CurlyBens new machine!
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Topic: CurlyBens new machine!
Posted By: les5269
Subject: CurlyBens new machine!
Date Posted: 24 Dec 05 at 4:28pm
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So CurlyBen went out in his new 5000 today. Looked pretty good ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 24 Dec 05 at 4:57pm
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pics!
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Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 24 Dec 05 at 6:46pm
You chose the right time to go off then  It was great out actually, just the right amount of wind, some twinning but not enough to be unmanageable. Not too much teabagging, just enough to help us clean the boat No pics I know about Isis.. maybe a good thing! ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 25 Dec 05 at 6:54pm
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Ben I've now got a waterproof camera so we may get photos yet!! ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 25 Dec 05 at 7:07pm
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 25 Dec 05 at 7:23pm
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Brilliant, Isis!! A picture is worth a thousand words, as they say.. ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 25 Dec 05 at 7:35pm
Looks like your sailing tomorrow Ben!! ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 25 Dec 05 at 8:52pm
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Waterproof camera Les? That 49er not going to stay upright for much longer then? Are you going to auction the pics? They may be worth something ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 9:19am
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Hmm any takers ? ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 12:14pm
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il pay you to not show them if we go over
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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 2:26pm
Hmm I'm not sure I can bought like that Now paying to put them on thats a different thing!------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 4:09pm
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I'm sure pics of a certain 49er capsized would be worth more.. ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 4:22pm
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I am quite quick with my camera Les.......do make sure u swim when I'm on shore or on the commitee boat near u ------------- 49er 908 |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 6:40pm
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I'm sure this thread is about CurlyBens new machine! ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 6:57pm
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Well it was.. here's some http://photobucket.com/albums/a252/bpt406/Laser%205000/ - pics ! Only problem is they're not of me sailing it or even with the mast up but still!
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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 7:09pm
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Well there a start not sure there the pics everyone want to see? ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 7:15pm
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No pleasing some people
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Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 7:34pm
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stop trying to divert from the fact that u R GONNA SWIM SOON!!!!! ------------- 49er 908 |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 8:11pm
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Ben, are you gonna come back to Chew anytime soon, would love to see a 5000 hareing down the lake, even better if i was out there on it too ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 9:57pm
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I might be back in October, depends whether Bristol uni let me in! If they don't some people are going to be annoyed...
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 26 Dec 05 at 10:40pm
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Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 4:10pm
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Yes, if you don't get in some people WILL be annoyed. ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 4:16pm
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Hopefully he'll be at Grafham tomorrow and we'll get pics then! BUT,I heard one of his contacts can't get up from Bristol! ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 8:39pm
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I'll make the trip from Bristol if there is a free ride in the 5000 and lunch thrown in! ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 8:43pm
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i'm sure he'll take you up on it ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 9:10pm
I don't charge.. for rides on the 5k anyway If you want a go I'd appreciate the crew! Sure we can come to an arrangement over lunch 
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Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 9:53pm
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Well lunch i think is the main issue here, a ride would be pretty cool. How is she fairing up at the mo? Dont know how i would make it to Grafham but im sure i could find a way ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 10:29pm
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HUMPH! Some of his contacts in Bristol would very much like to go up to grafham, but have been told they would have to camp there for a week Is our week of tonnering still going to happen, i'll be mortified if it doesn't! lol! No Pressure... Shame we can't make the B-mary isn't it ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 10:32pm
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What bout the nationals? ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 29 Dec 05 at 11:48pm
I might be gone from Grafham by the end of March  Yeah the BM woulda been good but that boat's a little heavy to drag all the way there! Yeah definitely need to go to the Nats ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 1:34am
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I don't want a word from you Ben, or you Dennis and especially not YOU LES!!!!!! ------------- 49er 908 |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 1:52am
 ...........my lips are sealed..................  ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 8:56am
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What have I done now??? ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 9:00am
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I think she might be getting paranoid, all Ben said was he was doing the Nats, think we'll definately need to do it too,,,,,,,,,,, ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 9:13am
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I'm definately going to try and get there (if we can sort Kev's 5000!) Sounds like it could be fun! ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 9:19am
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Yeah it should be a great event.......... ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 10:16am
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It'll be brilliant, especially for the winners.. Can't go sailing today, it's too snowy and icy round here ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 2:48pm
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You 3 are sooooooo in for it!!!!!!!!!! You got more than u bargained 4 when u agreed to u-no-what
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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 3:53pm
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I think it's CurlyBen and 49erGBR735HSC Kasey3000 I'm just the innocent bystander ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 4:09pm
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Sorry Kasey can't quite remember what we agreed to (can remember what
you agreed to, don't worry!) Maybe you'd like to remind us? Anyway since when have you been an innocent bystander Les... think you brought the whole thing up! ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 4:44pm
Dennis.....I am not being PARADOID!!!!!! Les.....U R NOT THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER!!!!!!!!! Ben........u know full well what u 3 agreed to...and what I most certainly DID NOT AGREE 2!!!!!!!! ------------- 49er 908 |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 5:12pm
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oops ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 5:17pm
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Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 5:25pm
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Hmmm who's got more to lose if we don't keep quiet.. and yes you did
agree! Anyway my boat's more solid than yours, and you're not going to
be at the club for another week
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Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 5:48pm
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Ben did you know that there is still a notice at Chew with your name on advetising as a crew. ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 5:52pm
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ben......contract!!!!!! ------------- 49er 908 |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 5:54pm
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oops... forgot all about that! Oh well no one tried to get in touch with me and it's been up for months..
