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Post by merlin on Oct 27, 2015 12:27:51 GMT
British Moth no. 296 is available to anyone who fancies a restoration job. I went to see it, and decided to rescue it and pass it on, as the elderly owner was moving house, and was going to burn it if she couldn't offload it. It's been hung from a garage roof for many years, so is dry. It's also complete, with one sail, tho probably needs buoyancy bags. The condition is sound, but a splintering of a small section of the track on the wooden boom will need attention, as will the centre board, which has sheared cleanly below the handle, and will require putting together. The wooden mast is sound, and the rest of the hull is sound with no rot. There is a small indent at the front of the foredeck which needs filling, but beyond that it's a strip and re-paint and varnish job. She's stored in Market Drayton, but I'm bringing back a couple of dinghies soon, so she absolutely has to go. There's no trailer, but I might be able to sort out an old trolley. She's an old boat, but she could be beautiful again!
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Post by tigger2 on Nov 29, 2015 16:02:40 GMT
Hi,
Tempting but way to far north for me.
T2
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Post by godfrey on Dec 8, 2015 15:22:02 GMT
So if she's not in Market Drayton, where is she now?
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Post by godfrey on Dec 8, 2015 15:41:19 GMT
So if she's not in Market Drayton, where is she now?
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Post by merlin on Dec 8, 2015 18:32:15 GMT
She still IS in Market Drayton! Do come and take her if you're interested. She's under heavy duty polythene at the moment. No trailer though.....
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Post by tigger2 on Dec 8, 2015 21:12:52 GMT
Hi,
Well if you ever find a way to get an old moth to fly south for the winter I would be happy to take it in.
T2
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Post by merlin on Dec 9, 2015 13:35:13 GMT
It's very unlikely I could do that, and there's no trailer with her, unfortunately. Where are you?
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Post by tigger2 on Dec 9, 2015 18:51:50 GMT
Hi,
Ashford in Middlesex near Heathrow, TW15 1AQ.
T2
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Post by merlin on Dec 10, 2015 10:38:16 GMT
Definitely a problem there, I'm afraid!
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Post by clinker on Mar 18, 2016 13:55:21 GMT
Is Moth 296 still available? Time for another restoration project...
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