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Monday, 16 February 2015

Boats for sale

Boats for sale .

At the next club meeting 25.2.2015, there will be a number of boats for sale.
I will add them here and you will be able to view/buy them at the meeting. 







I don't know anything more about these boats other than it will be Alan the Commodore bringing them and selling them at the meeting so if you need anymore information about them before then please contact him, could be via auction or best offer on the night.
If you want to make an offer before the meeting I'm sure Alan will be open to reasonable offers.

 Next events.

2000     25th February   Wednesday                  Club night                       Clubhouse                                                            
1000     1st March         Sunday                           Fiesta Racing               Landing stage

          7th and 8th March the Ellesmere Port Model Boat Show



Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Sunday sailing, 8.2.2015

Sunday sailing, 8.2.2015
This Sunday it was cold, dull with fog! and most important NO wind.
So there was no one there when I arrived, perhaps sailors had been and gone disappointed with the conditions, after a bite of lunch in the Cafe,saw someone on the landing stage so wandered across and met Norman Gibson who had arrived to pay his subs!.
He showed me his two new RTR tugs in the back of his car and then put this one on the water, the Barge is scratchbuilt from the packaging from the tugs, the other tug is the Southhampton of the same scale.





A note from the Exhibition Sec

To all the Club ‘Exhibitionists’ 
 As it’s only a few weeks now to our first exhibition of 2015 I thought it might be a good idea to circulate all of those stalwarts who normally enjoy (if that’s the right word) putting a boat or two onto our club stand. I will be announcing the various events as usual at the club but it would be a great help if I know in advance who is likely to be able to commit to the various events for this year. Announcing the events on club nights only, as in the past, has proved to be a rather hit and miss affair when not everyone can always attend, so hopefully this will help. I appreciate that not everyone is on the internet so if you know of anyone who is interested but not contactable this way, or who has not exhibited before and would like to participate, please pass this on. I have a list of all the boats and people who have exhibited on our stand (to which this letter is circulated). If you are coming please fill in the information below and let me know as soon as you can. If you are exhibiting separately then it would still be helpful if I know. IMPORTANT – If you wish to enter a boat for judging at Ellesmere or Haydock, I have the application forms – I need to know now as the forms need to be send back ASAP. (Especially Ellesmere). 
Dates 7/8th March Ellesmere Port 
4/5th April Bugsworth Basin 
5 th July Marple Locks
19th July Colwyn Bay
29/30th August Haydock Park 
3/4th September Bugsworth Basin (provisional) 
  12/13th December Poynton 

1) Which shows will you be exhibiting at?
2) Name of boat/s
3) Value of boat/s

Gordon Longworth – Exhibition Secretary Tel: 01663 810288 e.mail: gordon.longworth@ntlworld.com

Thats all for now, please contact Gordon direct re; the above notice.
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Monday, 2 February 2015

Frozen.

Frozen 2.2 2015

Today at the lake it was frozen, luckily there were no sailors to disappoint!.
So it was a walk round the lakes with the dog!.

Deserted


View across the lake

Skaters


Cormorants in the trees on the big island on the big lake.

No boats, but thought you would like the pictures by the fire, without the coldness. 
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If you want a good read on model boat projects read here.

Bob the Abell's present build, full illustrated in the Model Boats magazine forum, that should fill a few hours and give you some good tips on building plank on frame!.

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