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Blackie ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 03 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 48 |
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Salty, I run a dinghy chandlery and just don't bother stocking anything bigger than 8mm!!!
You mentioned Swiftcord though. The 8mm is a big 8mm, more like 9 or 10mm and it's loverly and soft... ![]() |
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s.a.l.t.y ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 08 Location: Costa del Essex Online Status: Offline Posts: 517 |
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This thread seems to have been dead for ages so i thought i would start it going again. I brought the 600 home a couple of weeks ago and stuck it in the garage for the winter clean-up. The racks have been removed and ive been gradually working away at it to get it to how i want it to look. I had a nasty surprise when i removed the port rack. It had clearly taken a massive knock at some point in its life and so needed some repairing work done to straighten it. Ok, most of the stuff ive done is probably bimbling. But it freshens up the boat and makes it look nice. Plus it is expensive and unneccessary. But isnt that the point of all this? I went to the London Boat Show yesterday in search of some bargains i wasnt disappointed. I got some 8mm Swiftcord and some 3mm Evolution race from a Maffioli Bargain bin at a stand called Outdoor Xscape. They had loads of various length and width offcuts of swiftcord, evo race and the SK75 stuff. And it was all rock bottom prices. I got 7m of 8mm Swift for a tenner! BARGAIN. So thats my new mainsheet sorted! And at the Harken stand they were selling winter gloves for a tenner aswell. This will complete the Gucci winter fit-out of the 600. This includes: ALL maffioli ropes (even on the U bolts) Resprayed wings in gloss black. They are being done in my mates Dads car body workshop soon for a professional job. The maff covers on the U bolts is to protect the new paintjob they are getting. I'll get some pictures of these when i get them back. New progrip and gorilla pad. I also came to my senses and decided that i didnt need that gay pink mainsheet cleat. So off it came. Ill take some better pictures when its all finished and the boat is back together. |
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Merlinboy ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169 |
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I'm going to take some before shots of my new 300, Pimping will commence this week! Only problem i don't have a garage so this may limit my progress!
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s.a.l.t.y ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 08 Location: Costa del Essex Online Status: Offline Posts: 517 |
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I saw the pictures that radixon put of your capsize
![]() I have to say its a very nice looking boat. Blue is the best colour for the 300. Everyone is going to know its you thats over the start line at events though ![]() If you want some Maff to add to your pimp list then you need to go to the stand i found at the LBS. It was so cheap there. They had 2 massive baskets full of mainsheet length offcuts. |
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Merlinboy ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169 |
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Well i have got tickets now just need to decide when to go!!
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Smight at BBSC ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 09 Jan 07 Location: Great Britain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1129 |
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That's exactly what I did at the dinghy show for a new mainsheet! Looks great mate. Hows she sailing?
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s.a.l.t.y ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Apr 08 Location: Costa del Essex Online Status: Offline Posts: 517 |
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Cheers George. Shes sailing well. Havent taken her out for
a while though. I miss it. The coldness and exam revision have held me back for a couple of months which is a bummer. Ian Turnbull is doing a musto skiff training event at our club at the end of the month but other skiff type boats at our club and neighbouring ones have been allowed to come and join in so that should should boost my skills up again. As soon as exams and stuff are over im gonna get some more practice in. I want to start doing the circuit this year so after the training ive got a month until the first event. Which reminds me, i still need to join the 600 owners club thing ![]() |
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Smight at BBSC ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 09 Jan 07 Location: Great Britain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1129 |
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Yea same here with the 14 atm. Not so worried about the cold but exam revision comes first.
That mainsheet looks like it should do the job very nicely. Sounds good Ian knows his stuff. |
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Neptune ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314 |
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Salty - is that the continuous cunningham lines that are attached to your shroud adjusters? I run mine under the wings and attached them to the u- boat as there is an decent sized exposed length there. Mark |
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alstorer ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899 |
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You have a german submarine under your boat? Doesn't that slow you down a bit? |
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