HELLO FORUM HERES MY EBOAT BADGE FROM MY COLLECTION THIS ONE WAS FOUND IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT AND LOOKING GOOD
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Looks like a good AS that had have a hard life.
No finish left
Andy -
I agree, original worn AS s-boot, I have some concerns about main pin, if it is not replaced since seems too long but cannot see how it sits in the hinge clearly on my phone...
Cheers,
HubertComment
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Hi,
I agree, a genuine but well worn zinc badge. Were it was found is interesting!
I think the hinge and main pin are OK but I'm not 100% sure on the top hook or catch. Maybe old replacements/repairs. Maybe not.
Resizing and adding the pics again.
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MikeRegards
Mike
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Hello guys,
I would say that the main pin has been replaced. The pins on these usually go up to or slightly beyond the catch, so this one seems too long. Also, what else could have caused that arching scratch mark across the reverse? IMO, this must have been caused by the end of the original pin, which was much shorter. It's also an indication that the ball hinge was pretty loose within the crimped boss and was free to rotate.
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TomMihi libertas necessest!Comment
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Comparison of pin with another AS S boat.Comment
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Hi Tom,Originally posted by tyanacek View Post
That's an excellent observation. But your yellow arrows went off on a slight tangent towards the top.
Best regards,
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Excellent observation on the main pin Tom and I stand corrected.
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MikeRegards
Mike
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Great job with the vector sum analysis, Norm. You da man!Originally posted by Norm F View Post
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TomMihi libertas necessest!Comment
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Based on the scratch pattern (specifically to the immediate left of the tophook) and unless the top hook also rotates then I'd suggest that the top hook has indeed been repaired/replaced.
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MikeRegards
Mike
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Perhaps it was done intentionally in order to place the catch and top hook on the arc and has nothing to do with the old pin scratching it?
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