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| CLASS | Atalanta |
| BUILT | September 1956 |
| HULL No. | 5 |
| Condition | Restoring |
| Location | Prestwood, Buckinghamshire |
Diaphony Boat Blog Posts
| Full steam ahead 2025 August - A few niggly jobs that have been bugging me for a while decided to clear these up ..Ply boards for the aft cabin underside of cockpit seats I aquired some plywood seat base from A69 Laq Laq many moons ago as these are totally different to A5s
the ply is good quality so made good use ... Comments: | |
 | Progress 2025 April - Removable Keel Bolt inspection plates made in A4 stainless steel .
Sealed on with Butyl Rubber and Hypalon gaskets. Hopefull sealed
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 | Restoration update pt2 2023 July - Busy weekend actually bolting fittings on.. such a good feeling !
Helpful working where I do ,enables me to think through jobs and get them right first time. On a different note And off topic .
A Picture of the project that I was working on at work. Overall cost circa 200k+ Only Bugatti boat left in ... Comments: |
 | Restoration update 2023 July - Final fitment of Engine bearers Brackets and nuts and bolts all in 316 s/s.
Chain plates trial fitted
Today fitted only one tricky and messy job with Butyl sealer..I have found brake cleaner cleans this up very well without damaging paintwork.
Spreader brackets shaped for mast up sweep angle of 6 degrees..
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| Christchurch A5 2022 April - Christchurch A5 Comments: | |
 | A5 restoration 2022 April - Have decided to fit the keel mechanism from Jack of London T4 as it was all made from stainless steel ,Problem is getting this lot to fit in the keel box as it has a 5mm plate that retains the 12x countersunk bolts as A5 had the bolts going straight in to wood which looks ... Comments: |
 | Furlough Work cont 2021 March - Made a mtg for the python drive from 19mm Ply /Mahogany and 2.5 mm A4 stainless..
A new propshaft from Clements engineering made from Duplex
with couplings for conversion from 3/4″to Python drive. Furlough work sadly coming to an end back to work on the 6th April. I will try and get the Iroko engine bearers fitted ... Comments: |
 | Diaphony A5 on going work 2020 December - A few pictures of Deck and a illustration on forming precise curves which are then laminated. This was done a few years ago
Picture of mast spreader bracket to Fairey item incorporating Faireys lower shroud mtg brackets also retro fitted original lower shroud mtg bracket yes its a little overkill .
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 | Renovation update 11th June 2020 2020 June - Replacement engine arrived today now the fun begins fitting it Nanni 14hp with heat exchanger..Sorting out bearers tomorrow. My New Mast which I picked up on holiday in Cornwall a few yrs back at a cost of £400 is almost identical to Fairey item in measurement ..
spreader brks to make I now have the relevant ... Comments: |
| drg number 24833 2020 June - Hello fellow owners I am looking for drg no 24833
Mast head rig metal mast
are they available still and how much..
regards Simon
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 | Furlough work 2020 June - 3 months Furlough Had to do something Full speed ahead on Diaphony working on the keel boxes Mtg brackets blasted and Galvernised and painted with Epoxy Primer as are the Keels
just in the process of prepping the boxes for Epoxy primer having clear coated with 3x coats SP320. Any one know the best solution for ... Comments: |
 | A5 Rudder 2020 May - Mk1 Rudder in very good condition has finally found its way on to Diaphony A5 . And have lowered the top pintle down about 2 inches, also replaced lower pintle with a stainless item.
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| Engine transplant 2020 May - Is there anyone running a Yanmar GM20 in an Atalanta 26
I already have a RCA Dolphin
12 hp two stroke twin fitted in the boat.
I would like to know if this is a good replacement I have a Gm10 in bits being a single it would be a little harsh and noisy ..not sure which way ... Comments: | |
 | Major Robin Shinkwin 2018 July - Major Robin Shinkwin was apparently the second owner of F8 “Iona”. The photo shows Him on A5 ” Diaphony” on a cruise down to St Malo, with my Father, myself and Nigel Case. It turned out to be another case of Father convincing people of the virtues of Fairey’s products. By the time we got ... Comments: |
 | A5 Diaphony Restoration Update 2016 February - A5 Diaphony Restoration Update.
Photo: A5 lower pintle. Comments: |