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October 13th, 2021 by
Atalantas at a Boatshow? First there was one – the twenty four feet long Atalanta prototype, in 1955. Then, over the next decade, Fairey Marine built one hundred and eighty six AtalantaRead More…
October 13th, 2021 by
The AOA caught up with the son of an ex-owner at the Southampton Boastshow in 2021. This was great – it filled in an ownership gap in our records and provided theRead More…
October 3rd, 2021 by
Having decided that the cockpit seats need replacing . I set about ripping the old ones out the reason for this was cracking either side of frame work . Good thing IRead More…
Another day on Diaphony
September 27th, 2021 by
On taking over a boat it is common to inherit a certain number of “special” items. Dredged from the depths of locker or lazarette, damp and probably rusty, their identity andRead More…
Ah. Did you know that the dinghy was originally christened 'Ben Gunn' and had been owned for many d
Maybe "Wally" the Walrus has started to move north from the Scilly Isles...and had overnighted in th
September 23rd, 2021 by
The plan was for an overnight to Pin Mill or the Walton Backwaters. We left Manningtree under sail around 1130 anticipating the ebb, without even a cat’s paw of breeze. TheRead More…
I am very impressed that she floated, and floated level, just under the water And let that let be
September 9th, 2021 by
After a great deal of effort by Mike A1 is moored in the ‘Class Association’ area of the Southampton boatshow, alongside the Old Gaffers Association. She has already generated ‘chatter’ – sheRead More…
August 25th, 2021 by
It is time for me to pass on the ‘bateau’ on to a new owner. Work commitments, blah..de..blah.. But she deserves to be used and should never be neglected. She is aRead More…
August 22nd, 2021 by
I am really glad that I managed to find ‘hibernation’ for Mary over the lock-down. But it is time to get her back in the water enjoy a sail and make sureRead More…
Good to see 'Mary again! Looking forward to catching up at West Mersea on Friday. Better polish th
Good to see Mary out of hibernation. Looking forward to seeing her at West Mersea. Mike
August 20th, 2021 by
Free for restoration. Turtle is currently sitting on a four wheel trailer in Truro. If someone out there will take her please do, just send a lorry we can pull her onRead More…
August 17th, 2021 by
Bluster has guard rail stanchions at the aft end of the cockpit. These were bolted through the stringer and the deck with a block beneath and above. Unfortunately, after being pushed aroundRead More…
Hi Jonathan, Thank you for posting such an interesting article of words and pictures. Really look
Jonathan Very thorough as always! I like your beefing up of the corner in way of the stanchion bas
Nick, The chain plate fairings were all in good condition with no water ingress behind them. I on
July 30th, 2021 by
Since the mid-1990 I have owned a number of small boats including a Devon Yawl, Cornish Shrimper, Cornish Crabber (Mk 1), Kingfisher 22+ (jink rig), Anderson 26 (lifting keeI), Golden Hind andRead More…
And it was just as comfortable on T4 Gellie in 1993 - when we were all just a tad younger...........
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Hi Everyone, This will be the first winter for at least 4 years that A90 ‘Jenaka III’ will be out in the open. I am sure my search of our website isRead More…
Chris. Can see your reply here. Not sure what went wrong with previous replies. Might be worth a telephone conversation to walk through steps you took so that I can see whatRead More…
Hi Doug And Nick) I have replied twice to this thread, with links to canvas covers for Mary and A169, but nothing has loaded – perhaps there is a problem with theRead More…
Nick, Many thanks, Doug
Doug Just catching up after time at Southampton and other projects.’Search’ is still an ongoing subject (and needs volunteer ‘Archivists’ to help index website entries – anyone interested you know where IRead More…
I am interested to collate information on the cost of new Atalantas as they came out of the factory. If you happen to have an original invoice, would you be willing toRead More…
Hello, Is There Somewhere on the AOA’s website That Can Advise How to Inspect & Service the Folding Keels Please ? To Make Sure They Are Water-Tight etc. I’m Interested in anRead More…
Nick has sumarised well. I think you are understandably wise in making sure there are no major problems with the keels/clamping arrangements/keel boxes. But as Nick rightly points out, if properly lookedRead More…
Hi In general the keelboxes and keel mechanisms are more robust than you might think, but definitely worth checking. There is a technical paper which covers servicing of the keels but isRead More…
August 11th 2021 by Doug Odgers
Red faced and embarrassed ! Found the leak – port side pivot bolt cover. There was some wood movement and I thought I’d compensated with filler. I used the suggested garden weedkillerRead More…
Thanks Mike, All good ideas. Am moving A90 to another yard where I will explore all these ideas which have given me a lot of encouragement. Doug