ADD MY THANKS TO IVAN AND ALL HIS FRIENDS AND STAFF AT THE SAILIG CLUB. THE ONLY PICS I TOOK WERE OF US AT LUNCH AT THE CHICHESTER YACHT CLUB AND THANKS TO DAVID RAGGETT FOR ARRANGING THAT FOR US. IF ANYONE NEEDS A TEMPORY "BUNG" I HAVE A SUPPLY OF HOME- BREW CORKS THAT SEEM TO DO THE JOB! IF ITS AN...

leaking healey- Having had a wooden healey 75 (late ones were grp)i suggest you check the stern corners have not opened up (epoxy will make a quick repair)but i suggest it is more likely to be the stern gland (more packing and tighten) also the old chrome stirrup pump is only for show so an auto ele...

nice to see the pandora inn restored after its fire-we did see too much of it when the tide was out but thanks to chairman Chris and his friend we were able to get the boat on its trailer on a hard foreshore across the water and guess what? the engine started and ran fne when i got it home.hopefully...

On tuesday 5th june (a bank holiday)the 3 QUEENS (liners) will be playing up and down the Solent followed by firewoks before setting off on seperate voyages--a good day for an ITCHEN & SCRATCHEN ?

The towing eye and petrol tank look familliar--a healey 55 or 75 perhaps but was it an in or outboard and is the hull marine ply? More photos would help.

more thanks to the PARR family for all their efforts from ANGIE and myself-it was nice to stay over another night and visit DONALD HEALEYS HOUSE and gardens - pity there was no healey boat in which to take a spin from the beach.forcast for poole looks good so may get some flat water this weekend----...

to petrolhead-please ring me on 01305853542-my internet is hopeless here (KEEPS FREEZING AND CUTTING OUT)

i have several of what i believe are the brass bearing "shells"that you are looking for left in my shed from my healey days.they are (in old money)2 3/4 inches long to take a 1-1/2 inch shaft .send me your address and i will pop one in the post to you-no charge.

poole harbour like a millpond today and hardly a cloud in the sky-i am wondering if rapier is up to his job as rain guru as we were there on the wrong weekend again-see what you can do for nov at chichester.

add my thanks to andy & bridget- we hardly noticed the weathe.we were badly fooled by the first two years there when it was glorious.
j.d.