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philstar

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  1. yep I can help out. But you have to take the hull as well. It a good one and has been painted.
  2. Cool, great to know. These are great fun!!
  3. Resurrected a free javelin and took her for a blast with Mr Harken on staurday. I got her from dambo a couple of weeks ago after he realized she had become a garden ornament due to lack of spare time, enthusiasm etc etc. Rather her becoming a permanent garden ornament he very kindly gave her to me Coat of paint and Young mr Harken and I were off for a blast to see how good the boat was and much we could break before sorting the deck gear and cotpit. The great news is that the boat is awesome!! Goes like a rocket and is easy to sail fast ( much easier to keep upright than
  4. So She lives again. I got this off dambo a couple of weeks ago after he realised after she became a garden ornament for a year that lack of spare time, enthusiasm etc etc was against him. Coat of paint and Young mr Harken and I were off for a blast to see how good the boat was and much we could break before sorting the deck gear and cotpit. The great news is that the boat is awesome!! Goes like a rocket and is easy to sail fast ( much easier to keep upright than a 12 or int 14). We hit 15's downwind and planing upwind. The good news is that the hull seems worth restoring further an
  5. The entertainer would probably be the pick of the racing 930s she's got a really good keel and good sails. Entertainers interior is pretty basic though. squid has been really well refitted and has new deck gear and god sails but original keel but has a god interior There is another 930 at gulf harbour called shockproof with a really good interior t keel, new mast and god sails. Worth a look
  6. crikey we won't miss you. looks fantastic. yay for another ross boat being resurrected.
  7. apart from watching etnz kick or's ass this morning I have just had the worlds most CRAP weekend. So after losing mast in last simrad, followed by successful protest and redress yay! I manage to contract the worst case of tonsillitis on wednesday. feel like crap, feverous and weak as a kitten, get on antibiotics by Thursday morning. hopefully will come right for the weekend. nup. friday sweating like a rapist and weak as a kitten. its ok because my wife is a great sailor and she can do the simrad with my crew. right until I back the outboard into a f$%king picnic table at GH and break the ou
  8. bad taste- darwins theory in action methinks. 1 step short of a darwin award. if he was obeying the rules and doing 5 knots within 100m of land then he'd be fine!! from personal experience there are plenty of lights in that area.
  9. Seen today at the entrance of gulf harbour. captions please.
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