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    Posted: 23 Dec 05 at 4:55pm
Hi guys,
I was thinking. Wouldn't  it be cool to develop existing boats to make them perform to there absolute limits?? For example on a 4k we could chuck carbon spars on. Increase the main and jib size and make the kite mast head. Also twin traps would be a good idea unless you're uber fat . Also the main should have more purchases, so when you really crank it on. You dont have to develop muscles you never knew existed. I mean cummon a bigger rig on basically what is the most stable skiff availabe and the most fun :)

P.S only my wild thoughts please no old codgers going on bout one design bla bla bla

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If you did all that to a 4000 it would no longer be a 4000.
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have already tried the twin traps, makes it a much better boat, upwind it can drive really hard and downwind it feels a lot smoother.
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What did i say about the old codger replies???
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Also, should extend the racks a bit, they are nowhere near long enough!
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Where do you stop? Can I take a mould off the hull and build one in carbon at about one millionth of the weight!
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No the hull is one of its many strong points as it's so strong and robust
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It's still pretty heavy and if you didn't bring it down in weight, you wouldn't be maximising the performance that you can get out of the design. Instead of trying to revolutionalise the 4000, why not just sail 14s? I agree that future developments for the class would be a good thing but you don't want to go too far because there are a lot of owners and potential buyers which would be put off by massive radical developments.
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14s are too exspensive and are always changing. I was thinking more along the lines of just one big change. Which would take the 4k into the realms of real skiff status and be competiton for 14s or 49ers. 
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Originally posted by BBSCFaithfull

14s are too exspensive and are always changing. I was thinking more along the lines of just one big change. Which would take the 4k into the realms of real skiff status and be competiton for 14s or 49ers. 

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