Batteries fully charged and well refreshed! This is one place I'll be going back to - the UK's best kept secret... Never seen the English Channel that colour before! Cheesy holiday pics are here if anybody wants a butchers. Many thanks to Alacrity for keeping everything running smoothly here in my a...

BroomBroom, how did you make your boat cradle? Was it just one horizontal piece of wood, with two small vertical ones and carpet stretched in between? Like this? |______| Knocked up something that approximated to the shape of the hull from a few bits of lumber left over from building the 'boat shed...

Thanks for the update! May I make a suggestion? I would look into removing the whole deck section... You'll have to have a look, but on mine the top moulding was primarily fitted to the bottom via the rivets that hold the rubbing strake on (and a few others here and there). Drill all these out and s...

Mirak wrote:Alderney

Shhhh - it's one of our best kept secrets! Gold Star to that man all the same... R

ADF wrote:Boat just arrived

OK, you've had long enough to give her a good going over - how's it looking?

Alacrity wrote:Not far to go now, hopefully running next week if time permits.

Guess what? Yet another annoying setback, more of which later - but here's a little teaser...



Gonna sound sweet!

Yes, it's true! For the first time since this forum was initiated, I'm off for a weeks holiday from next Monday (14th). Alacrity will be looking after the machinery while I'm away as I will thankfully (for me) be completely computer free. I don't foresee any problems but if there are - please be pat...

Broom Robin , what the story then of the in-victor Bought it for the trailer and the engine. Although the boat looks OK in the picture the hull was ripped through on the port side. It started to go down and subsequenty big holes were drilled in the back of the transom to try and drain it out. Full ...

Rapier wrote:Our webmaster can claim fame by owning one, albeit for a short time.

Nearly... mine was an Invicta 'Viper' - didn't 'speak' to me - probably still languishing in a field up the road...

Healey75 wrote:Any idea of the cost per sq foot (metre)...?

Ha - that might be handy I guess

I'm on the case and will keep you posted...

R

Update: Original Post Edited with pricing details.