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    vintage yacht (Victoria)
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    ๐Ÿ“ vintage yacht (Victoria)
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    restoring a vintage free sail yacht have named this as there is no name on the yacht after removing 4 colour layers of paint from the hull and 2 days sanding I repainted with 5 layers of paint rubbing down with 2000 grade between each coat

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    ๐Ÿ“ test float
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    today test sailing on Woodbridge boat pond sailed like a dream

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ test float
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ChrisG ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    What a beautiful yacht, the little green man is coming out of me again๐Ÿ˜
    ๐Ÿ“ temp sails
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    made up a set of temp sails in ripstop nylon photos to follow

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ temp sails
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช RNinMunich ( Fleet Admiral)
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    I'm sure you'll look ABSOLUTELY luvly in 'em Jacko ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
    ๐Ÿ“ sailing
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    over the next week will be trying to get used to setting sails in the wind if we get any and thinking if i need to add a pin rack ???

    ๐Ÿ“ pin rack
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    just found out that i do not need a pin rack as i have a slider on the back of the yacht

    ๐Ÿ“ hull
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    well thats 3 coats of dark green below water line and 3 coats gloss white above phots to follow

    ๐Ÿ“ new sails
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    new sails in the making ordered 1 Egyptian cotton 400 thread count sheet ๐Ÿ˜Š vintage style no modern fabric for me ๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ“ single rc channel
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    with the braine gear installed the next job is to try to get single channel for rudder only and keep the braine gear installed photos to follow when i work it out ??? anybody help me out please

    ๐Ÿ’ฌ single rc channel
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Bryan-the-pirate ( Warrant Officer)
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    Rc is easy for single channel, just get the simplest system and rig servo to rudder shaft.
    ๐Ÿ“ single channel
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    came up this and it works fine best of both worlds free and rc !!!๐Ÿ‘

    ๐Ÿ“ 1st new sail
    6 years ago by ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง jacko ( Lieutenant Commander)
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    my first attempt at sewing a cotton sail ๐Ÿ˜ญ needs a good ironing when i get better will do the Egyptian cotton sails ๐Ÿ˜

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