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May 29th, 2025 by
Hull, mostly stripped back to bare wood ready to be repainted. A couple of minor patches completed excellent condition with no rot. Sand keel recently and probably keel boxes have been replaced.Read More…
May 17th, 2025 by
Bought from a pattern maker (very competent wood worker) 18 months ago as a back to bare restoration project. It has been dry stored in a barn. Has to now be soldRead More…
May 15th, 2025 by
After 20 years we have decided to pass on our beloved Atalanta 26. We have collected many memories and had great adventures with our growing family aboard but are now moving on toRead More…
May 13th, 2025 by
Left Queensborough at about 6am. too early. But a lovely morning. Low tide was at 7:30. so I was pushing against the tide. It was not kind to the boat but iRead More…
May 6th, 2025 by
The weather continued, kindly, to be unseasonal through the weekend 26th-27th May. Atalanta owners and fans from around the UK enjoyed a glorious sunny weekend exploring history at the Chatham Historic Dockyard,Read More…
May 5th, 2025 by
The 2025 AGM venue had perhaps the best views of AGMs in recent years, up and down the River Medway from Lower Upnor. The Medway Yacht Club loaned us their library forRead More…
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!
Fantastic!
She looks a peach!
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
Mary’s progress is being followed by others. St Katherine’s were delighted to welcome you. http
So to go back to Tollesbury. The problem with Tollesbury is the public transport is scarce. So to
West Mersey to Chatham. I was quite nervous about this particularly the spitway but i had 1.6m Clac
I am really sorry to create a clash in our calendar but I have just registered Mary in https://www.t
When i arrived i hoped to pick up a bouy in Stangate creek. The marked bouys were too big. So bein
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…
Updated - includes the two roller dolly’s shown below boat in photos - (500kg load capacity)
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!
Can you explain the short blister? do you have a larger cockpit or back cabin? nice to see the woo
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…
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…
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...
October 16th, 2024 by
Elle has an 8kW Lynch electric motor driving a 13 inch folding prop. The current (no pun intended) battery capacity is 150 amp hours. This is fine for manoeuvres in – outRead More…
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https://www.tradboatfestival.com/ I have registered Mary (A102) for this festival this year. I have never been before now i am exhibiting. no m I am sorry this clashes with the tall ships. ButRead More…
Which way round does the bearing end plate go removable end plate in the cabin or in the cockpit thanks..
Simon did you work it out? I’ve been trying to remember how mine came apart. I assume that that the removable flange was on the inside. The drawing I have A24251 thatRead More…
On my last boat I had a short bowsprit which kept the anchor clear of the bow. I have on the little occasions with A90, experienced the anchor attacking the bow paintRead More…
Last year I decided to lighten the blister deckhead and painted it with SML primer and matt white. It’s now all peeled off in sheets. Last winter I failed to put theRead 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…