Night Watch

Hi , looking forward to meeting up again. Things are progressing slowly on the Veronica , she is coming along nicely. The Bristol Channel is receiving more than its fair share of bad weather, but at our training venue, the knap, is a good place to practice sailing control. Don’t forget, 0900 hrs for breakfast parade. Cheers for now MIDN. ken.

2 hours ago by 🇬🇧 KenThompson ( Midshipman)

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WEE NIP

They are a delight to sail in all conditions . The Nip is my first rc sailboat and I was hooked from day one. Very competitive in their own right and in certain conditions faster than other classes of rc sailboats. At our local club it is not uncommon for two sailors to stay (yesterday in 40deg heat) after others have gone, just for the heck of it. Looking forward to seeing your posts about it.

4 hours ago by 🇦🇺 peterd ( Leading Seaman)

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WANTED Graupner Manhattan 74 *Please Read*

Okay. I have private messaged you my mobile number. Text me and we can discuss

9 hours ago by 🇬🇧 Jeanneau ( Recruit)

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Re-purposing an old Hull.

"...in the 60s there were four model shops within walking distance from my house......I would catch the bus there most Saturdays and go and buy a kit to see me through the next week....And now, model shops are few and far between.....To anyone with a grandchild who has the slightest interest in modelmaking then encourage them for all they are worth........" Yes. That was why I set up the EeZeBilt and Marinecraft sites - to enable this generation of kids to have the same experience that we had, of creating something that really worked on your own, with minimal adult help... I had thought that it would be quite easy for modelling grandparents to download the shapes, cut them out from balsa sheet, and present grandchildren with a small simple kit for Christmas. Making one of these simple kits is how many of us started, but kits like these are hard to find commercially nowadays. Unfortunately, few people seem to have done this. In most cases the sites seem to be a nostalgia-trip for adults. Which is a shame, because the original designer of the EeZeBilts, Ernie Webster, was a teacher, and put a lot of design lessons into his kits. Building a series of EeZeBilts (though they have a similar base design) will give quite a lot of experience in different constructional tweaks, and improve confidence in handling materials. We are coming up to Christmas. Perhaps now is a good time to remind people of this resource and the aim behind it?

16 hours ago by 🇬🇧 DodgyGeezer ( Sub-Lieutenant)

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Graupner Closing

Hi Doug, I guessed you would know all about tuica. Yes I knew about the plum production in Romania. I was travelling there a lot some years ago and took a keen interest in most aspects of life there asnd saw as much of the country as possible. It was always interesting to watch tourists tasting tuica for the first time, the tiny sip, the grimaces, then probably put it down. I learnt at a very early stage to knock it straight back, as did the Romanians. Don't we digress on this forum, great isn't it. Cheers, Nerys

2 days ago by 🇬🇧 Nerys ( Commander)

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