers, but easy to use and organic. Jason tried it out for LBBY but said it lifted on their sample. Our mast which now needs fully stripping is originally Coelan and this would seem to have lasted a good 10 years. It's like a plastic film on the wood, really, once you have covered the required number of coats; and costs a vast amount of money, but is very high performing. Once I have used the last of my current stocks of good varnish, stored indoors for frost protection, I am off to B&Q for their marine varnish, which was very effective on Rondonay when we had her.

Blimey Timbo, Doug isn't going to like my efforts one bit!!!!

A bit like Pokemon you mean?

Ahh, shameful admission.......! I buy cheap ones or foam, keep them from drying out between coats in corn starch bin bags then discard them.