A Make a cardboard or 3 mm plywood mock-up of the fin that fits the box as you want it and which is the required size and position. Transfer that profile shape to the fin moulding. Cut the fin to shape and fill the cut edges with filled epoxy resin. Adjust it to fit the box and hull as required. Drill a 1.6 mm hole through the fin just below the top. Drill two 1.6 mm holes through the fin, one near the leading edge, one near the trailing edge and both inside the box just above the hull bottom.

A A bit of history first. Going back to 1989 when we first sold boats we realised that the hulls needed a fin box and removable fin so that they could be delivered easily. The fin box was made by moulding over the complex shape at the top of the existing 1988 fin so that the fin fitted perfectly in the box. When we made the new CNC fin moulds in 1992 we copied the shape of the top of that fin so the new fin would fit existing boats.

It fits "standard" fin boxes. Unfortunately fin boxes vary by a few thousandths of an inch between manufacturers. Boxes from the same manufacturer vary slight too sometimes, and with wear and use, boxes will loosen up over time. Roughly 90 percent of the time this fin fits just right, tightly, moveable, yet no slop. 10 percent of the time you might need a few swipes of the fin base with 180 or higher grade sandpaper on the fin base.

Put the Wavegrinder fin an inch or two back from where you place your typical swept-back, sickle-shaped fin. Both sickle-shaped fins and the Wavegrinder have a center of effort, the location on which the turning force in general acts, in a location such as that depicted below. To be able to compare apples to apples and turning moment to turning moment, the centers of effort should be lined up, as shown, which means its sits a couple of inches back in the box from where you are used to it (1.

Fishes' fins turn whitish and die back. Fin rot often follows damage or injury. It can also be caused by poor water quality. Remedy: First, fix the water and remove any fin-nipping fish. Change some water (25% is good) and add 1 tsp/gallon salt to promote healing. If bad water quality or an aggressive tankmate was the problem, that should be adequate. Healing will begin within a couple of days. If it worsens, decide first whether it's fungal or bacterial.

A We cure our foils at a temperature only slightly above normal room temperature. They are black and when exposed to sunlight, or when left in a car on a hot day, they may reach temperatures in excess of 70 degrees C. At this temperature the resin will soften and, if there is any load acting on the keel, it will distort. Often this happens when the boat is laid down on the ground between races. The boat is picked up and placed in the water.

A In principle, yes. In practice it will be time consuming and very costly for you. We will time the work and charge by the hour at our standard workshop rate. The reason for the high cost of such work is that, whereas we design and build our own boats in a way that permits their efficient completion to a high standard, other manufacturers’ kits, especially those that are sold at very attractive prices, use short cuts that slow completion. They may not even have good plans or instructions.

A Yes. We keep a list (un-used mould list) of moulds that are offered for sale. The moulds are those we no longer use for production of parts but may be excellent starting points for other builders who want to avoid the mould making process and step straight into production. Replacement of a number of our boat moulds, so that we can produce hulls in pre-preg carbon, means we can offer the moulds we have been using up to 2006.

A Yes. Instead of using the sheet hook, 87z, to attach the sheets into one of a row of holes drilled in the boom we use an adjustable sheet attachment fitting, 104d, based on the track slide, 104b. This has several advantages – holes in the boom are avoided and this cuts out another source of corrosion – the position of the sheet attachment will remain fixed until you choose to move it – a larger scope of adjustment is possible.

A Yes. The shape of the aluminium spar section that has been used for SAILSetc One Metre boom kits since 1995 was updated in 2004. We want to explain the change and how it will affect use of the range of SAILSetc fittings that are co-ordinated for use with the spar section. The original section shape was chosen to permit a PeKaBe shackle to be added to the boom to form an attachment point.

A Yes. But it would be immensely expensive and we think prohibitively so in our workshops. We may be able to refer you to someone who may undertake this work. A SAILSetc is not a vintage yacht restorer and our expertise is relatively limited. We suggest that, as a first step, you contact the Vintage Model Yacht Group which is concerned with the rescue, restoration and sailing of older styles of model yacht.

