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Just thought I'd poat this to see if there are oldies out there who cane name this boat type, and maybe some info

I came across it recently and being an oldie myself, it brought back a lot of memories.

SO........ what is it?

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Cheeeeeers

Drew
 
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Hi All

Yup. she IS a fairy Atlanta. This one is being professionally restored to original. OK she IS a saily boat, double diagonal planking made of a rot proof teak lookalike. This one has NO rot after 50 odd years and a lot of neglect. The hull was hot moulded for hours to cure all the glue.. It seems they are having some probs fiding out just what the glue was. Hate to have something come unstuck.
I shall be interested in following her rebirth,

Cheers

Drew
 
Not double diagonal at all, rather many layers of thin planks (poss 3mm) agba type mahogany all glued and laid at approx 90 degrees to the previous layer. As said previously the hull and in the Atlanta's case cabin was placed in a large rubber bag and cured overnight under pressure and steam.

It is not necessary to discover what the glue Fairey used except to know that by impregnating the planks with it the resulting hulls became immensely strong and resistant to rot. It is recommended to repair any critical areas layer by layer rather than simply scarfing in a new bit of ply. The Fairey construction was so much more than an expensive plywood.

Suggest any decent wood glue, something like Cascamite if that is still available.
 
drewstwos said:
Hi All
Yup. she IS a fairy Atlanta. This one is being professionally restored to original. OK she IS a saily boat, double diagonal planking made of a rot proof teak lookalike. This one has NO rot after 50 odd years and a lot of neglect. The hull was hot moulded for hours to cure all the glue.. It seems they are having some probs fiding out just what the glue was. Hate to have something come unstuck.
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It is not double diag, its hot moulded, 1/8 inch thick Agba, 4 inch wide, a type of Mahogany, very low density and light in colour. Kaya makes a good replacement now. She was in the autoclave less than an hour.

Not sure how many layers she is, my Huntsman 28 is 7 layers. Huntress is 6, Swordsman 33 like Bassplayer's is 9.

The glue was most likely Bordon Aerolite. Use epoxy now. Each layer must have an overlap of 2 inches. Replace all screws below the water line. Every single one, they have de zinced now.
 
AustinPowers said:
Not double diagonal at all, rather many layers of thin planks (poss 3mm) agba type mahogany all glued and laid at approx 90 degrees to the previous layer. As said previously the hull and in the Atlanta's case cabin was placed in a large rubber bag and cured overnight under pressure and steam.

It is not necessary to discover what the glue Fairey used except to know that by impregnating the planks with it the resulting hulls became immensely strong and resistant to rot. It is recommended to repair any critical areas layer by layer rather than simply scarfing in a new bit of ply. The Fairey construction was so much more than an expensive plywood.

Suggest any decent wood glue, something like Cascamite if that is still available.
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Snap.
 
years and years ago I belonged to the Fairey Atalanta group, as I longed for one of the boats. I think they are still miles ahead in the technology stakes, and would love one.

The agba story ? Was it when they ran out of the stocks of WW2 spruce ?
 
sarabande said:
years and years ago I belonged to the Fairey Atalanta group, as I longed for one of the boats. I think they are still miles ahead in the technology stakes, and would love one.

The agba story ? Was it when they ran out of the stocks of WW2 spruce ?
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Could be
But not the story I know;)
 
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