You might be okay with an inboard boat.... your handicap will refelct the choice on engine and prop. Down here in Cornwall, most of the boats have outboards but the three inboard boats racing have an allowance that reflects the type of prop. 1% allowance for a two bladed feathering, 2% for a two bla...

Hoping to come and have a nose with my camera so in a couple of weeks. Boat not raceable at the moment - very little in way of sail controls, spinny kit and no spinny. Genoa needs recut too as has very unpleasent vertical crease about a foot in from the leech where one of the panels is oversized and...

Great, that's a help. Havent seen that site before.


Cheers

Euan

At the bottom of the mast I have four turning blocks, none of which are currently used. I want to fit some new sail control lines (the boat has not really been fitted out with sail trim in mind!). I figure that I need to lead the pole topping lift, pole downhaul, cunningham and outhaul aft. I guess ...

Len - sent as a PM to you to avoid the spammers!

Thanks for that - I was trying to embed the picture!

I switched HTML on, but it still says off in the options on this page....

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/euanbeatt ... 8001751106

Wonder if this works.... here we go!

Brilliant.

Thank you very much for that.

Wonder why my boat lacks the inner tracks? Was it a later addition to help the boat point upwind better?

Hi Euan, For UK Marieholm's there is an override rule that allows new boats to the fleet to qualify as class legal as long as no alterations are made to the boat after it first arrives. Ah, so nows the time to say that she already has a 12ft carbon bowsprit, masthead assymetric, and water ballast f...

Hopefully get my hands on the new boat this weekend! Yay! Two questions. (1) Anyone know what material the pintles and gudgeons are made out of? Seems to be a bit of play in the rudder, but I don't really have the option of getting the boat out until she's delivered home. What diameter are they? If ...

Hi folks.

IF all goes according to plan I shall be the proud owner of an IF next month. Price agreed, just waiting to transfer money etc.

Be prepared for a deluge of questions!

Be very keen to hear from guys in the SW of England.

Kind regards.