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Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 5:55pm
It's not the contract I'm worried about Kasey 
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Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 6:08pm
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ooooo.......hehe!!!!...thought that would work ------------- 49er 908 |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 6:26pm
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You're just mean..
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Posted By: kasey3000
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 6:41pm
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and vvvvvv proud of it ------------- 49er 908 |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 30 Dec 05 at 6:56pm
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I'd noticed Anyone sailing tomorrow? ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 01 Jan 06 at 6:51pm
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CurlyBen's new machine is broken
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Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 01 Jan 06 at 7:02pm
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How did you break it? i thought 5000s were bullet proof! You werent hungover from last night were you
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Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 01 Jan 06 at 7:20pm
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It wasn't today, it was after 10 mins of sailing yesterday! Bullet proof maybe but not Strawberry proof Through the main, 2 panels gone.. luckily it was only the training main!
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 01 Jan 06 at 7:22pm
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strawberry as in our good freind stu?
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Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 01 Jan 06 at 9:04pm
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Do you think you'd see him in a SMOD? You'd best ask him.. Anyone got any idea how much 2 panels of Mylar are going to cost ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 01 Jan 06 at 9:24pm
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Maybe strawberry is trying to rid the world of SMODs, and have development classes be the only dinghys. This "accident" could just be the beggining of his master plan ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 02 Jan 06 at 11:59am
The damage.. not as bad as I first thought, the top window's completely
written off but there's only a small rip in the mylar of that panel.
The other panel's ripped at it's widest point though!
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Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 02 Jan 06 at 4:22pm
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Anybody want to join Curly Ben could bid on these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7208512691&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=720 8512691&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 I assume you are bidding for both at once - I wonder what the reserve is - does anyone have a spare £2000???? ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 02 Jan 06 at 8:47pm
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I wonder how he lost the rack? ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: TimF
Date Posted: 02 Jan 06 at 9:59pm
| The Laser 5000s are on http://www.boatsandoutboards.com - www.boatsandoutboards.com for £3000 |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 02 Jan 06 at 10:04pm
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Think he's being optimistic asking that, I paid £1800 for mine with a
lot more kit (inc some brand/very new sails), fairly new trailer and a
newer hull too. Also I'd be very suprised if you could get a new rack
for £50-150! ------------- RS800 GBR848 Weston SC |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 03 Jan 06 at 12:14pm
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Its 3k for both of them i think so only £1500 each ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 03 Jan 06 at 12:31pm
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Yeah I guessed that JP but the extra kit/trailer/newer hull/complete
boat! would add more than £300 onto the value of mine over those two I
think. Maybe I just got a very good deal but the boat missing a rack
was being advertised by the same guy on ebay a few weeks back, think it
got bids up to about £250 but didn't meet the reserve so didn't sell.
No one bid above £1000 last night so I still reckon he's being
optimistic asking 3 grand, especially as few people want/need two boats!
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Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 03 Jan 06 at 4:07pm
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yeah i see what you mean, hed probabley be better off selling them separetly. hows the main doing? managed to track down any mylar yet? ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: CurlyBen
Date Posted: 04 Jan 06 at 2:13pm
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I'll get it properly repaired, probably at P&B, I'd rather spend
the extra rather than risk screwing it up! And I want to get back on
the water as quick as possible, so it makes sense to get it done
profesionally!
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