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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-11-2010, 09:17
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Posted By MattDamon2927
Mooring Points

Hi all, I am currently working on my ferro boat and I have a technical question. well 3 actually...

1) My boat has strange metal eyes set into the outside of the hull instead of any form of...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-06-2010, 05:54
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Posted By MattDamon2927
Hi There, Just saw your post and have been...

Hi There,

Just saw your post and have been through the whole problem myself with ferro insurance in the UK. You can find ferro insurance through Lloyds, as long as you dont go further than the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-05-2010, 06:21
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Posted By MattDamon2927
Hi GordonMCA, I am near Elgin, up in the...

Hi GordonMCA,

I am near Elgin, up in the Moray Firth and I have recently purchased a Samson C Deuce ferro too. It would be great to get some info on yours and swap some notes (see some of my last...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-05-2010, 05:46
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Posted By MattDamon2927
Hi All, Just back from the first test sails...

Hi All,

Just back from the first test sails of Black Wind in the Pacific out of LA. Regarding Filthy Wrench's questions above I think a lot may have to do with the sail plan - although I don't...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 01-03-2010, 01:03
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Posted By MattDamon2927
Ferro Association

So, let's talk some more about getting to gether and creating something Stone Age? Do you have a plan...?

James
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 02-02-2010, 07:04
Replies: 1,093
Views: 391,262
Posted By MattDamon2927
The work begins...

Hi, and thank you both for your replies. I will get to work on the scuppers now (as well as all of the other details...!).

You got it spot on StoneAge on the the lack of sealing under the rail at...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 31-01-2010, 03:06
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Views: 391,262
Posted By MattDamon2927
Thank you all

Thanks for all of the input to this thread, I finally bought my Samson C Deuce 54 LOA and have to say she is the most beautiful looking boat I have ever owned or sailed upon. Rightly or wrongly, in...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-12-2009, 03:54
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Views: 391,262
Posted By MattDamon2927
Cheap Boats

Hi Clockwork Orange, I must admit I have probably spent more time than is healthy surfing and visiting boat yards and brokers looking for bargain boats. You never get a great boat for peanuts - what...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-12-2009, 06:41
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Posted By MattDamon2927
I've just thought of something else on the FC...

I've just thought of something else on the FC topic. In defence of other materials, people have stated on this and other threads that the cost of a yacht's hull is only 1/3 of the overall price, thus...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 22-12-2009, 06:28
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Views: 391,262
Posted By MattDamon2927
Thanks again for all of the info on the West...

Thanks again for all of the info on the West Coast and Caribbean OsirisSail - it will be a great help. I am visiting California in January to get things moving, so I'll get a first look at the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-12-2009, 11:42
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Posted By MattDamon2927
That is a great help. I did not know about the...

That is a great help. I did not know about the Towing Insurance - thanks for that! We have the RNLI but one doesn't like to bother them as they are really an emergency service. Can I bother you more...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 18-12-2009, 09:25
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Posted By MattDamon2927
Thanks for the advice Osirissail. We are still...

Thanks for the advice Osirissail. We are still undecided about our first years cruising ground, and any advice is very welcome. Ultimately we are aiming to end up in the Caribbean, but we are...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 17-12-2009, 14:41
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Views: 391,262
Posted By MattDamon2927
The Mother of all Threads

Well done to everybody else out there who has read all of this thread. I think it is purposefully this long - anybody who was not really seriously considering buying a ferro cement boat would have...
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