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Originally posted by Medway Maniac As I've just pm'd Oldarn, the best buoyancy arrangement I've ever sailed was on Jack Holt's late-'60's Jacksnipe (here's a plus for Jack then, after the crit of his Ent!). Double floor but with self-bailer-drained footwells that lowered he crew members' c.g.'s and gave more room under the boom. The footwells soon drained, in practice. Even that could have done with slimmer side tanks, but mine (the prototype) was so overbuilt it floated low on its side anyway!

I vaguely remember it. How many were made?  It might be considered semi double bottomed. I assume it was complicated and/or expensive to make and most likely too heavy  but otherwise seemed a good compromise.

We considered a semi-double bottom for the AltO to the back of the c/b box, but for little gain in terms of carrying less water within and at  the expense of less comfort, less stiffness and heavier.

  

Originally posted by oldarn   I vaguely remember it. How many were made?  It might be considered semi double bottomed. I assume it was complicated and/or expensive to make and most likely too heavy  but otherwise seemed a good compromise. We considered a semi-double bottom for the AltO to the back of the c/b box, but for little gain in terms of carrying less water within and at  the expense of less comfort, less stiffness and heavier.

Well, 32 was bought by a Petty Officer (Instructor) in the Sea Cadets around '75 (just checked my old RYA logbook!). At the time I was a spotty teen Cadet and was given pretty much a free reign to thrash around in it with a fellow Cadet whenever we cared to. Compared to the Bosuns and Mirror dinghies I had sailed up to that point, it was a revelation. I noted the 'divot' out of the trailing edge of the centreboard in the picture, could that be No.32 then? I remember the board pivot was on a kind of 'stirrup' inside the plate housing, which when it came loose would migrate backwards catching the centreboard on the housing. I don't know what became of it after '78 when he replaced it with a Fireball. If ever I see a Jacksnipe come up for sale on ebay, I would be sorely tempted for old times sake... Or would that be like revisiting your first kiss? felt great at the time but would be rather clumsy now .

I sold Jacksnipe 32 to a chap in Essex around 1972...

Edited by Medway Maniac - 13 Oct 11 at 6:42pm

Originally posted by Medway Maniac I sold Jacksnipe 32 to a chap in Essex around 1972...