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JimC 
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 Topic: Dinghy hull weightsPosted: 22 Aug 16 at 3:00pm |
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Quoted weights can be very unreliable indeed... and some manufacturers had a record of struggling to meet them. I wouldn't expect hull weight to include foils for any class. All else being equal the smaller the boat the lighter its likely to be. The Streaker is one of the lighter traditional classes for very much that reason.
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turnturtle
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Posted: 22 Aug 16 at 2:50pm |
don't worry Sam, longer legs don't make it a pleasant one either. |
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jeffers
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Posted: 22 Aug 16 at 2:42pm |
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There is usually a tolerance on SMOD boats but rarely are individual hulls weighed.
I know the early Giles built Supernovas had a very wide range against the published weight. Even the venerable Laser had a reasonable wide tolerance. Thankfully QC seems a bit better with more recent boats or for boats that have a min hull weight (which have to be weighed so lead can be put in). What are you considering in terms of class? People may have more information if you name a class you are looking at.
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 22 Aug 16 at 2:22pm |
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I'm considering another boat (a singlehanded) for fun sailing and a little low key handicap racing. Winning is not the primary consideration (I have been racing my Spice for the last few years
 so, with the manufacturers chosen PY winning is always unlikely). Weight is a consideration along with ease of sailing (I am a moderately fit 63 year old with a fair bit of dinghy experience) and to that end I have devised a crude way of weighing my Spice. All up sailing weight plus the trolly I'm getting a weight of around 160kg. Published hull weight is the same as the RS400 at 85kg, both boats were/are built by White Formula, have similar sail area and tin rigs so an estimated sailing weight of 130kg seems plausible as it matches the RS400s published 129kg closely enough. So my question is :- how do the manufacturers quoted hull weights compare with the actual weight of the boats? RS quote 'hull without fittings' for the RS100 but 'hull weight' for the others, most don't quote 'sailing weights' or specify whether 'hull weight' includes foils etc. Realistically I'd like a boat that is easier on my dodgy back up and down the beach and if funds were unlimited I'd just buy an RS Aero 7 (and before anybody suggests a laser my legs are far to short to make sailing one a pleasant experience)
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