Title: A169 Folding table 4Caption: Fully open Title: A169 Folding table 2Caption: Single leaf Title: A169 Folding table 3Caption: single leaf Title: A169 Folding table 1 (2)Caption: Table folded and stowed onRead More…
Offering Elle (A169) for sale, she is currently in commission afloat at Dell Quay – coming out in mid October, where she will move to a local barn for the winter. SheRead More…
Title: A169 Elle – view of mooring from Dell Quay Sailing ClubCaption: 50 metres to club jetty Title: A169 Elle Dell Quay mooring 2 Title: A169 Elle hoisted aloft Title: A169 ElleRead More…
Elle is being stored in a barn this winter. Located in Dell Quay, Chichester Harbour – Apuldram Manor Farm. The storage allows the luxury of working on the boat throughout the winterRead More…
Title: 4 completed Rear RCaption: Forward chock bolted trough mudguard support brackets Title: Rear chock bracketCaption: Bolted to frame and rear chock Title: Rear chock bolt – through angle bracketsCaption: 12 mmRead More…
A169 “Elle” (formerly Kerry Piper) Wooden Boom and mast rebuild 2018 Boom Boom rebuild was completed over the last week in August – see photos for work stages etc. Still a fewRead More…
Winter Cover: Removed the waxed canvas cockpit tent for valeting; so have made up a new winter deck cover for A 169. NB: Article on making the cover will be in AOARead More…
Weather is too hot for scheduled epoxy work on A169 (renamed Elle). July had been set aside for epoxy cloth sheathing below WL and rebuilding the wood mast. The problem is thatRead More…
Above: 100W “Fuji Wave” panel – delivers a high voltage with exceptional low light energy capture. Mid afternoon March last w/e measured input was 300V+.These are designed for commercial solar installations, butRead More…
Missed the bulletin deadline this year, so thought I would add this blog of the ongoing work on Kerry Piper A169. Working on the basis of KP launch in 2018, need toRead More…
Last week (of August), after several postponements due to inclement weather, KP’s scaffold shed was dismantled. The scaffolding has been reconfigured to provide a higher lift on the winched slings ready for the undersides
Electric Motor Installation.
Photo: Electric motor installation 1. Electric motor components set up in situ to check all OK before final insta
A169 Nav Station.
Photo: Kerry Piper- Nav station mod’s. Slide out chart table allows access to storage/quarter berth below cockpit seat. Form
A169 Saloon.
Photo: Saloon – shelving and seat mod’s. Full length shelves added to each side of saloon. Fitted cushion back below shelves NB:
A169 Aft Cabin refurbishment.
Photo: Aft cabin refurb 1. The secondary bulkheads were made in two sections (top and base)
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A169 Kerry Piper Galley refurb.
Photo: KP Galley refurb. 
A169 Kerry Piper Cabin Table.
Photo: Kerry Piper – Table project. Further detail to the bulletin article. Provides a functional foldaway table
A169 Kerry Piper Aft Deck repairs.
Photo: Aft deck repairs collage 1. Aft deck rebuild – top section repairs. Weather very cold for epoxy glui
A169 Kerry Piper Hull repairs.
Photo: Exterior hull repair collage. Starboard quarter repair – veneer replacement, work in progress.
Trying to complete as much of the epoxy /veneer repair work before the colder weather arrives. Added below some pic’s of the the aft cabin repairs to the extensive dry rot. The rotten frame abaft the new aft bulkhead – s
A169 Kerry Piper Transom and Cockpit Drains.
A169 Kerry Piper Bullhead & Galley repairs.
Photo: Fwd bulkhead and galley repairs.
A169 Kerry Piper Keelboxes and aft bulkhead.
A few photo’s of restoration work (so far) for A169 Kerry Piper. Apologies for the pick and mix collages, I will be posting a more complete record of the ongoing restoration of KP later
Adding an electric/hydraulic propulsion system to A169 (Kerry Piper) and thought it may be of some interest (attached plan). The mechanical installation is pending completion of structural work to the hull and bulkheads, but I aim to have it ins
Newly listed – Epenetus
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2012 Sailing Today Article – Jaunty A100.
Photo: Sailing Today – article – 1ed. Courtesy Sailing Today Magazine –
