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The Walton Backwaters, July 2021
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Southampton Boatshow 2021
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Dinghies Pixie for sale – garage stored for 40 years
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Dinghies Pixie for sale – garage stored for 40 years
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Dinghies Pixie for sale – garage stored for 40 years
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Dinghies Pixie for sale – garage stored for 40 years
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A183 Still plenty more to do on the starboard side!
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A183 The deck and hull laminates, apart from those covering the cockpit corner, back in place and awaiting fairing.
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A183 The laminates over the curved cockpit corner have been left off for the moment, awaiting some solid wood to be fitted to bolt the stanchion base to.
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A183 The first laminate layer back on the deck and hull.
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A183 The stringers meeting at the aft cabin bulkhead were both loose; the voids were filled with epoxy. The dowels are filling holes where a stanchion base had been bolted through.
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A183 The three deck laminates have been cut back and part of the first layer replaced.
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A183 The aft deck has come away from the cockpit side deck.
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A89 Same factory, different concepts. Both remarkable!
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A89 Colchide is visited by a cousin
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A89 New keel slot boards deliver 7.5 knots! They work.
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A89 All ready for the action in the Suffolk Yacht Harbour Classic Regatta
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A183 Where the aft deck shell meets the cockpit deck shell the joint had come apart.
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A183 Repairs to the hull and deck around the rubbing strake on the starboard quarter.
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A183 Port Side Repairs
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A184 Note “V” slots and lines of rollers for Aquilo’s keels to ensure correct positioning of Aquilo when recovered.
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A184 Note triangular main shroud support allowing easy mast raising and lowering.
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A184 View from Galley/Navigation area showing comfortable helming position with vertical tiller.
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A184 Aquilo correctly on trailer. Note aerofoil rudder blade in fully raised position.
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At top of slip being washed off.
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Aquilo winched onto her correct position on trailer
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A184 Aquilo nestled onto the back of the trailer. Collecting winch line from the trailer.
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A184 Lining up Aquilo ready to run onto the trailer
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A184 Aquilo in Portland Marina – Preparing to recover Aquilo onto her trailer
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A5 20210523_182731
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2021 May Beer an Natter at The Two Keels
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A102 A102 keel bolt covers
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A5 Cockpit forward bulkhead replacement
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A183 A decent boat tent enables work to continue.
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A183 The hull laminations peeled back on the port quarter ready to be replaced.
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A183 Repairs to the bottom laminates under the rudder skeg and the slot in the keel ready for new wood to be scarfed in.
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A183 The upper rudder pintle on the transom was backed by an aluminium plate that had corroded and dissolved the wood behind it. A new piece of Sapelle was scarfed in.
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A183 The splits above the lower pintle position have been broken open and re-glued, and new wood inserted to replace missing sections. The skeg may be replaced completely.
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A183 Engine bearer supports removed, and also the boards sandwiching the lower part of the aft cabin bulkhead.
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A183 The keel stops removed, with the one remaining (partial) bolt.
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A5 Starboard water tank
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A5 Port water tank
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A124 New Cover Design – Mk.1 with top-hat style bolts
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A124 New Cover Design – Mk.2 with thread adjuster to extend thread through new plate
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A124 New starboard plates fitted over the old ones with the holes in.
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A124 New port plates fitted over the old ones with the holes in.
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A124 New starboard plates fitted over the old ones with the holes in.
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A177 A177 Quinteffence – Stem and centreline repairs
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A177 A177 Quinteffence – Stem and centreline repairs
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A177 A177 Quinteffence – Stem and centreline repairs
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A177 A177 Quinteffence – Stem and centreline repairs
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A124 6mm internal to 8mm outer thread converter. The flare at one end usefully bears on the exiting covers to hold them in place.
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A124 After careful alignment (a mixture of measurement and eyeball) a hole saw was used to cut the holes. The thread adjusters are in place.
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A124 Hole for the starboard lower (forward) clamping bolt.
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A124 Hole cut for the starboard upper bolt.
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A124 The prepared starboard pivot hole. Oops – forgot to fit the old cover plate removed to cut the whole (corrected before assembly).
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A124 Port -upper clamping bolt hole cut.
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A124 Port – pivot bolt plate hole.
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A124 Alignment for the hole saw on the Port side was a little more awkward, particularly for the pivot bolt.
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A124 Neat tufnol discs cover the three holes for bolt removal
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A5 A5’s new Python drive and prop-shaft 1
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A5 A5’s new Python drive and prop-shaft 2
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A5 A5’s new Python drive and prop-shaft 3
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A155 A155 Miranda is still with us, resting in her owners garden.
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A183 Laminations of the keelbox plywood worn through close to the keel pivot bolt.
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A183 When removing the keel support steelwork layers of plywood also came off the keelboxes.
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A183 The lower, outboard corners of the backing plates on the aft side of the main bulkhead were corroded.
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A183 Out at last!
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A183 The backing plates in the keelboxes came out easily, fairly well rusted.
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A183 The bolts through the keelboxes have been removed, and a start made on the main bulkhead bolts.
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A183 Some corrosion where exposed to seawater.
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A183 Detail of stirrup corrosion, with no corrosion where stirrup was in contact with the keel.
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A183 Progressively more corrosion lower down the stirrup.
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A183 The remaining keel bolts and pressure plates were removed once the keels were out.
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A183 The keels were removed using the procedure in Technical Paper F
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A183 Having removed the trailer, Bluster was lowered again ready for keel removal.
