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Following sale of 1973 last Summer I have sold several spares but have the following unused parts left :-

Pair of new, unused rudders supplied by Laser Centre in 2000, carefully stored and lubricated and never been near the water. No wear at all to locking mechanisms, springs or pivot bolts and appear in as new working condition. List price £1,817. OIRO £750 plus post/packing.

Flexible Tiller Connector. List £7.01. £3.50 + post.

Main Halyard Rings (Two). Not sure how I have two halyard rings! List 19.96 each. £10 each or £15 pair plus post.

When all sold intend to give part donation to RNLI.
T. 07885 881004 or see ad on Buy and Sell section of website.

Duncan Ford

Have just reduced the unused pair of rudders I have for sale under "Buy and Sell" to £650 which is about one-third list price of a new pair. Must be good value! Never been used so none of usual wear to bearings/springs/bolts etc.

Keep seeing them in my garage and each time they give me withdrawal symptoms for Sprint sailing! If you are interested email or give me a call and we can talk.

Hope you all enjoying a great sailing Summer.

Regards

Duncan( ex 1973)

If I may offer advice in the manner of Mephistopholes, maybe you need to buy another Sprint 15 to attach them too

kind regards

Keith 2016

Keith wrote: in the manner of Mephistopholes

Not mentioned in Lempriere's Classical Dictionary. Who is it?

Hi

More European than classical - Source -Christopher Marlow's Dr Faustus - in essence - Mephistopholes is an agent of Lucifer who tempts Faustus with magic in exchange for his mortal soul (a German story in origin). Mephistopholes hangs on Faustus's shoulder tempting him until he gives in - I can assure you, having recently bought another Sprint 15 that you do not need to exchange your mortal soul , well not at Grafham sailing club, other clubs may have different policies.

kind regards

Keith 2016

Dear Keith,

Thanks for explaining. I'm not an avid reader of German mythology. But it is always good to learn a little about it.

Now them rudders. They were supplied by Laser Centre which means they are pre "Out of Africa". So I'd imagine they're pretty good!

It turns out it can be educational to read our chat page...……..

Hi Bob

Yes, it can be educational and I have learned a lot over the years from the Sprint chat pages but German mythology is a first.

As for the rudders, yes, they are pre Out of Africa and, yes, they are good!

Duncan Ford ex 1973

Hello Duncan,

I note the number of your posts has elevated you to Warrant Officer class two.

I'm sorry to use your thread again. But which is the higher naval rank? Is it Warrant Officer One, or is it Warrant Officer Two? I've always wanted to know. You can see my education lacks in other spheres.

Hi all

Firstly, the unused rudders have now sold to a good home and the tiller connector and halyard rings were thrown in with the deal. So all spare bits now sold and RNLI donation to be arranged.

Secondly, apologies to Corky the Cat but I have only just seen his question about Warrant Officer Class 2. I have no idea but am sure Bob Carter can enlighten us. Bob?

Regards to all.

Duncan Ford (ex 1973)

Duncan Ford wrote:
Secondly, apologies to Corky the Cat but I have only just seen his question about Warrant Officer Class 2. I have no idea but am sure Bob Carter can enlighten us. Bob?

Regards to all.

Duncan Ford (ex 1973)

Sorry I know nothing about the rankings. Martin set up the system but doubtless Liam (alias "if you can't beat them join them") will know
Sorry, to see you go Duncan.
Enjoy the rest of your life............
Kind Regards
Bob

I have looked it up. It is as follows. Numbers are the number of posts. So class 2 is below class 1 in rank.

Able Seaman 2
Leading Rate 15
Petty Officer 25
Chief Petty Officer 40
Warrant Officer (Class Two) 60
Warrant Officer (Class One) 80
Sub Lieutenant 100
Lieutenant 125
Lieutenant Commander 150
Commander 175
Captain 200
Commodore 250
Rear Admiral 300
Vice Admiral 350
Admiral 400
Admiral of the Fleet 500

Thanks for explaining, Liam.

Service ranks have always confused me. Now that we have WO2s being highter than WO1s, you'd think an army 2nd Lieutenant is, similarly, higher than a 1st lieutenant. Apparently not. An L1 is higher than an L2: the opposite of WO1 and WO2.

Then we have the ranks of generals. We know that a major is higher than a lieutenant. But a major-general is lower than a lieutenant-general. Maddening!

Service ranks have always confused me. Now that we have WO2s being highter than WO1s, you'd think an army 2nd Lieutenant is, similarly, higher than a 1st lieutenant. Apparently not. An L1 is higher than an L2: the opposite of WO1 and WO2.

I think you have it the wrong way. My list starts at the bilge cleaners at the top of the page and works its way down to the top brass.