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Re: Wanted - old-style pin ?

robin_dickin...@hotmail.com (Robin) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:40:04 UT

From what you've described it sounds very like one of the old
1978-1982 Carbocraft / Pre-Aylings composite fours from the late 70s /
early 80s - quite a flat bottomed shape with either a complex rounded
cox-seat or a very prominent splash board at the bows (and they are
very long for a coxed four). If so the rigging is probably either

Re: Wanted - old-style pin ?

petrarn...@yahoo.co.uk (Petr Arnold) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:31:56 UT

I think it's an Aylings shell - given its age it must be one of the earliest
composite boats.
It's not in great condition and I'm not sure if the riggers are the original
ones...

Re: Adventure begins: Restoring a wooden single.

s...@slac.stanford.edu (sully) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:00:15 UT

If you can find some epoxy stripper, it would be well worth a try
before discing or belting it. One of the few blessings of bad repair
jobs is that sometimes old glass work peels up easily. Great
project, good luck!

Re: Wanted - old-style pin ?

s...@slac.stanford.edu (sully) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:56:01 UT

what brand of shell is this?

Re: Hello from Xeno with info on my career rehab since the Olympics... :-)

xenogo...@gmail.com (Xeno Muller, www.gorow.com) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:26:27 UT

On Dec 27 2009, 3:53 pm, "Xeno Muller, [link]"
Bob is kind enough to tell me that my link goes nowhere! LINK IS
[link]

Wanted - old-style pin ?

petrarn...@yahoo.co.uk (Petr Arnold) — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:39:35 UT

I'm looking for a replacement pin for an old 4+. It has riggers where the
pin screws directly into the outermost part of the rigger, rather than
fitting into a slot. I think it's 9/16" diameter, whereas all the ones I can
find are 13mm and mainly fit the slot-type riggers.
I've tried various boat makers and rowing parts suppliers in the UK and USA

Re: Adventure begins: Restoring a wooden single.

wmart...@gmail.com (Walter Martindale) — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 10:24:11 UT

Hi Richard,
Thanks for the update about Pom Plonk ;-) So how do you "smiley" a
tongue in cheek?
In response to John in Minnesota:
[link]
Cheers,
Walter

Re: Adventure begins: Restoring a wooden single.

rdupa...@hotmail.com (Richard du P) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:17:53 UT

Walter - can't see from here, how firmly the Martindale tongue is into
cheek, but here goes .....
As I recall, "British Wine" - eg "British Sherry" - was truly
infamous; raw materials [eg cane sugar] imported, and subject to
British processing; seen on middle-class sideboards in my 1940s and
1950s childhood; probably took a knock when we joined the European

Re: Adventure begins: Restoring a wooden single.

wmart...@gmail.com (Walter Martindale) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:13:34 UT

Thanks Carl.
I think a disk sander may be required to get the glass off. Yuk. The
wood in this think is really old and I'm not sure I want to cope with
the "check" repair of a single ply, un-reinforced boat. I'm hoping to
find some (I think it's half ounce) fabric and a two-pack varnish to
laminate it on with, once it's down to bare wood... Long way from

Re: Adventure begins: Restoring a wooden single.

c...@carldouglas.co.uk (Carl Douglas) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:11:24 UT

Happy New Year, to Walter & all!
A great project. Just say the word & I'll be packed and stuck in a
whole-body scanner in an airport somewhere. With the Pound Sterling
currently worth about tuppence in old money, I think you'll find my
rates are most reasonable :)
Joking apart, if you want to discuss specific aspects of your project at

Adventure begins: Restoring a wooden single.

wmart...@gmail.com (Walter Martindale) — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:41:05 UT

After reading Darryl J. Strickler's Rowable Classics: Wooden Single
Sculling Boats & Oars, Wooden Boat Books, Maine, 2008, I've been
snooping about to find a wood single to restore... Found one.
Now - it's a mess. Stored in the rafters of Avon RC (Christchurch NZ)
for 10 years, it was made available to me in exchange for some Montana

Re: Hints and tips please - applying hull tape

r...@purwell.net (RobP) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:44:39 UT

Thank you both. Just what I needed.
Much appreciated
Rob

Re: Hints and tips please - applying hull tape

n...@lawshouse.org (Henry Law) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:13:33 UT

RobP wrote:
My web page on the whole canvas-replacing process has a bit of advice.
Here [link]

Re: Hints and tips please - applying hull tape

ejc...@removeonline.no (Edgar) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:07:52 UT

I have done this on many boats and the method I use is as follows:-
First apply the deck 'canvas' and get it evenly stuck down on double sided
tape. Trim the edges with Stanley knife or scissors. You can leave say 1/8"
to turn down if you like or you can trim flush with the edge of the gunwhale
because the double sided tape is holding the canvas stretched tight..

Hints and tips please - applying hull tape

r...@purwell.net (RobP) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:47:48 UT

I am in the process of doing some winter repairs to my single. One of
the things I need to do is replace the hull tape. I have removed the
old tape and the nasty sticky residue it leaves behind (white spirit
is a good solvent - as indicated on the Tesa tape website). Grateful
for any hints and tips please as to the best method of getting the new