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Pleased to hear that you will be getting the jab, and hoping that Alice is not to far behind you.😊 Cheers, Pete

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Hi jbkiwi, my son said at the time it would only be if there was a 'travel bubble' between you and Oz. His partner is a Hospital doctor and she could not go otherwise. I was thinking if the UK won it would be immediately seized on by our Boris as being the result of leaving the E.U. I am not sure he is even aware of it going on! I do not agree about having 'big boats' the Oligarchs have adopted the lavish spending style which will soon create a backlash. Especially if covid-19 causes a general move to home working and a fall in big city house prices as the need for offices decreases. Their over exploited Town houses will drop in value. It is amazing how so many things are integrated together these days, I expect they always were but we are more aware of it now. There are a lot of Olympic classes of yacht racing maybe it needs a world cup between the Olympics to keep the interest up. Best regards Roy

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Treve, I always use self adhesive Velcro, gives some flexibility to the installation and removal for access to other parts in the hull easy, or even to move to share it with another model. Make sure that the esc has room to breathe as the fins and metal base are the heat sink for the electronics, Also be aware the esc's get hotter at slow speeds than they do at full speed. Geoff.

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Many thanks for all your advice. I had some Humbrol poly cement. For some reason I didn't think that was the right glue to use. Had a go and it seems to be better. Nerys

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