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    Posted: 27 Jan 12 at 9:22am
Well I take my hat off to you hathjohn07.
I think it looks great, and you should stop lusting after other boats
and get this finished. 
You are doing a good job and I am sure you will probably end up
with lots of options for sails and rigs with the help offered.
Sails can be cleaned up so don't worry about it, just get hold of what you can.
Really look forward to seeing you out on the water in it.

More importantly, your commitment and effort do you great service.
(Walking out on exams isn't the way ahead, but hey, you can always retake them).
Do a great job on this and see it through, and, (based on your story) it'll say more about your character and values than any bits of paper can.

Good luck and keep up the good work.
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Originally posted by hathjohn07

 this meant I had nowhere to continue building. I was pretty upset about the news, which they gave me in the middle of my exam period, as a result I walked out of a couple of exams, and failed the rest :S (silly I know.) but the boat meant a lot to me.  

I hope it was worth it, the other option was to revise for your exams, pass them and get a job.  With the right compromises on their lifestyle, most people are quite capable of saving up the equivalent cash to fund say, the RS600 you mention later. 

But before you commit any further to the project, you might want to check who legally owns the boat.  I assume you've got a letter or other written confirmation from the school giving you ownership of the boat, because if the technician, a paid employee of the school, had much to do with the initial build and the original bill of materials was funded by the DT department, then you could find that the school would be considered the legal owner of it.  

It might be worth checking out...



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Yes I have ownership of the boat luckily, the school just wanted to get rid of it, the principal agreed to let me have it which was great! :D I know it was stupid with my exams but I hadn't put enough work in during the year, Luckily I am retaking this year and on target and going steady :D

Thanks for the support

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Hi John
If you want that 400 main from me i can always tie it to the Phantom boom and sail over to gurnard with it. March April time as the boat is safe in a garage for now.
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Originally posted by hathjohn07

Yes I have ownership of the boat luckily, the school just wanted to get rid of it, the principal agreed to let me have it which was great! :D I know it was stupid with my exams but I hadn't put enough work in during the year, Luckily I am retaking this year and on target and going steady :D

Thanks for the support

John Hathaway 

that's cool, well done on the boat, keep us all posted and best of luck with the retakes.
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John sorry if I have missed it but if you post a list of the parts you need I will have a dig round to see what I have in my garage. I know I have at least a winder fixed rudder in the garage I want shot of but I would want something for this so it may be a non starter.

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Thank you Rogue! 
Yes definitely I will post updates as and when I can :D 
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Posts: 3958 		Post Options Post Options   Quote winging it Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Jan 12 at 6:08pm
well, I do have the fully battened mainsail for a topper sport 16 in good nick and lying redundant.  I have some marauder centreboards which could be reshaped and I may have a spare marauder mast.  I would take an offer on the sail, but the other bits are just in the way!  
the same, but different...

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I apologise for this posting in advance, I just want to show the sail:
the same, but different...

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Sweet looking boat!  And only 45 kgs for the hull as compared to 83 kgs for a Contender - awesome!  With the spinnaker, it should be faster.  Amazing that we don't see more of them. 
 
Often, building a boat can be the more expensive and painful route to getting on the water (except for those few who consider a door hinge to be a perfectly acceptable substitute for a pintle and gudgeon Wink).  Good to see the others reaching out to help with rigs.  Be sure to post the details of your first flight!
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