A Yes. After its success winning the 2004 European championship in Arcos we had several requests to mould the boat. TOPIKOs are in production in Croatia, France, and Germany and the mould in Finland should come into production some time in 2006. Each builder has introduced his own preferences for style of finish. Contact Robert Grubisa, Remi Bres, Heinz Bohn and Jari Immanen for details.

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Retail Ready 4” Pots are shipped one flat per box. Up to three liner flats are shipped per box, depending on the size of foliage at time of shipping.

For fishes it is generally harder to determine since the variety and size of the fishes matter to make up the box.

When traveling with a bicycle box, make sure you let us know because you have to reserve a charter van exclusively for you. Share-ride service is not available because of the large size of the bicycle boxes. Other guest sharing the ride may not have enough room for their luggage.

First of all you need to take the old letter-box off the door. You can do this very simply by lifting and holding the internal letter plate upright and unscrewing the screws which you will see inside the box at each side end. As you are unscrewing the fixings you may notice that the letter-box becomes very loose and it may be as well at this point to have someone hold the letterbox on the outside to avoid it falling to the ground when you fully release the screws.

A Yes. A new fin mould became available in early 2003. Another became available in early 2004. The basic difference is in the section shape. New software showed the 2003 section was a big improvement over the 7% t/c section we had been using since 1992. More work indicated a small improvement was possible in 2004 so we made yet another mould. We have found the new section to be superior to the older 7% and (2000) 6% foils at all speeds.

Our new versions of 103g, 104d and 120d are available for use with the new SAILSetc spar section. They can be used directly, or with a little adaptation, on the old SAILSetc boom section.

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Don't worry! This happens... so long as you are not requesting that we write a novel of a personalized message (message should be able to fit comfortably on a 4X6 not exceeding 5 lines of writing), you can write "SEE COMMENTS" in the area given to write your note card message and proceed to write your personalized note card message in the Comment section of the ordering process.

wide and 18??? long.? The box we send you has interior measurements of 17 ?? long and 3 ????? by 3 ?????.? Inside that box the largest cross sectional dimension is 4 ????? (this is the diagonal measurement of 3 ????? by 3 ????? square.? So how will it accommodate 7??? by 18????? Answer: because we send the shipping box inside a larger box. If you have too many knives or your knives are too big, you can use all the packing supplies and the larger box just by switching the shipping labels.

Yes we can store almost anything except a vehicle. Plastic containers are no problem the way they are and you can fill them with your stuff. Skies, lamps, bicycles, futons, couches, rugs etc. We do not store and are not responsible for cosmetics, candles, money, back door mirrors or liquid laundry detergent.

Make sure you are entering the email address in the "Recipient's email address" box, and not the "Recipient's Name" box. The "Name" box only takes 28 characters, but the "Address" box is much longer.

Yes, our standard box size is 13x14x3". If you think that you may have difficulty fitting the boxes in your freezer we recommend taking the product out of the box and placing inside of freezer safe ziplock bags. You can also email us special instructions for a specific delivery date and we will try our best to accomodate you.

The Spider Catcher will be posted to you in a protective mail order box, complete with instructions, fake plastic spider and wall hook. The package dimensions are 68 cm length x 16 cm width x 7 cm height therefore too large to fit through the standard letter box. If you are not at home the postman should leave a note advising you that the product is at your local post office.

A fin tube, whether baseboard or convector-style, is a heating element, made from copper or steel, for a pipe system. It has square or spiral aluminum “fins” that radiate (distribute) the heat and are low to the floor. Fin tubes replaced radiators in the 1940s and 50s, and were popular before forced air system became common a decade later.

Basically it is the best there is. It is clear, forms a consistent shape exceedingly well, and is basically bombproof. Well, maybe not bombproof, but Lexan is a polycarbonate used in bulletproof glass, and in other applications requiring great strength. Many ocean-going boats rely on Lexan for the windows and portlights, as it is capable of standing up to punishing ocean waves..

They cannot add more items in the box. The first time they pack the boxes, the bags are fully inflated. We can ship to your destination as long as it is served by international airlines. The airlines that we usually use are: China Airlines, Eva Airways, Japan Airlines, and Singapore Airlines.