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- Tue Mar 25, 2025 4:22 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Blue Peter Power boat race
- Replies: 0
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- Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:13 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: RIB Goodwin - around Britain by Avon Searider
- Replies: 28
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- Thu Dec 19, 2024 1:02 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Dowty Turbocraft resurrection
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Dowty Turbocraft resurrection
More of a resurrection than a restoration, the priest has performed the last rights and the corpse has been interred
https://youtu.be/Uv1KkP-1uew?si=ne9fcP7bhW1LLWSU
https://youtu.be/Uv1KkP-1uew?si=ne9fcP7bhW1LLWSU
- Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:39 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: RIB Goodwin - around Britain by Avon Searider
- Replies: 28
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Re: RIB Goodwin - around Britain by Avon Searider
Suddenly gone a bit off piste, going around the UK via France
https://youtu.be/YpDracscmKg?si=uyqMy3h7XoPMxjPq
https://youtu.be/YpDracscmKg?si=uyqMy3h7XoPMxjPq
- Fri Oct 25, 2024 1:08 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Broom Aquarius
- Replies: 15
- Views: 34055
Re: Broom Aquarius
Access is your biggest challenge. If you have enough room then a nut splitter may work: https://www.toolstation.com/nut-splitter-set/p80007 Otherwise a hacksaw blade carefully alongside the thread down the length to cut the side off the nut or a dremel with a cutting disc with plenty of pauses to le...
- Mon Sep 09, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: Official CMBA Events
- Topic: CMBA Autumn meeting at Ivy Lake
- Replies: 0
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CMBA Autumn meeting at Ivy Lake
Once again I'm giving very early notice to give the best chance of a good number of entries, if you'd like to come please get the date in your diary and post your entry ASAP. Alternatively on line entry via the CMBA website which is now live:https://www.cmba-uk.com/events/ivy-lake-test-day-2024/ ‘La...
- Sun Aug 25, 2024 3:35 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: RIB Goodwin - around Britain by Avon Searider
- Replies: 28
- Views: 317178
- Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:45 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Broom Aquarius
- Replies: 15
- Views: 34055
Re: Broom Aquarius
Great progress, well done.
I used rot proof ribbed polypropylene carpet from Toomer and Hayter when I did my boat. You may find it cheaper elsewhere though, they're not cheap.
https://toomerandhayter.co.uk/index.php ... th=119_118
I used rot proof ribbed polypropylene carpet from Toomer and Hayter when I did my boat. You may find it cheaper elsewhere though, they're not cheap.
https://toomerandhayter.co.uk/index.php ... th=119_118
- Sun Jul 14, 2024 7:06 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: RIB Goodwin - around Britain by Avon Searider
- Replies: 28
- Views: 317178
- Tue Jul 09, 2024 12:21 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Broom Aquarius
- Replies: 15
- Views: 34055
Re: Broom Aquarius
Good progress. Regarding the stuck screw, you could use a dremel type multitool with a fibre cutting disc to cut a slot in the end of the screw to hold it whilst undoing the nut but really you may as well just plough on and cut the nut off with the disc.just go careful and pause occasionally to let ...