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    Posted: 02 Jul 13 at 1:35pm
Originally posted by atefooterz

Hiya (1st post) I was wondering how the weather helm issue was going and if the new rudder helped it ? I can only talk from experiance with a few 8foot versions i have built/ sailed and yes the is extreme weather helm and moving mast rake & step position does not do all that much. My first skiff had the jib at 1100mm from stem with centre mast at 800mm behind stem. Later versions have seen the rudder move further outwards to be approx a3m skiff now!

The rudder we are using is still from a laser 2 the new curved daggerboard and raking the mast slightly more forwards had practically neutralised the weather helm and the boat is actually pretty well mannered now as long as she maintains forward momentum  Smile

Do you have ay pictures of the ones you built?
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Clap Awesome, just awesome...... Mental, but awesome.
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Hiya (1st post) I was wondering how the weather helm issue was going and if the new rudder helped it ? I can only talk from experiance with a few 8foot versions i have built/ sailed and yes the is extreme weather helm and moving mast rake & step position does not do all that much. My first skiff had the jib at 1100mm from stem with centre mast at 800mm behind stem. Later versions have seen the rudder move further outwards to be approx a3m skiff now!

Someting to consider however is in light 1-8kts of breeze how extreme the apparent wind does move and the nasty weather helm actually becomes a blessing and capsize saver, when wind shifts or drops suddenly! As you go uprange then usually body weight position, starts to ballance out the helm. ( a bit)

Great to see 20+ years later folks are still prepared to build "silly skiffs" that are rather cheap in cost but allow so much experimentation with the bonus that a few years sailing one does translate into superior reaction times and apparent wind sailing prowess!


P.S.  Foils next ?
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Reuben will be too young to remember the cartoon Rhubarb and Custard, but the shaky camerawork remindedme of that.

The boat looks superb - loved the reaction of the Byte sailor as you went past, and 10/10 for the dismount at the end...
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What happens when he pops the sillymetric?
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Originally posted by Jack Sparrow

Originally posted by Reuben T

Finally managed to get some video together, sorry about the shaking, the cameraman has just been for a sail/swim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMH2X5SUGNk


BRILLIANT!!!!

Absolutely. What a hoot. It looks like great fun.
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Originally posted by Reuben T

Finally managed to get some video together, sorry about the shaking, the cameraman has just been for a sail/swim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMH2X5SUGNk


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Nice little boat, looks great fun.
Was the cameraman filming on a bouncy castle ? ;)
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that looks brilliant fun. You looked to be having far more fun that those people in their Solo's. Love the 1960's cine effect as well, especially the dodgy camera work shaking all about.
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Finally managed to get some video together, sorry about the shaking, the cameraman has just been for a sail/swim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMH2X5SUGNk
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