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by delta ray
Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:27 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: albatross continental painting hull
Replies: 12
Views: 17346

Re: albatross continental painting hull

Looking good,...
What temperature did you manage to paint her in and time gaps between coat and etch primer!...
Is the two pack primer hempel too!..

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by delta ray
Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: Ye olde English!
Replies: 0
Views: 1515

Ye olde English!

Went to my local rover parts dealer the other day to order a distributor for my V8 which to my surprise was in stoke! Not many of these I sell he said' adding that its nice to see a good old English V8 kept on the road... Well after a short but sweat convo I left, home would bound, think of the subj...
by delta ray
Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Monthly magazine!
Replies: 14
Views: 8377

Re: Monthly magazine!

Ah, sorry my fault!...
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by delta ray
Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Monthly magazine!
Replies: 14
Views: 8377

Re: Monthly magazine!

No, not seen that one yet!... :hmmm:
by delta ray
Sun Nov 11, 2012 7:06 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Monthly magazine!
Replies: 14
Views: 8377

Re: Monthly magazine!

It's a shame as its really good, think I'll have to send in my Resto report on my new purchase to boast things up...
Is there currently a on going Resto at present!...on the subject has any one got the last issue of the magazine as I haven't had one yet !...
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by delta ray
Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:36 am
Forum: General
Topic: Monthly magazine!
Replies: 14
Views: 8377

Monthly magazine!

Vote for your monthly magazine!

As time goes on and modern technoligy gets easier to grab hold of,and things are generally more effient why can't we have a monthly glossy magazine!...
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by delta ray
Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 'Britishness' test!
Replies: 34
Views: 25751

Re: 'Britishness' test!

Lol... Somebody needs to get a life on here... :hilarious:
by delta ray
Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:07 pm
Forum: The Boatshed
Topic: Nitromors
Replies: 15
Views: 23749

Re: Nitromors

We stopped using nitromors 20 years ago, H.s.e band us from using as it was classed as being a probabble cause of cancer!...
At the end of the day you can't beat the heat gun, it never fails...
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by delta ray
Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Prop choice
Replies: 4
Views: 3082

Re: Prop choice

I think there's a lot more involved than first thought!... I think the best route to take is to leave all the same prop and gearbox as they are and see what the results say... I think economy might improve but the engine might rev out and loose the top end speed. If that's so, then am I right in say...
by delta ray
Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:59 pm
Forum: The Boatshed
Topic: Delta Help
Replies: 16
Views: 19977

Re: Delta Help

[[quote="chriscraft"]Hi. Years ago when I had a delta at fritton lake meeting I was chatting with ray wright, he told me that they had to put wood spacers in the early grp hulls to take the height of the V6 Hi yes your right, wood was used to make the top deck higher before the new mould was made......