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Category Archives: A124

23Jul/20
A124 and A1 alongside in Ipswich

A124 meets A1 – not for the first time?

23/07/2020A124AOA

A124 Helene was launched at last on Monday (with much thanks to Mike Dixon for driving miles to assist). It felt good to have water under the keel again and looking forwardRead More…

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03Jul/17
A124 Helene gets a new electrics panel (2017)

A124 Helene gets new electrics panel

03/07/2017A124AOA

Helene had been professionally rewired before I bought her. There were one or two aspects I didn’t like, mainly that some of the cable routing was very visible, the sockets provided wereRead More…

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22Jun/17

A124 Helene gets her old boom back with slab reefing

22/06/2017A124boom, reefingAOA

Helene’s previous owner had invested in the hope of a return in silverware. Helene (3/4 rig, wooden mast) had been set up with new sails and gear for racing. This included leadingRead More…

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25May/17
A124 Renovations

A124 Keels and their mechanism

25/05/2017A124KeelsAOA

The keels, keel brackets and clamping plates all looked in excellent condition but I wanted to get them out to check. I got the boat in the air and prepared to removeRead More…

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25May/17
A124 Renovations

A124 Replacement Windows

25/05/2017A124WindowsAOA

The windows on Helene were very cloudy and needed replacing. There is a lot of excellent information in bulletins about how to replace them so I got stuck in. The only variationRead More…

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30Apr/17
2017 Helene Lift Up 019

Lifting the boat from the trailer

30/04/2017A124AOA

I adapted a methodology for lifting the boat off the trailer that I have used for other boats. It involves a cross-beam with a jack at each end. In the past IRead More…

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20May/15
A124 Renovations

A124 Engine Tidy Up

20/05/2015A124EnginesAOA

The engine was not in bad condition but needed a tidy and paint up. Some of the ancilliaries and pipework were a bit untidy. I removed the cockpit floor and the engineRead More…

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15May/15

Blister Repairs

15/05/2015A124Blister, RestorationAOA

The join between the deck and blister was distressed at the forward end. Upon investigation it was clear that the laminated ‘quadrant’ in this corner was delaminating and there was evidence ofRead More…

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10May/15
A124 Renovations

A124 Foredeck Repairs

10/05/2015A124foredeck, RestorationAOA

The foredeck didn’t seem too bad away from the Blister (coachroof). However on investigation it transpired that the top veneer was breaking up in a few areas, particularly in the corners onRead More…

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05May/15
A124 Renovations

A124 Helene Aft Deck Repairs

05/05/2015A124AOA

The decks appeared to need some paint. Sadly on investigation it turned out that areas were delaminating and that the stern deck on the starboard side had been badly repaired in theRead More…

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30Apr/15
A124 Renovations

A124 Helene – Renovations

30/04/2015A124AOA

I bought Helene in 2007 expecting to do some light renovation of the decks and then get sailing. I got her home and started the work. And then I made my firstRead More…

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12Dec/07
2007 Looking good in her barn home

A124 For Sale in 2007 – Eastern Yachtbrokers SOLD

12/12/2007A124, For Sale - SOLDAOA

Extensively restored in 1999-2000 and then used on the East Coast. For sale in Essex having been stored for a couple of years. The ‘For Sale Details’ and a 2006 Survey canRead More…

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30Jun/77
Late 1970s Restoration for A124 Helene by Godfrey Holter

A124 Helen’s Folly 1970s Restoration

30/06/1977A124, UncategorizedNick Phillips

Helen’s Folly was restored from a garage of bits in the late 1970s

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