Tent ready - whisky sourced and tasted - now after a walking frame to assist me in getting back to my tent late at night

Hi Andy, I will be taking my Albatross Continental with Climax engine to Cardiff :woo: so you are more than welcome to take pictures etc. I am pretty sure we have a member who lives in your location who has a two seater with Climax engine but do not think he uses the Forum - I will try and dig out h...

Hi & Welcome.

No expert but having recently restored an Albatross Continental i may be able to help.

Do you have the serial number ? I assume the engine is a Coventry Climax ?

I have sent you a PM with my contact details

Regards

It shows how time passes by so fast - Archie has not been used seriously since Falmouth 2008 when a mysterious oil leak appeared after a certain secretary of the club took her for a little cruise :wot: Juggling a growing family, getting married and working long hours recently has led to a slow resto...

I have a couple of each in the garage - but made from 6mm Aluminium plus round front poles with milled flats on head.

PM if you would like to purchase.

Enjoyed my first Itchen & Scratchin Run immensely :woo: you cannot beat a nice bit of chop to get the adrenaline going :wot: Unfortunately, I managed to collide with some debris in the main channel resulting in a chunk of stainless missing from my Ballistic prop - any ideas on who best to repair? Fi...

100% agree with Rapier - What a fantastic weekend - enjoyed every minute and still smiling today. Took my nephew (little) along - first time on a boat - now is hooked and wants to restore the Avenger to its former glory :hilarious: Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this rally so enjoya...

Tristan,

Tend to agree with the above - remove 4/5 hexagons heads from behind the dash and the whole section should pull out from the bearing housing. I would suggest removing the grub screw prior to releasing the hex heads to prevent rotation.

MT

Which paint colour - white or the blue ?

What type of paint have you used for the undercoats and how have you applied ?

MT

mmm, I was told it was old triumph white and this is what I had mixed and used to spray Archie's Peace recently. In fairness, it is a tad creamy but looks fantastic with the blue. :chuffed: I have tried matching the blue with no luck YET, so let me know if you find out. Apparently, it was the same b...