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A183 To pull Bluster’s trailer out she had to be jacked up to 1.2 metres above the ground,
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A183 The keels and all the supporting steelwork were removed for inspection, repair and re-galvanizing.
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A85 A85 in the 1970s, Long Island, New York State
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A85 A85 in the 1970s, Long Island, New York State
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A85 A85 in the 1970s, Long Island, New York State
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A85 A85 in the 1970s, Long Island, New York State
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A85 A85 in the 1970s, Long Island, New York State
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A183 Heavily corroded on the inside faces.
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A183 Some corrosion, but not too bad.
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A183 This shows the stainless steel plates attached to the rudder head stub tiller by the rather worn machine screw!
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A183 Showing where grub screws were drilled out.
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A183 Rusty engine bearers and thrust bearing removed
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Access to spray booth so looking forward to spraying hatches in varnish
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A90 A90 – On supports
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1974 R Medway with George 01
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A183 The engine has been partially stripped and painted.
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A90 Trestle taking the weight
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A90 A90 – Trailer Gone !
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A90 Jenaka III
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A166 Hullabaloo
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A1-CB-Awards-Listing
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Classic Boat Awards
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Jenaka I
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A90 WillA90-467c7537
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-13
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-12
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-11
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-10
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-09
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-08
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-07
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-06
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-05
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-04
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-03
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-02
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Dinghies 2020-01-Pixie-for-sale-01
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A166Hullabaloo-f50de67e
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A90 A90 Arrival at Sherborne
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2003 East Coast Race
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1962 Yarmouth to Cherbourg Race Instructions
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1961 Yarmouth-Cherbourg Rally 1961-entrants list
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A90 Bow-06d2eec0
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A183 The engine is now bolted to its cradle, but the cradle needed fizing to the wheels. It is also rather top-heavy.
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A183 The engine about to be lowered into its cradle for transport to a shed.
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A183 The engine having been moved outboard ready to lower.
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A183 The Yanmar 1GM10 free from its mounting.
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A104, A148 1996 MDL Fairey Marine 50th Anniversary Event Hamble A104 and A148 11
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A102 1996 MDL Fairey Marine 50th Anniversary Event Hamble A102 03
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1996 MDL Fairey Marine 50th Anniversary Event Hamble 01
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A182 A182 2020 Replacement Toe and Rub rails to be fitted 2
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A182 A182 2020 Replacement Toe and Rub rails to be fitted 1
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South Coast Rally 2000 L-R: Alistair Currey, ?, ?, Charles Currey, ?, ?, Bobby Currey, ?, Charles Hammond
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2000 South Coast Rally 1
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Dougal Henshaw writes about Charles Currey
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A5 Cabin, keel steelwork
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A5 Blister to deck join repairs with new quadrant
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A5 Blister to deck join repairs with new quadrant
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A5 Laminating the new quadrant for the blister to deck join
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A5 New spreader and lower shroud mount (repurposed GK24 mast)
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A5 New spreader and lower shroud mount (repurposed GK24 mast)
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Uffa Fox and Charles Currey in a Firefly, copyright Fairey Marine / Currey Family
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A182 In commission in Virginia Water
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A182 In commission in Virginia Water
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A182 In commission in Virginia Water
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A182 1979-80 A128 Keel bolts and steelwork replaced
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A182 In commission in Virginia Water
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A182 In commission in Virginia Water
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A182 1979-80 A182 coated with three layers of epoxy and repainted
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A182 1979-80 A182 coated with three layers of epoxy and repainted
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A182 1979-80 A182 coated with three layers of epoxy and repainted
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A182 In commission in Virginia Water
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A182 1979-80 A182 coated with three layers of epoxy and repainted
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A182 1979-80 A182 coated with three layers of epoxy and repainted
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A182 1979-80 A182 is stripped to bare wood
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A182 1979-80 The paint was peeling. Removing fittings ready for the stripping and repainting
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A182 1979-80 Cockpit refurbishment
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A182 1979-80 Cockpit refurbishment
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A182 1979-80 A182 is stripped to bare wood
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A182 1979-80 A182 is stripped to bare wood
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A182 1979-80 The paint was peeling. Removing fittings ready for the stripping and repainting
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A182 At home awaiting work
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A182 1979 A182 As bought by James Hardesty
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A182 1985 A182 is taken home to avoid Hurricane Gloria, and a restoration starts
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A182 1985 A182 is taken home to avoid Hurricane Gloria, and a restoration starts
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A182 1985 A182 is taken home to avoid Hurricane Gloria, and a restoration starts
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A182 In commission in Virginia Water
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A182 Upper part of transom repaired and new skin applied (tape to prevent animals getting in!)
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A182 A182 Rubbing strakes removed for repairs
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A182 A182 Rubbing strakes removed for repairs
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A182 In commission in Virginia Water
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A182 1985-2020 A182 Restoration continues slowly and pauses 004
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A182 1985-2020 A182 Restoration continues slowly and pauses 004
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A182 1985-2020 A182 Restoration continues slowly and pauses 004
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A182 A182 1980s Sailing off Virginia
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A182 1985-2020 A182 Restoration continues slowly and pauses 004
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A182 1985-2020 A182 Restoration continues slowly and pauses 004
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A182 1985-2020 A182 Restoration continues slowly and pauses 004
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A182 1985-2020 A182 Restoration continues slowly and pauses 004
