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kfz 
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 Topic: My winter ProjectPosted: 14 Nov 10 at 11:41am |
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Here is theo ld girl. The idea to do a faithful restoration, but keep her as sailable as possible. Ive some history.
Shes a 1951 GP14 sail number 47. Im enjoying it.    Kev
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radixon
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Posted: 14 Nov 10 at 5:40pm |
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A classic of a boat, I take it, the boat has a wooden mast as pictured?
What have you got to do to the boat? |
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kfz
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Posted: 14 Nov 10 at 6:30pm |
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Richard,
Yep the wood spars came with her. Where to start, the transom is rotten and the centreboard case is a state. She has been re floored at some point do the main hull and frames are good. The deck is a bit hows your father (there a hole in the port quarter) and the starboard topsides need a new panel. good bits Ive managed to get a faithful rudder/stock and tiller, weve managed to most of the lovely brass brightwork and best of all lucked out and found some original cotton sails in practically unused condition. Kev
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kfz
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Posted: 14 Nov 10 at 6:31pm |
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Oh and I forget to mention that a very kind poster here has kindly donated my a cotton Spinny.
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rogerd
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Posted: 14 Nov 10 at 6:56pm |
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Kfz,
Good to see you taking her on. If you want any advice or support go to the cvrda website(www.cvrda.org). We are devoted to bringing these boat out of th sheds and dinghy parks and getting them sailing again. we even handicap boats according to age and originality so extra pointsfor the wooden mast and cotton spinney. Maybe she will be the 2011 winner of the cotton sail challenge..
Keep us posted on progress with mre pics please. cant wait to see her sailing again.
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kfz
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Posted: 14 Nov 10 at 7:30pm |
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Thanks Roger for the encouragement. Who knows, we are building up a bit of the following with old Gp14's, sail numbers under 100. More and more boats are coming up all he time (number 3 has just surfaced) .We had a rally this year and hopefully it will become an annual event.
Kev
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winging it
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Posted: 14 Nov 10 at 7:40pm |
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yeah and seeing this reminded me and I went and got it from the boat shed and it's now in the kitchen waiting to be posted. Sorry, I'm being fairly crap at getting this done... |
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the same, but different...
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radixon
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Posted: 14 Nov 10 at 9:15pm |
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Boat shed - vision is some massive dry storage for nessa to refit her boats reality is probably a normal garden shed that has no garden related items in it. Well Done Nessa for the donation to a great project. |
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winging it
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Posted: 15 Nov 10 at 4:26am |
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reality is a shed that just and just fits the phantom inside it, with a little space down one side for me to get up and down. Two old school style cupboard-lockers at one end, turned on their side and full of sails with a hideous array of old boat bits strewn over the top.
and no, no garden related items allowed! Kev, somewhere at the club there are also the floorboards from the old boat we dismantled. They are quite nice, so if you're ever down this way. .... The cvrda is a caring, sharing group; come and join us! |
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kfz
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Posted: 15 Nov 10 at 9:48am |
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WI,
I'd definitely be interested if there the original slatted type floorboards and they are in good condition. Where about are you? Us GP restorer's are all over so I can put the word out if you want to get rid of them. Normally the original slatted mahogany board ones are in demand as it was a common upgrade to swap for plywood so most of the old ones where tossed. Regrds Kev |
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