Wooden Boat Restoration

[Manie B]

RHP

that is what an old fart looks like

[RHP]

Jeez.......... I hope that boats nearly finished........

[TeddyDiver]

Originally Posted by Butch .H

Hi Teddy .I have found very little on this subject any thing will help

Regards
Butch

There's a lot of old rigging thinghies in Tom Cunliffe's HAND, REEF AND STEER and in John Leather's The GAFF RIG Handbook.

[Butch .H]

Thanks Teddy

[Butch .H]

Manie I think RPH is one of those Brazil "nuts" every one is raving about

[TeddyDiver]

About other Estlander boat restoration, but sorry only in finnish
http://www.puuvene.fi/content/view/59/97/
http://www.classicyachting.net/class...esigner-2.html not much but in english..
Believe your boat has been made in his own boatyard in Helsinki.. not sure though..

[Butch .H]

Hi Teddy
Her origional registration number is K 654

[Butch .H]

4king raining now and bloody freezing.Need to fit underlay in the morning. Snow on the berg sh23t. Epoxy going to play up.Manie I think I an going to need that bottle of Jack

[Manie B]

Hi guys

its Friday eve

late - tired - and drinking on the job

my daughter also thinks its funny that her old man can just lie in his boat and stare into space

[Manie B]

Oh ****

i forgot a boat needs a frikken rudder with small gaps

gawd i better get back to the drawings or else my name will be shithead

gonna stop drinking tomorrow and draw a rudder

damn not only am i an old fart but also frikken stoooopid

[Manie B]

sorry Butch i got your meds today

just forgot to post

my brain dont brain anymore - gotta think about that bloomin rudder

anyway here is your meds
and the fridge it will be kept in
and the shelf that the fridge will be sitting on

now back to the bloomin rudder

[Manie B]

and before i forget again

i know what a "brazil nut" is

i will sail there and go and bloomin get one

[Manie B]

oops that didnt work try again

[Manie B]

oh dear

her brazil nuts and my new rudder

[Butch .H]

Manie I think her name is spanner caus she just tightened my nuts