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    Posted: 23 Jun 05 at 12:08pm
by the way that top pic is of a british skiff!!  
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Originally posted by Peter Rhodes

does that have hydrofoils?

No Mate,

Thats just how Aussie Skiffs sail.  Don't need hydrofoils atleast downwind.

 

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Originally posted by Blobby


But the worst thing would be the lack of the false floor and not being
self draining...


 



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Bit of filler up near the shear line for a chine and an off-centre pole and bob's your uncle...as long as you don't mind still having a bag kite putting a chute or sock in would be rather more drastic surgery I guess.

But the worst thing would be the lack of the false floor and not being self draining...

 
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Originally posted by Granite

Originally posted by Jack Sparrow

birdy tells me that Simons
slug ( the UK Cherub with No 2 - 12ft skiff rig) space frame is sqeeking a
little and he is planing on taking the deck off and repairing it. And he can
always sail it as a UK Cherub when he is getting lonely.


I think it may be more difficult to convert a 12ft skiff to UK Cherub
rules than to beef up a cherub to take a 12 rig.


Converting a non retracting pole to retracting wont be easy plus
possably needing to add some chines




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I don't think they do. In a boat that travels as fast as a 12 footer why would you want them? Just creates more interesting ways of breaking yourself than you had before. 
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does that have hydrofoils?
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Originally posted by Peter Rhodes

don't cherubs have a huge rig anyway?

UK Cherubs have big rigs......  Aussie Skiffs (12s and 18s atleast) have bloody HUGE rigs.

Jumping into a skiff you will spend a lot of time swimming.  All Skiffies have been there and it is part and parcel of becoming a true skiffy.  The more you sail it the less time you will spend in the tide and will find it a very rewarding experience.

Best advice apart from build yourself up slowly to the fresh winds.........  would be........  Learn to laugh at yourself.

When you go ripping past the rest of the fleet like this......  you will have the final laugh.

 

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Originally posted by Jack Sparrow


birdy tells me that Simons slug ( the UK Cherub with No 2 - 12ft skiff rig)
space frame is sqeeking a little and he is planing on taking the deck off
and repairing it.
And he can always sail it as a UK Cherub when he is getting lonely.

I think it may be more difficult to convert a 12ft skiff to UK Cherub rules than to beef up a cherub to take a 12 rig.

Converting a non retracting pole to retracting wont be easy plus possably needing to add some chines



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don't cherubs have a huge rig anyway?
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