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    International Perfection

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Going to paint my boat with 2 pack international perfection.

    I gather i will need 2 pack undercoat 

    but will i need a specific primer / barrier coat before the undercoat

    most of the boat has been painted with something before and is flaking off so i will have to get all the flakes off and rub it right back

    there is also a bit of original gelcoat but that has loads of deep scratches that will need filling

     

    Eastick Falcon 26

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    well i took delivery of her today finally been a long 7 days waiting to have her delivered.

    GMR done the delivery with the use of his Hi-Ab he put it straight onto my trailer, which is where she'll sit while i restore her.

    Terrific chap and highly recommend him (apart from he went off with the boat keys so he's having to post them to me lol)

    she's a big ol boat esp on my little trailer which is only 6' wide

    so plenty of 4x4 posts holding her up until i can get the telegraph post out of the brambles or get some acro props

    Eastick Falcon 26

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Okies so i've just bought a boat made by Eastick's of Acle

    as far as i can gather they shut down in the 80's 

    i know alot of these boats used to be on hire on the broads but not sure if mine went straight to the Thames as thats where it was last registered.

    i'm trying to find out more information about these boats and in paticular the 1 i have

    The name i have on the boat is Jane Anne sometimes on some paperwork it's Jane Ann

    also alot of paperwork it's down as an Eastwick

    they are very sinilar to the hampton safari's but slightly longer and slightly wider

    So far i have contacted and drawn blanks at

    Broads Authority

    Museum of the broads

    BSS 

    Thames authority

    Museum suggested that Easticks had gone into partnership with Welpton and they were still at Acle Dyke

    But the only one i could find was Eastwood Welpton and the owners bought it 3 years ago after Mr Welpton died (5 years ago)

    so a blank there also.

    I managed to find an old one for sale on Norfolk boatshed but that is the only 1 i have found on the interweb.

    I am in contact with someone who owns 1 and he knows someone else in Norwich who has 1 also.

    But neither of them know alot about the actual boats.

    thanks

    Identification

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, Hylander said:

    Saw this on the Boat Listing...

     

    Jane Anne Built by Eastwick Norfolk in 1977 - Length : 7.9 metres ( 25 feet 11 inches ) - Beam : 3.2 metres ( 10 feet 6 inches )
    Powered by an Inboard Diesel engine with a capacity of 1500 CC. Registered with Environment Authority - Thames Region number 74449 as a Non Hire Annual Private Motor Boat.  ( Last updated on Thursday 23rd May 2013 )

     

    thanks for that, thats interesting as it states 1500cc engine and the forsale listing says 1800 also so quite a few discrepancies

    wrong boat wrong size wrong engine

     

     

    Identification

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    probably not the same one then as this one is called Jane Anne

    annoying news though as i know the HS go for around 15K

    i'm buying this one for 5.5K as a resto project as it's quite rough, 

    and expecting to spend at least another 5K on her

    and just spoke to boatshed who said they had 1 for sale for well over a year and ended up reducing the price from 14 to 7K as it didn't sell

    Identification

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    30 minutes ago, NeilB said:

    Had one in the hire fleet on the Thames the first year or so I worked there in the early 90’s.  They were wider, slightly longer and felt roomier than a Safari with a large aft cockpit.  It had a 1.5 BMC on a V drive gearbox.

    you don't remeber the name do you? or number as this one was on the thames

    Identification

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi i'm in the process of buying a boat.

    the seller has it advertised as a hampton safari mk1

    they say it is an Eastwick variant

    however i can't find anything anywhere about it.

    but it is very similar to a classic although all the classics i've seen are wood topped this is all fibreglass

    i've attached a couple of pics

    she was in hire before going onto the thames i can't remeber the number she had there off hand but her name was/is Jane Anne

    any help appreciated pls

    HS.jpg

    HS back.jpg

    Fm Radio Aerial

    in Broads Chat

    Posted

    can anyone advise a good fm radio aerial for use around the broads pls on my boat.

    i have a rubber thing and i can't seem to pick hardly any stations up only the big ones like radio 1, 2 but even then it fades out all the time

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