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April 23rd, 2025 by
A142 Sugar Plum is preparing for the amazingly fine Summer we are going to have this year.
Wow - she's looking beautiful - here's to a Summer that befits her!
April 15th, 2025 by
Still no further on – can’t get the gearbox from the hyds off yet as there’s a pesky sur clip stopping me. Planning to take the prop off and see if IRead More…
Steve The shaft set up on Colchide seems ... interesting! I hope you are making progress. On the
Thanks Nick - said gearbox has now been 'Dremel'd' [sic] off with a judicious side of brute force an
April 13th, 2025 by
i could not miss saturdays weather to make the trip to Tollesbury. i am just hoping for good weather for the next hop to the medway.
Alistair Brilliant - well done for getting underway in the good weather. Look forward to catching u
Lovely evening photo of Mary heading down to Orwell towards Felixstowe. Let's hope the weather this
i arrived in Chatham yesterday. it was quite the epic. So let jump back in time in the following p
April 10th, 2025 by
Offering the lifting kit for sale as I am selling A169 – Comprises 4 Farm Jacks – 2 steel RSJs (approx 10ft) 4 purpose made wood trestles to lift off the trailerRead More…
April 6th, 2025 by
Removable Keel Bolt inspection plates made in A4 stainless steel . Sealed on with Butyl Rubber and Hypalon gaskets. Hopefull sealed
Looks good!
April 4th, 2025 by
Elle is for sale – currently ashore (inside) at Dell Quay – full winter refit was delayed somewhat due to the cold weather. Lithium battery upgrade for the 48V electric motor (4Read More…
March 23rd, 2025 by
After pumping out most of the hyd/rainwater mix in the bilge, was delightd to see that Simon’s really clever Engine template fitted perfectly onto the engine bay. Simon kindyl spared his timeRead More…
March 15th, 2025 by
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Cracking on with the engine extraction – by a dint of pure luck a crane arrived at my next door neighbours house and the princely sum of £20 and a bit ofRead More…
March 10th, 2025 by
Due to my dis-organisation I failed to act on an update from Gabby Budden in Canada. I have now corrected that and been in touch with Gabby. A38 The Beaver was launchedRead More…
How wonderful - I am actually in Sooke this summer - would be great to see her on the water!
Fantastic!
March 2nd, 2025 by
Getting to grips with taking out the Farymann Hydraulic Engine and preparing for my Beta 14 to go in. I spent the day having a look over what I need to do,Read More…
Steve, Probably best to ask Mike Dixon who designed and fitted a new engine, gearbox and propshaft s
Steve - happy to offer advice, but looks as if you have bases covered.............Mike
February 22nd, 2025 by
A22m is a beautiful 1/8 scale model of A22 A22, Mary Jane of Morton, was bought new in 1958 by John Burgess and Doctor Green who both lived in Moreton Oxfordshire, sailingRead More…
February 5th, 2025 by
This post is taken from the most recent 2024-25 Annual Bulletin.The article generated some discussion amongst AOA members.It is reproduced here with some of those comments with the hope of encouraging aRead More…
I was also considering a bow spirit for a cutter rig and bigger asymmetrical kite. David
Also spotted this, it’s an old design but somewhere in the middle of an old gaff, modern square to
One more for the wish list.. the keel boxes could be extended for 8 to 9’ of draft!! With a re-ji
I thought about this, not in any real sense but in a kind of daydream. I agree the keels are a sign
I was definitely considering the retractable bowsprit and lightweight genoa. Mary is 3/4 rig so run
The Gunter rig (as A80 ) is a proven alternative for the Atalanta - there is an PBO article about he
As a thought experiment, consideration of different rigs for the Atalanta is certainly engaging. But
An interesting provocation! Perhaps an element of sense too, although we shouldn’t under-estimate
January 16th, 2025 by
Thanks to Simon West (A5 Diaphony) for helping – we managed to drop the mast (literally) onto the deck and not into the water (nearly!). Colchide does not have the handy frameRead More…
Well done to the both of you for getting it down. Sounds a bit hairy. Being able to raise and lower
The inboard leg can also be made removable as a bolt-on. The system on Elle was made this way - the
January 4th, 2025 by
OK lets do this thing…. I have started my preparations by watching tweedy pubs on youtube. So the goal is a pint in the Lamb and Flag with a toast to theRead More…
Could you come up before the AGM and then head back down with A89 Colchide in a 2-ship (possibly 3 i
You mean up the Thames? How far?I would come up as far as a photo opportunity in the city but t
What a great idea! I believe Gellie and Hiran once did a photo shoot under Tower Bridge (although I
A couple of pictures from that day - 16th August 2001. Sort of a bucket list item, and great fun!
And picture two.........
Mary is back in the water
Looking Great - you should stick this as a boat blog! It'll appear on the front page...
December 18th, 2024 by
Curlews keels and mechanisms have been removed and restored, fortunately a straightforward job as the stirrups had already been upgraded to stainless. The keels are in good condition but have shot blastedRead More…
Very good!
Blasted and primed
David, wow! This is all looking a bit thorough and smart! Out of interest, what primer did you us
To be honest I don’t know! The plan is to epoxy when the weather warms up. The blasting compan
Forum Topics (shaded) and Replies
does any body know where i could get the original navigation lights of a Atalanta 26
Hi Harald ‘Original’ can mean lots of different things – Fairey changed fittings over time. Do you have an image of the type you are looking for, perhaps by looking at theRead More…
It is that time of year that I need to go through my accounts and chase the cockroaches out. I am not an accountant and am not giving or inviting tax orRead More…
November 30th 2024 by Dinah Pryor
Dinah, thank you for offering the model through the AOA website. A22m is now entered on the Atalanta Register so that we can collate memories of her and record her voyages intoRead More…
October 31st 2024 by Gregory Manning
Maps/charts and other comments………………. I took Gellie upstream as far as Tower Bridge and have taken my narrow boat up the Thames from Limehouse Basin (end if the Regent’s Canal) up theRead More…