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    Archive for March, 2011

    There’s a Bug in the Bay!

    Sunday, March 20th, 2011

    This afternoon was the kind of day in the Bay that wouldn’t go remarked in July…WNW breeze 8 -12 knots, ebbing tide, 15 dec C and bright sunshine.  A fine Frostbite Sunday when an interloper appeared on the race course. It’s Dun Laoghaire sailor John Chambers blasting back from the Baily aboard his Bladerider Moth.  […]

    What are they?

    Friday, March 18th, 2011

    Newly installed flush fit thru hulls on Dinah. We removed all of the old bronze thru hull fittings and replaced them with Forespar Flowtech valves made of carbon fibre reinforced Marelon.  Very cool indeed.  The picture above shows, from left: heads outlet, heads inlet and the (pulled for painting) Airmar triducer which provides depth, speed […]