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| BUILT | January 1970 |
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Heading back up the docks
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AOA_Events You can smell that engine as well now!
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AOA_Events Looking West towards Underfalls yard
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Walking towards the Underfall yard at the Western end of Bristol’s Floating Harbour for our 2019 AOA Bristol get together.
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AOA_Events SS Great Britain, now landlocked
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AOA_Events With paying guests aboard
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AOA_Events Pyronaut approaches SS Great Britain
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AOA_Events Pyronaut approaches SS Great Britain
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events And a hatch in the bow too
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AOA_Events The two barges
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AOA_Events Are they worried about them being stolen?
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AOA_Events Slightly modified barges. Mast rack welded to the gunwale in the previous photo and here is a hatch in the stern to allow long spars to be passed in and out
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AOA_Events Noble Masts – an historic name in hollow mast making – operate from two barges
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events The River Frome flows into the docks under the streets and down these steps in the heart of the city.
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AOA_Events Shrek inspired counterbalances for the lifting bridge
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AOA_Events Around the Bristol Floating Harbour
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AOA_Events Pyronaut looking down the harbour
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AOA_Events Were the handrails original?
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AOA_Events You can’t hear it, but an enormous engine is throbbing in the background
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AOA_Events Pyronaut
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AOA_Events A boat with a single purpose
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AOA_Events Pyronaut is one of a number of historical vessels open to the public
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A1 AOA Bulletin 2019-20 cover
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A49 Terrapin ashore
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A49 Terrapin protected from the elements
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A49 Terrapin aft cabin
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A49 A49 Terrapin aft cabin
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A49 A49 Terrapin main bulkhead
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A49 A49 Terrapin – plans
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A49 Terrapin ready for the next chapter.
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A183 Some bolts from the stem head fitting were badly waisted.
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A183 Stem head fitting removed: some rot underneath.
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A183 Chain plate bolts: mostly OK, the thin one was for the strut onto the deck and not load bearing while sailing.
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A183 Stripping off the rubbing strake and chain plates.
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A89 2019 Colchide back into the water
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2019-AOA-to-Bristol-featured-image
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2019-AOA-to-Bristol
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2 Completed trailer from the front
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12 mm bolt through chock to angle bracket
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Bolted to frame and rear chock
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5 The completed rear – left hand
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Forward chock bolted trough mudguard support brackets
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3 The completed front – right hand
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Uncategorized 2019 AGM Trevor and Dinah Thompson receive the Sinclair Trophy for services to the AOA from Commodore Mike Dixon
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Uncategorized 2019 AGM Martin Bennett receives the John Searle Award from Commodore Mike Dixon for the restoration and launch of A16 Dervorguila
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Uncategorized 2019 AGM Mike Dixon administering the Awards after lunch
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Uncategorized 2019 AGM Richard James receives the Coupe Bernard Cup from Mike Dixon for his effort in making AOA60 events in 2018 a success
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Uncategorized 2019 AGM – Nick Phillips receives the Atalanta Trophy from Commodore Mike Dixon for winning the East Coast Race
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A169 7 SS Custom sliding gooseneck fitting
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A169 9 Winch -base fitting
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A169 10 winch fitting complete 3
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A169 5 Masthead rigging – backstay & jumpers
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A169 3 Jumper stay – reassemble
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A169 2Masthead nav light & VHF – design
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A169 1 Spreader and bracing refurb-primed and polyeurethane finish coat
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A169 6 Mast revarnished
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A169 4 Spruce scarf to diamond bracing glued
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A169 3 Spruce scarf section at spreaders – finished
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A169 1 Spruce scarf section epoxy glued – spreaders
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A169 8 Mast sections after prep clean for repairs
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A169 10 Spruce splines epoxy glued inside crosstrees 2
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A169 9 Spruce splines epoxy glued inside crosstrees
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A169 6 Spreaders area – internal view of damage
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A169 4 Diamond brace area -internal view of damage
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A169 2 Mast sections separated – clean break along joins 2
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A169 6 Boom reefing added
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A169 5 Boom end fitting
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A169 4 Boom end shaped for new mainsheet end-fitting
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A169 3 Gooseneck final fitting
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A169 2 Old top section glued to new lower
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A169 1 New section routed – taper shaped for gooseneck fitting.
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A169 1 New section routed – taper shaped for gooseneck fitting.
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A93 1963 Lisbon, Portugal – Quo Vadis believed to be A93. Photo by Bernard Upton.
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A93 1963 Lisbon, Portugal – Quo Vadis believed to be A93. Photo by Bernard Upton
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A1, A105 A105 and A1 share a workshop for a few months whilst each is prepared for adventures afloat!
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A105 2018 Taku Maru Engine removal
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A105 That is a workshop for an Atalanta. Taku Maru’s temporary home.
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A105 2018 A105 Coventry Victor OUT
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A105 A105 Taku Maru engine room
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A105 2018 A105 Coventry Victor in place 2
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A105 2018 A105 Coventry Victor in place 1
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Calendar image
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A1 The interior was completely stripped and then rebuilt.
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A1 In addition to the additional veneer the fore hatch coaming was beefed up
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A1 The battens are fitted and have received their first coat of varnish
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A1 The aft deck also received an additional layer of veneer
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A1 The aft deck additional layer complete.
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A1 A great space, but tight for two!
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A1 An additional layer of veneer for strength and appearance.
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A1 Halfway there!
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A1 Anti slip battens in place prior to clean up and varnish.
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A101 Patience III and Russell Coile in the 1970s
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SS Great Britain, copyright of the ‘Visit Bristol’ website.
