Tricks that old racers get up to after retirement

[FUJIMO]

[FUJIMO]

[jackiewilson]

Thanks Fuji—- guess I’ll never be a David BAILEY—— I’m tending to just use the iPhone for taking pictures these days.
Bought myself a Leica—— should have learned how to use it—-but I didn’t, So the pictures don’t seem to get any better.
Anyway I’m far too busy fernagleing to worry about photography—- maybe when I’m older?

[jackiewilson]

Anyone out there know the exact dates of the November Old Farts get together in Tavares?
Been looking at flights to Orlando—— depressive reading—- May have to rent out the workshop to raise the air fare !
belt sander finally turned up its toes——- had a halfway decent motor under the bench—- been all day working on fernagling a linisher that will last more than 2 years——- this modern day chinky machinery is meant to die after 12 months, we’ll all my stuff has a very limited life——- except the prewar devices my father gave me!
I have a very old “top oiler” South Bend lathe I bought many years ago—- it’s beginning to show its age—— it’s developed a fair amount of “WAGGLYMENT” and really does need updating.

[RogerH]

Jackie, the November Tavares event is 15th -> 17th

[jackiewilson]

[QUOTE=RogerH;3149529]Jackie, the November Tavares event is 15th -> 17thTavares November 15/17th. 2019 Vintage Regatta and “OLD FARTS” meeting!

Thanks Roger—— will definitely be there this year.
Been asked several times by interested parties if I knew the dates of Key West and Tavares—- it seems nobody knows what’s happening with Key West——- talked to Gary earlier this week, was told all the balls were up in the air !
Mark usually supports the event—- he’s had a stall at the offshore village for the last ten years, I’ve been there with him a few times and like the event. No telling who you’ll bump into down there.
Just hope they don’t do the event the same weekend as Tavares.

[FUJIMO]

...39th Annual Key West Offshore World Championship - Sunday November 3rd thru Sunday November 10th, 2019...More details coming...

[FUJIMO]

[FUJIMO]

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[jackiewilson]

...39th Annual Key West Offshore World Championship - Sunday November 3rd thru Sunday November 10th, 2019...More details coming...

Thanks Fuji—— Not Even Gary Stray could tell me what was happening at key west —- onc you send me more details I’ll be able to make arrange!

[jackiewilson]

Thats a picture taken by Terry Knowles of a meeting at Chasewater in 1971 It’s the nearly 16’ Molinari Sprint with a 1350 “SILO”
Chris Hodges on the Starboard side —— Me in the Gentex Portside !
DUCHESS OF YORK GOLD CUP. which I won that day——— Chase commodore asked me to have it valued——- Took it to WAKEFIELDS jewellers in Horsham
was told it was worth £30,000 ——— in 1971 that would have bought you three semi detached houses!

[jackiewilson]

key west—— Sunday 3rd November——-Sunday 10th November 2019.

Tavares Vintage Fall meeting including the OFF MEETING—— 15th/17th November 2019.



Not all the old farts read the “Tricks “ thread—- but a fair proportion of them do
Might be a good idea to get the dates printed in a separate thread.

[jackiewilson]

Needed a puller today, I have a whole drawer of stuff I haven’t used in over twenty five years——- wonder if the modern generation would have a clue as to what they were used for?

[FUJIMO]