Plastic Classic Forum

Dear friends, I have been a member of this forum for some time now and although I don't post often, with some of you I have what I feel as a friendship despite the fact that I don't own a Triton and that I'm located in the other side of the pond. So coming close to the reason of this post: I recentl...

Well not much experience (...yet, I hope), but... Elpida my daughter is now 2 and a half. Last year that she was one and a half we had net around the boat so as to prevent her for going overboard. You'll not have that problem with Gavin yet but for us was the major risk that had to be taken in acoun...

Oh Tim, I envy you and all our friends here that have the space to have their boats on their backyards. I'm a big city guy, living in an apartment. I have to travel 30-40 minites to go to Efaki. Now that I re-engine the boat (again in three years) I had to move the boat to a marina where I pay 11 eu...

Tim, You remind me of my younger days that I was sailing a soling, a beautiful boat with such nice lines. It is a pity that it is not longer an Olympic class boat (replaced by Star for men and by Yngling for women efective by the next Olympic games in Athens next summer http://www.athens2004.com/pag...

I used an insulating material that is used mostly on cars and which is called Armaflex. I had to use glue to stick it up. Take a look here:
http://www.sailingboatefaki.gr/New%20Uphlolstery.htm

While servicing the engine of Efaki preparing for the season I decided to check on the thermostat. I removed it and it has a rusty color but it is not rusted. Although I don't have any suspision that it might have a problem I decided to search for a new spare part which is not available to the momen...

Dear Tim and other friends of this forum, I must confess that I feel like I know you in person although being almost in the other side of earth, through the posts of this forum and the Emails we exchange with some of you. So I was very amused while discovering in Nathan's site the best 10 reasons wh...

I can't agree more to the argument that good quality tools pay off their excess value. That's why the last few years I slowly replace (my old ones) and build up my tool collection with "expensive" tools. Regarding the cordless drill that I have bought almost 10 years back (a techline which...

Yes Tim probably it is copper, but as you know English language is not my mother tongue and so mistakes are some times unvoidable. I'm going to check again more thoroughly this evening but at first sight it is only on the surface of the hose. I have to buy though a gas leak detector just for piece o...

Aboard Efaki the Gas hose is from brass. It was installed back in 1996 when I bought the boat. Yesterday I noticed that in a few spots, the brass hose has turned green. No apparent damage but is it safe? Should I replace it? The Gas system consists of a camping gas bottle with the appropriate regula...

Sailing in Greece during summer can be (is) very hot. A cold refreshment, a beer or a small bottle of water is always in need. I have seen this "device" made by fellow sailors who want their drinks close by at cockpit but at the same moment they don't want them spilled everywhere and which...