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The Maid of Orwell was still operating. Not sure I would have fancied a cream tea aboard that afternoon.
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Blowing up against the tide with a tiny headsail.
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Sheltering from the wind above Shotley
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Harwich Harbour – deserted!
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The walk down the Orwell is sometimes in woodland, sometimes open marshland. Highly recommended.
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Suffolk Yacht Harbour from across the river.
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Oyser Catchers sheltering from the wind.
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Pin Mill from the footpath to Woolverstone.
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Sunset in Woolverstone. Its lucky photos don’t include the smell! A very strong sewage smell for a while.
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We were running against the full ebb tide. Over 5 knots by GPS over the ground.
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Everything drawing
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We ran out of the Backwaters and into The Orwell as the wind strengthened.
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A1 has crossed The Wade and is now entering The Twizzle and deeper water
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2020 08 20 Across the Red Sea 34
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It was a beautiful day and The Red Sea was living up to expectations
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We had come up the channel on the extreme right and were heading to the left.
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The Commodore surveys the scene
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Waiting for the tide
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Waiting for the tide.
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That;s the stern of A1 on the left and the bow on the right!
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The channels were well defined at half tide and there was a surprising amount of water until we neared The Wade ….
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There was a lot of mud before the low lying Horsey Island
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Half tide, so as to see as much of the mud banks as possible whilst still floating.
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Half tide, so as to see as much of the mud banks as possible whilst still floating.
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2020 08 20 Across the Red Sea 13
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Amazing red colour
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One or two seals did leave the bank and swam around us making sure we didn’t stop!
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Nick was ‘seen off’ by this pack of seals in the dinghy the day before, but they seemed lesss bothered today.
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An off we go.
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Clearing the decks
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…. and on A124 too!
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You can almost see the excitement on A1 as we prepare top cross ‘The Red Sea’ ……
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The natives’ boat is deserted.
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Looking past A124 up Kirby Creek towards next day’s adventure – crossing the ‘Red Sea’
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Passing the time counting clouds
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Motors on in Hamford water to enter Kirby Creek. The rain set the tone for a damp afternoon at anchor.
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After a tack out to sea it was all the way into Kirby Creek in a single close reach.
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Sunrise over ‘Touchstone’ (Mike Peyton fame) at Felixstowe Ferry. In fact it was a leisurely exit just before 10
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Sunset on the Deben
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Sunset on the Deben
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The visitors moorings really were very well placed for a quick getaway the next morning.
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Treated to a golden sunset
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Looking at Bawdsey Manor from the entrance
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River Deben entrance panorama
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River Deben Entrance buoys – that cliff-lump was very close to the channel
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A1 arrives at Woodbridge for supplies.
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Sunset across the Deben from A1
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A124 last in to Waldringfield
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The beach and moorings at Waldringfield
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The Rocks anchorage delightfully protected in southerly winds
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The Rocks anchorage from the Saltings
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Waldringfield from the saltings near The Rocks
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Sculpture found on footpath near The Rocks
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Sculpture found on footpath near The Rocks
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A124 stopped off at The Rocks for a walk and swim. Waldringfield from the woods, The Rocks
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Three of a kind – and a Pub!
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Three of a kind
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A selection of mast heights and details. Freeboards also seem to very widely!
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Towards Ramsholt
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Towards Ramsholt
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Towards Ramsholt
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On the Deben, Felixstowe Ferry in the background.
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Broad reaching up the Deben to Ramsholt
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A89 showing her full spread of canvas
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A1 Skipper and crew
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A Happy Skipper
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A89 with Richard and Simon enjoying the sail
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A1 looking great the in the morning sunshine
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At least the fenders are in!
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And then the wind came in and the sun shone. A89 and A124 from A1
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There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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There wasn’t much wind and we punched out over the tide.
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And then it cleared up
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And then this loomed out of the mist preceded by a VERY loud foghorn.
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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Letting the side down – forgotten fenders – BOTH SIDES!
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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Visibility was very poor for a short period
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Spectators
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It rained! For hours. Thank heavens for A1’s cockpit tent
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Richard, Hannah and Hamish blowing slowly up the Stour over the tide.
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Passing the containership berths
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Passing the containership berths
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Breakfast on Sunday Morning
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A seal sees us off under the Orwell Bridge.
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Water had been getting into the deck and causing the whole side to delaminate. Port side is OK.
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These were in poor shape, so I have inserted a solid bit of wood under the deck edges.
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2020 07 21 A sad day – T4 being towed to Gosport for scrapping
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2020 07 20 T4 en route from Wicor to scrapyard
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Getting to know each other in Ipswich
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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Batteries
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Keel steelwork is in good condition – the stuff you can’t see too!
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The main cabin port
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The main cabin starboard
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The galley
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New distribution panel in 2017
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The navigation area
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The main cabin and forepeak
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The decks
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The decks
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The decks
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – starboard side
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The hull and decks are in good, but not perfect, condition – port side
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A replacement outer lamination for the forehatch opening, cut and ready to glue in place
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The blister is beginning to look like a patchwork quilt, but most of the rot and delamination is now repaired.
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Making a template for the lowest lamination on the starboard side deck.
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Replacement of the frame end on the main bulkhead and the addition of an additional deck stringer forward of this.
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Port side deck now repaired apart from top laminate. Starboard side deck reinforcement in place and laminations beginning to go back.
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The fixed rail on the stern deck
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Pleased skipper standing by pushpin
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Fabricating the fixed part of the ladder
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T12 Harrier on her mooring
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As an aside I Rebuilt this most of last yr The only Bugatti Hydroplane from the 1930s a world record breaking boat 1500 cc supercharged 8 cyl . This project gave me inspiration to finish Diaphony.
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A5’s new mast – masthead detail
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New engine for A5
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Main bulkhead.
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New frame.
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Two additional stringers under the side deck.
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New engine for A5 – Nanni 250HE 14hp
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For sale on ebay June 2020
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For sale on ebay June 2020
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For sale on ebay June 2020
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For sale on ebay June 2020
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A5 Diaphony Restoration activity – Mast step NG28 mast
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A5 Diaphony Restoration activity – engine bay and RCA Dolphin engine
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A5 Diaphony Restoration activity during Covid-19 Lockdown
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A5 Diaphony Restoration activity during Covid-19 Lockdown
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A5 Diaphony Restoration activity – Keel Mech
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A124 Cockpit in progress
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A5 Mark 1 Rudder in 2020
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A5 Builder Plate
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A10 Moyra sailing video 1968
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Code Flag A
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A89 trialling foils for the East Coast Race
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Frustrated user
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Online Windemere calling notice
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 015 – Hull
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 014 – Stern Deck
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 013 – hull
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 012 – hull
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 011 – hatch repairs
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 010 – hatch repairs
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 009 – hatch repairs
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 008 – hatch repairs
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 007 – fore hatch
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 006 – hatch repairs
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 005 – blister rot
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 004 – hull
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 003 – transom
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 002 – transom
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2020 A71 Blue Jackaroo Repairs 001
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Peanut on Facebook Uffa Fox Designs group
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A166 spotted in Portland March 2020 – captured on Facebook
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A166 spotted in Portland March 2020 – captured on Facebook
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A166 spotted in Portland March 2020 – captured on Facebook
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PG
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Johara on trailer in 2016
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Rock & Roll on the Orwell
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River Orwell with Huggy
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Colchide
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A126 post image
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A126 in the late 1970s
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A126 in the late 1970s
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A126 in the late 1970s
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A126 in the late 1970s
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Atalanta Lifting Slings
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A142 Sugar Plum launching using built in lifting eyes
