Dart or Racing Cat plans

[NewToBuilding]

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction for some Dart 18 or a similar (free or well priced) plans?

many thanks

[Jimbo1490]

You can get free plans for a stitch and glue Tornado. Beach cats still don't get much, if any faster than a 'T' with good sails. Build it nice and get your local 'T' official measurement person to certify the boat and it will immediately be worth fairly good money if you decide to sell it.

Jimbo

[RHough]

Originally Posted by Jimbo1490

You can get free plans for a stitch and glue Tornado. Beach cats still don't get much, if any faster than a 'T' with good sails. Build it nice and get your local 'T' official measurement person to certify the boat and it will immediately be worth fairly good money if you decide to sell it.

Jimbo

I thought the free plans were for the Odanrot ... to get it turned around, and certified costs many thousands ... that's why there are so few S&G Tornados?

Was someone pulling my leg?

[Jimbo1490]

Here's the plans:

http://www.thebeachcats.com/modules....q=getit&lid=46

Here's the measurement form:

http://www.sailing.org/rating/Tornad...ORM%202002.pdf

You contact the class organization and they will put you in touch with the official measurement person in your area, who will no doubt charge a fee for service, though I can't imagine it being thousands of dollars for a couple of hours (at most) work.

There are so few S & G T's because it's a very competitive developmental class in which carbon skinned, Nomex honeycomb cored boats built by professional builder like Marstrom presently (and for the forseeable future) dominate.

But 'bona fide' amateur built boats are still accepted upon passing inspection, and you can build one per year.

Jimbo

[RHough]

Originally Posted by Jimbo1490

Here's the plans:

http://www.thebeachcats.com/modules....q=getit&lid=46

Here's the measurement form:

http://www.sailing.org/rating/Tornad...ORM%202002.pdf

You contact the class organization and they will put you in touch with the official measurement person in your area, who will no doubt charge a fee for service, though I can't imagine it being thousands of dollars for a couple of hours (at most) work.

There are so few S & G T's because it's a very competitive developmental class in which carbon skinned, Nomex honeycomb cored boats built by professional builder like Marstrom presently (and for the forseeable future) dominate.

But 'bona fide' amateur built boats are still accepted upon passing inspection, and you can build one per year.

Jimbo

Wow! I thought it was tounge in cheek. What a great bit of history ... a build it yourself world class boat!

Great find Jimbo!

[Jimbo1490]

Another cool thing about building a 'T' right now is that all the competitive teams have recently switched to carbon masts. They will never go back to aluminum. This means plenty of good used aluminum rigs on the market which means they will be cheap.

Also competitive teams only use their sails one season, then sell or junk them. They won't even be worn out, just not competitive since the 'T' is a developmental class and the sails change often.

I was going to build one myself but was sidelined for several months from a serious auto accident about a year ago. Tends to put all your projects off schedule. I might still have a go at it.

Jimbo

[RHough]

Originally Posted by Jimbo1490

Another cool thing about building a 'T' right now is that all the competitive teams have recently switched to carbon masts. They will never go back to aluminum. This means plenty of good used aluminum rigs on the market which means they will be cheap.

Also competitive teams only use their sails one season, then sell or junk them. They won't even be worn out, just not competitive since the 'T' is a developmental class and the sails change often.

I was going to build one myself but was sidelined for several months from a serious auto accident about a year ago. Tends to put all your projects off schedule. I might still have a go at it.

Jimbo

I snagged the plans from the link ... and added a S&G Tornado to my "to do" list.

Thanks again.

[NewToBuilding]

Thanks Jimbo! I'll hav a good look thorugh it and have a go

[Jimbo1490]

I've found several aluminum rigs for around $300 US and multiple sails for also around $300 for main and $150 for jib. Search the used classified ads on various marine/sailing websites.

Jimbo