Hi Neil,
I put a second car and bridle on mine. It makes things a lot quicker/easier.
Nigel
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- Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:26 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits wanted
- Topic: Ronstan traveller car wanted.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5259
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:26 am
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Another what is it
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5054
Re: Another what is it
Mine was pretty stable. Performance was let down by the primitive rig. The gooseneck was very low and the boom angled upwards from it. No way to get any decent purchase on a kicker (which I do not think was fitted as standard). Vertical battens as well to allow the sail to be furled around the mast....
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 9:40 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Another what is it
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5054
Re: Another what is it
Hi David,
I owned one for a while. Ripped the rudder pintles out of the transom on a windy day at Clywedog. Easy fix though.
The pointy bow looks great until you sail into a steep wave. The boat goes right through the middle of the wave and you get very wet and maybe washed out of the back
I owned one for a while. Ripped the rudder pintles out of the transom on a windy day at Clywedog. Easy fix though.
The pointy bow looks great until you sail into a steep wave. The boat goes right through the middle of the wave and you get very wet and maybe washed out of the back
- Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: Another what is it
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5054
Re: Another what is it
It is a Man o'war designed by Rod McAlpine-Downie
Nigel
Nigel
- Sun Jul 21, 2013 7:22 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Megabyte????
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15637
Re: Megabyte????
I have a few email contacts, mainly on the south coast but we may be talking about the same boats that have been bought and sold.
A few searches and emails via the Megabyte forum should pick up most.
A few searches and emails via the Megabyte forum should pick up most.
- Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:33 am
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Megabyte????
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15637
Re: Megabyte????
Well done Neil.
National Championships at Roadford ?
National Championships at Roadford ?
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:05 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Pegasus Rigging?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1286
Re: Pegasus Rigging?
Hi Rob,
Imo difficult/long winded to inform properly from scratch using photos. If any of us are local, a bribe of beer may well entice someone to come round and show you things. That will be much more effective.
Which sailing club are your sons at?
Nigel
Imo difficult/long winded to inform properly from scratch using photos. If any of us are local, a bribe of beer may well entice someone to come round and show you things. That will be much more effective.
Which sailing club are your sons at?
Nigel
Re: Swimmers
Put on a white coat, buy a book of raffle tickets and charge them each £1
I knew an old boy many years ago who put on a coat, opened a field gate and stood there all morning collecting money for the cheap parking for the county show.
Amazing what you can get away with
I knew an old boy many years ago who put on a coat, opened a field gate and stood there all morning collecting money for the cheap parking for the county show.
Amazing what you can get away with
- Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:22 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Any ideas on a PY for an Orion SRD?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2903
Re: Any ideas on a PY for an Orion SRD?
Thanks Rupert,
I will try them.
It looks very much like a stretched Lightning to my eye rather than a supernova but that may be down to the colour scheme and deck layout.
I will try them.
It looks very much like a stretched Lightning to my eye rather than a supernova but that may be down to the colour scheme and deck layout.
- Mon Jul 15, 2013 6:46 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Any ideas on a PY for an Orion SRD?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2903
Any ideas on a PY for an Orion SRD?
Hi,
we now have an Orion SRD at Shirehampton. Any thoughts on a PY for it?
Nigel
we now have an Orion SRD at Shirehampton. Any thoughts on a PY for it?
Nigel
Re: Swimmers
We usually find that the mud and sewage put them off . If not, the tide will probably get them.
Only joking about the sewage nowadays but the water is a funny brown colour
Only joking about the sewage nowadays but the water is a funny brown colour
- Sun Jul 14, 2013 7:22 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Megabyte????
- Replies: 29
- Views: 15637
Re: Megabyte????
Hi Neil,
I really like mine. Only a few in the UK though. Ideal helm weight is about 225lb but it will cope easily with about 50lb more (or a lot less in light airs).
If you want to try one, you are welcome to come up.
Nigel
I really like mine. Only a few in the UK though. Ideal helm weight is about 225lb but it will cope easily with about 50lb more (or a lot less in light airs).
If you want to try one, you are welcome to come up.
Nigel
- Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:51 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Zenith
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1818
Zenith
I don't know much about them but it looks nice.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111107266370? ... 1423.l2649
Are they scarce?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111107266370? ... 1423.l2649
Are they scarce?
- Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:50 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: Advice on carbon mast fittimg
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5297
Re: Advice on carbon mast fittimg
I believe that you need special rivets for carbon. Standard ones crush the carbon so it ends up failing.
Terry Cook at Aardvark has repaired carbon masts for me and is very reasonable on price
Terry Cook at Aardvark has repaired carbon masts for me and is very reasonable on price
- Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:13 am
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: What is the worlds favourite sailing dinghy?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17591
Re: What is the worlds most favourite sailing dinghy.....
Hi Max, don't be too disheartened by David's reply. Although everything he says is correct, from a purely academic perspective, you will have a dataset to analyse. My suggestion would be to work out what that analysis is and if as part of that, you come to the conclusion that you needed a better que...