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Lester Mayo
United Kingdom
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Nige1912
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 27 May 2012 : 17:12:32
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| Cheers mate - thanks very much for posting that. It was nice to see what "White Star" would have looked like originally. The interior pics were very useful too. |
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Nige1912
United Kingdom
43 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2012 : 19:59:12
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MK 1 windows
Hi everyone,
Has anyone ever replaced a Mk I's front windows - the ones that curve round the side slightly? If so can ayone tell me where they sourced replacements?
White Star's front windows are long past their prime, they are so foggy its like having privacy glass from a bathroom installed - you cant see a thing!! |
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Sonny
United Kingdom
191 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2012 : 20:17:36
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Hi nige you could try polishing them inside and out, we bought some polish from ebay for cleaning the soft plastic windows in convertable cars and it worked wonders on our windows in our 23
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Nige1912
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 May 2012 : 20:52:31
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Hi nige you could try polishing them inside and out, we bought some polish from ebay for cleaning the soft plastic windows in convertable cars and it worked wonders on our windows in our 23
Thanks for that - can you remember what it was called? |
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Lester Mayo
United Kingdom
289 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2012 : 21:13:38
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Try these they do poly carbonate but make sure you get Marlon as that wont scratch and you can throw a brick at that stuff. I found them half the price of others for flat windows.
http://www.par-group.co.uk/default.aspx
Don't take life too serious, it's not permanent |
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Sonny
United Kingdom
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Nige1912
United Kingdom
43 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2012 : 22:29:17
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Just came across this on the Jim Sheard boat listing:-
ALICIA Built by Norman in 1963 - Length 7.3 metres (23 feet 11 inches ) - Beam 2.1 metres (6 feet 11 inches ) hull colour White superstructure colour White/red a Petrol Outboard engine with a power of 7HP. Registered with EA Anglian Region number G16681 as a Motor boat. Last registration recorded on 27/04/2007.
This is my newly aquired boat but a couple of things dont add up - the length for one is wrong. I have very carefully measured her and she is definately 27 feet long - but if this is right, according to records here, the 27's were not made until 1980, but this listing has Alicia/White Star being built in 1963!!! MUCH older than I thought...... |
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adi-n-chez
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 May 2012 : 22:44:25
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Originally posted by Nige1912
Just came across this on the Jim Sheard boat listing:-
ALICIA Built by Norman in 1963 - Length 7.3 metres (23 feet 11 inches ) - Beam 2.1 metres (6 feet 11 inches ) hull colour White superstructure colour White/red a Petrol Outboard engine with a power of 7HP. Registered with EA Anglian Region number G16681 as a Motor boat. Last registration recorded on 27/04/2007.
This is my newly aquired boat but a couple of things dont add up - the length for one is wrong. I have very carefully measured her and she is definately 27 feet long - but if this is right, according to records here, the 27's were not made until 1980, but this listing has Alicia/White Star being built in 1963!!! MUCH older than I thought......
Further to my earlier comments where I said she was a 22 (I didnt look at the canopy/cockpit size  ) it certainly looks like you have a early Norman/Callumcraft 25 that has the rear cabin removed (DF may not have been the first !)
Has anyone actually measured a 25 ? Norman feet were sometimes a little longer ! (Our 22 is 22 and a half!)
Adi
Sewer Tubes ? I'd rather have a D**ncr*ft (Only Kidding) |
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Nige1912
United Kingdom
43 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2012 : 22:51:31
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Originally posted by adi-n-chez
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Originally posted by Nige1912
Just came across this on the Jim Sheard boat listing:-
ALICIA Built by Norman in 1963 - Length 7.3 metres (23 feet 11 inches ) - Beam 2.1 metres (6 feet 11 inches ) hull colour White superstructure colour White/red a Petrol Outboard engine with a power of 7HP. Registered with EA Anglian Region number G16681 as a Motor boat. Last registration recorded on 27/04/2007.
This is my newly aquired boat but a couple of things dont add up - the length for one is wrong. I have very carefully measured her and she is definately 27 feet long - but if this is right, according to records here, the 27's were not made until 1980, but this listing has Alicia/White Star being built in 1963!!! MUCH older than I thought......
