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General => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: TimSkinner on March 21, 2014, 01:23:27 PM

Title: New member of this forum
Post by: TimSkinner on March 21, 2014, 01:23:27 PM

 :) Hi i'm Tim Skinner from Wellington, New Zealand. I was born in the U.K., 128 miles from the sea, but I have had a lifelong interest in ships and boats of all kinds. I had many happy trips on paddlesteamers as a child, and more recently on the restored 100+ year old Wai Marie on the Wanganui River in New Zealand.
I built wooden models of the SS Sirius and SS Great Britain as a teenager. I have served with the RNZN Naval Reserve and currently own a 79 year old classic wooden yacht named 'Anita'.
I am also a member of The Maritime Friends of Wellington, Maritime Archaeological Society of New Zealand and an associate member of The New Zealand Ship and Marine Society.

Title: Re: New member of this forum
Post by: djt on March 21, 2014, 06:05:30 PM

hi tim,

welcome to this site, have you got  photos  of your old classic yacht, I like to see the old boats, if they have been well maintained or being restored. what are you planning on building next.

david

Title: Re: New member of this forum
Post by: derekwarner_decoy on March 21, 2014, 06:32:20 PM

Hi PD's....& welcome Tim......... :coffee...sounds like you have a bit of salt in your veins........  :shhh...which is always good on PD's.....

Please take your time to view our many WEB pages..........& if you have any question.........just ask....one of our many world wide member group  :gathering will assist........Derek