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on April 28, 2012

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Member boat update - Victoria Yacht Build.

I have finally completed the build, er as far as I know [famous last words I do appreciate]. I have added as many of the Longbow accessory options as I could see fit, apart from replacing the sails. I need to see how it handles on its factory originals before I can make any judgement on this item. Weight? Victoria racing rules state a minimum "all up " weight of 4 1/2 Lbs. I did try my best to shave off what I could, but have still finished with a complete boat weighing in at 4 Lbs 12 ounces. So I failed [ha ha]. Must of been the spray paint on the hull, my excuse and sticking to it. trouble is, apart from running different sail cloth material colours, there is little way of identifying your own boat out on the water, if sailing with a few similar yachts, so I decided to paint the hull. I did run the sail servo wires internally, to reduce any chance of a snag on something on the outside, plus by doing this it also enabled me to have an easier method of adjusting the

Cruise liner incident

Costa Concordia's captain arrested after three die in cruise accident The captain of the Costa Concordia has been arrested after at least three people were killed when the luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, Italy. A further 20 people were injured when the liner hit rocks near the island of Giglio and started to sink, shortly after beginning its voyage on Friday night. The Costa Concordia's captain has been arrested (AFP/Getty Images) Around 40 others are missing and divers are continuing to search cabins on the ship, which is now lying on its side in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Prosecutors have arrested the captain, Francesco Schettino, on suspicion of multiple manslaughter and abandoning the ship while passengers remained in danger. Local media reports claimed the Costa Cruises vessel's first officer had also been detained as part of the investigation into the accident. Passengers who made it to safety complained the instructions to evacuate the ship we

Perkasa update.

I am continuing to renovate my Perkasa boat and have finally acquired 2 drive motors, which have now been fitted, along with the propeller shafts and rudders. Now that the rudders are in situ, has also allowed me to bond in the Turbine exhausts, as I wish to display the boat with exhaust doors open, so it appears to be using the gas turbines for power, rather than leaving the doors closed, so making the boat look like its only using the reserve engines. But due to location of the exhausts, I have to wait until the rudders were in and linked up, to check for proper operation, before I bonded in the exhaust tubes, as they sit above the rudder posts. yes there is sufficient room to enable adjustment and removal [if need be] but had to be doubly sure before the glue was used. The transom flap is now fitted and I have left some adjustment available so I can "trim" the boat, once its properly water tested under full load/speed. the "full size" variant used to run wit

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