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Welcome

  • marine canvas
    • cushions & upholstery
    • bimini & dodgers
    • bags, misc, sail repair
    • boat covers
  • sailing
    • Hunter 340, 1999
    • 1981 Tanzer 7.5
  • motorcycles
    • 1970 Norton Fastback
    • 1968 Puch M125
    • Sidecar
    • Vespa
    • cool bikes
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maintenance sailing Tanzer
Winch overhaul

Winch overhaul

Fastback December 11, 2010 December 11, 2010

December 12, 2010 Winches seemed like an easy place to start. The Tanzer 7.5  was outfitted with Lewmar #8 single speed winches. I’ve got three, …

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maintenance sailing Tanzer

to do list

Fastback November 30, 2010 November 30, 2010

November 30, 2010 One of my purchasing requirements was that the boat had to be in “drop in the water and go” condition. Given my …

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maintenance sailing storage Tanzer
Undercover: winter togs

Undercover: winter togs

Fastback November 28, 2010 November 28, 2010

November 2010 To cover or not to cover. I read lots of forums, blog posts and asked the sailors I knew what they did with …

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1966 Puch 250 SGS events/shows motorcycles parts Puch rants & rambling restoration
Parts are collecting…

Parts are collecting…

Fastback October 5, 2010 October 5, 2010

October 5, 2010 Well,  summer went by and I didn’t get much done on the bikes, didn’t get much riding in either.  Discovered a nice …

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sailing Tanzer Transport

Delivery – not deliverance

Fastback September 26, 2010 September 26, 2010

I decided not to drive up to Lagoon City to watch the boat being loaded – I figured there was little for me to do …

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cool bikes events/shows motorcycles Norton
CVMG National Rally: Paris 2010

CVMG National Rally: Paris 2010

Fastback July 6, 2010 July 6, 2010

July 2010 It isn’t Mid-Ohio, but it does have some fine bikes and if you look closely there might be a part or two on …

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cool bikes mechanical motorcycles restoration
Swimmer. Float. Sink.

Swimmer. Float. Sink.

Fastback July 1, 2010 July 1, 2010

July 2010 Last weekend was the 38th CVMG Paris National Rally, Paris Ontario that is. I brought down my 750 Commando and my MZ TS …

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cool bikes motorcycles Puch Sidecar Vespa
My Velorex 560

My Velorex 560

Fastback June 10, 2010 June 10, 2010

June 2010 Back in the summer of ’88 I bought a Horex Regina poster at the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Since then I have been …

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cool bikes motorcycles Puch
PUCH ISDT Scrambler

PUCH ISDT Scrambler

Fastback May 27, 2010 May 27, 2010

May 2010 Troyce of the Sears Allstate Motorcycle Owners Club posted these photos of his PUCH scrambler. As Troyce puts it, (and I am inclined …

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mechanical motorcycles Puch restoration
Cutaway “twingle” in Spanish Museum

Cutaway “twingle” in Spanish Museum

Fastback May 2, 2010 May 2, 2010

May 2010 Found a photo of this “twingle” or split-single engine. I can’t make out the manufacturer,  Puch wasn’t the only one’s to make split …

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