Will probably be the finest Fairey Huntsman 28 restoration

So that's how to turn them over, I will be needing to do that later.

It looks fabulous, but there's surely an awfully long way to go.
 
vas said:
:D

so launch will be around 2025?
Looks like everything is new!
BB, you know what % of original frame/hull is still on and what condition the boat was when he started?

cheers

V.
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As is always the case with Fairey boats, the hot moulded hull shell itself was in great condition, although Terry has replaced quite a lot of the outer layer mainly to improve finish, the mahogany scantlings and the ply bulkheads, deck, superstructure, transom etc are 100% new timber. Virtually nothing of that remains.

If you want to know more.... i have published a book(let) 'Fixing My Fairies' available from Charles Lawrence Chiswick.
 
vas said:
:D

so launch will be around 2025?
Looks like everything is new!
BB, you know what % of original frame/hull is still on and what condition the boat was when he started?

cheers

V.
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V It was a shed, way beyond economical repair, gives a clue to how committed Fairey owners are... One side had a hole you could almost climb through. Robbins entire stock of Agba strip was used up at one time. Terry the owner is a toolmaker rudder tubes, even keel bolts are a masterpiece in bronze.
 
I worked on fairey huntsmans when I left school in 66 , one was called Petita ,we rebuilt the engines ,the owner managed to get a Perkins engineer over to Jersey to over see the project ,
This September I was sailing with my mate on his cat, in Yarmouth we took a run in the tender up under the bridge to look at the boats, and there was Petita looking like new.
Also came across Point one another ex Jersey boat.
 
rich said:
I worked on fairey huntsmans when I left school in 66 , one was called Petita ,we rebuilt the engines ,the owner managed to get a Perkins engineer over to Jersey to over see the project ,
This September I was sailing with my mate on his cat, in Yarmouth we took a run in the tender up under the bridge to look at the boats, and there was Petita looking like new.
Also came across Point one another ex Jersey boat.
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Yes, both fine. Petita had a big refit about 10 years back, nicely done, has Steyr engines, gets used regularly. She wears race number 606, its not her number and I'm not sure why they do it.

Point One recently returned to the water after a few years ashore, she's in long term ownership.
 
burgundyben said:
Yes, both fine. Petita had a big refit about 10 years back, nicely done, has Steyr engines, gets used regularly. She wears race number 606, its not her number and I'm not sure why they do it.

Point One recently returned to the water after a few years ashore, she's in long term ownership.
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and Point One looks more terrible than ever... so sad. I remember Point One from my childhood and always hope that some crazy fool restores it. Moored opposite her a couple of weeks ago and when the bilge pump came on I think it ran for 10 minutes at pretty high pressure and she went up an inch in the water..
 
Firefly625 said:
and Point One looks more terrible than ever... so sad. I remember Point One from my childhood and always hope that some crazy fool restores it. Moored opposite her a couple of weeks ago and when the bilge pump came on I think it ran for 10 minutes at pretty high pressure and she went up an inch in the water..
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Ooops.

I can see huge potential in that boat, chop off the Jersey keel and the wheelhouse, make a giant Huntsman 28.
 
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