Further to my earlier comments where I said she was a 22 (I didnt look at the canopy/cockpit size ) it certainly looks like you have a early Norman/Callumcraft 25 that has the rear cabin removed (DF may not have been the first !)
Has anyone actually measured a 25 ? Norman feet were sometimes a little longer ! (Our 22 is 22 and a half!)
Adi
Sewer Tubes ? I'd rather have a D**ncr*ft (Only Kidding)
Well as I said above, she is definately 27ft, measured from the point of the bow, but this has really got me scratching my head now |
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adi-n-chez
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 May 2012 : 23:14:08
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Originally posted by Nige1912
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Originally posted by adi-n-chez
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Originally posted by Nige1912
Just came across this on the Jim Sheard boat listing:-
ALICIA Built by Norman in 1963 - Length 7.3 metres (23 feet 11 inches ) - Beam 2.1 metres (6 feet 11 inches ) hull colour White superstructure colour White/red a Petrol Outboard engine with a power of 7HP. Registered with EA Anglian Region number G16681 as a Motor boat. Last registration recorded on 27/04/2007.
This is my newly aquired boat but a couple of things dont add up - the length for one is wrong. I have very carefully measured her and she is definately 27 feet long - but if this is right, according to records here, the 27's were not made until 1980, but this listing has Alicia/White Star being built in 1963!!! MUCH older than I thought......
Further to my earlier comments where I said she was a 22 (I didnt look at the canopy/cockpit size ) it certainly looks like you have a early Norman/Callumcraft 25 that has the rear cabin removed (DF may not have been the first !)
Has anyone actually measured a 25 ? Norman feet were sometimes a little longer ! (Our 22 is 22 and a half!)
Adi
Sewer Tubes ? I'd rather have a D**ncr*ft (Only Kidding)
Well as I said above, she is definately 27ft, measured from the point of the bow, but this has really got me scratching my head now
You may have something different ! Dont Worry about the length ! , get it out on the water & be proud !
Adi
Sewer Tubes ? I'd rather have a D**ncr*ft (Only Kidding) |
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Nige1912
United Kingdom
43 Posts |
Posted - 30 May 2012 : 23:45:42
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| Thats definately the plan!!! lol |
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Deano
United Kingdom
1843 Posts |
Posted - 31 May 2012 : 10:36:10
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Did you measure from the bow to the stern, but around the side of the boat, or in a stright line from bow to stern?
Boat sizes are only nominal, not accurate, and it is not unusual for them to be 2 foot out.
The 'Freeman 25' and 'Freeman 26' share the same hull and are exactly the same length!!!
People have been known to be less than economic with the truth on boat registration documents to get a cheaper licence. Also, most folk just belive what the broker/last owner told them. For older boats, the date of manufacture from the licence registration database will only be a guess, probably guessed by someone with absolutly no idea..... and then mashed about a bit by incpmpetant database managers. I once saw my Freeman 22 listed as having a 1000hp engine - it should of course have read 1000cc, but even that was a lie as it was 988cc??????
Best to get out and enjoy your boat!!
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 30 "Silver Gem"
See the photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/54758027@N00/ |
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df
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31 May 2012 : 19:45:07
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This is what the EA have on me:
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LEO MAGILL Built by Unknown in 1979 - Length 31 metres (101 feet 8 inches ) - Beam 9.1 metres (29 feet 10 inches ) Petrol Inboard . Registered with EA Anglian Region number 1000523 as a Motor boat. Last registration recorded on 11/07/2007.
That petrol motor runs well on diesel and it does very well to fit through the locks on the gt.ouse.
NBAS--The communal colostomy bag of the boating community.
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Deano
United Kingdom
1843 Posts |
Posted - 31 May 2012 : 22:19:54
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Even one of my dumbest year 10 kids at school could design a database that would pick up that error. Simple validation, nothing else!!!!
Dean - Boating on the Great Ouse.
Freeman 30 "Silver Gem"
See the photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/54758027@N00/ |
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