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Restoring and sailing Rathenice, a Snapdragon 670

Author: Richard Stott

Preamble – I buy a trailer and learn to weld.

  This all started with an idea to buy a dingy again. Maybe another Mirror either ready built or as a kit. So these days you look on ebay, Gumtree and the like. My basic conclusion of that was that even a half way decent ready to use dingy costs about the same as a… Continue reading Preamble – I buy a trailer and learn to weld.

Published August 20, 2016
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Thames Marine and Snapdragon sailing boats.

Hopefully you will appreciate that the following information was not the result of all that much detective work by me but I did find the owner’s association website (https://www.snapdragonmirage.org.uk). In 2019 the old website received a major makeover and you don’t have to be a member to see a potted history of the company and… Continue reading Thames Marine and Snapdragon sailing boats.

Published May 8, 2016
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Who am I and how did this madness start.

I guess like everything I have to apportion responsibility for my love of boating to my parents for much the same reason that is the theme of any TV awards ceremony speech. I don’t remember my father as a person because he died of lung cancer when I was still too young to have learned… Continue reading Who am I and how did this madness start.

Published May 7, 2016
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  • November Working on the new balcony at the sailing club and also doing some work on my own boat.
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