Just a thought...... Small Cheap Easy launch and recover Self righting Safe Slow Trailerable Dinghy with balasted keel/daggerboard Doesnt a...
Love the look of the Hansa/Access dinghies, never seen them before, thats the kind of thing yes. I dont mind moving side to side and using the...
Yes, thats exactly what i have in mind. Strengthen the box substantially. Make a replacement daggeboard which goes in from the bottom. I was...
Mast flotation! Yes great idea. Forgive my being a bit thick but i dont quite understand the.... 40lb X 3ft + 5lb X 14ft = 190 lb ft Is...
Yeah i think i will have a go at this. I will strengthn the floor and box. I will make a Centre board out of 19mm steel box section with a...
I love mirror dinghies. I have had a few and i know its odd but i just have a thing for them. I have come across a sound hull on 'tinternet and...
Now that is why i am on this forum! Duh, why didn't i think of that! Will do that next time :)
Mast foot attachment, if raking the mast back has helped but not enough e next step is to move the mast foot aft a little. I agree, cutting the...
Another pic. Robbo the sailmaker also made good opuse of the day by making tmplats for a sprayhood, i think it looks cool in silver tarpulin...
More pics of work so far. In this pic you can see what i have done at the front. The forestay was attached right out att he anchor roller....
Having moved the forestay backwards 8 inches and tightened the shrouds and backstay i have now got a mast which rakes aft instead of forwards....
Progress. Right. Having spent friday on the boat her is what i accomplished. I took acurate measurments of the boat and have estblished thatt...
Yeah i will. I will take measurements of everything on the boat and check it all against the plan. Overall length. Position of and dimensions...
Good advice. So from the plan i have, i uploaded sheet 6 to an earlier post, i can work out the correct position for the CE, 18" back from the...
Thanks again everyone for your extremly helpful, and oftn amusing, comments and suggestions! I apreciate your time in reqding the thread and...
Lol, ok you got me there. Trying to be kind and see the bright side. But point is, can i work with this mast and sail combo and get it working...
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Have found out some interesting stuff Having dug through all the paperwork i got when i bought the boat but never really looked at, here ar some...
Got someone coming to have a look :) Right I have a Sailmaker and ex british team sailer Alan Robbinson coming on Friday next to have a look and...
