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    Posted: 21 Oct 09 at 7:15pm

Sorry, nothing spare. Infact if all goes well with the first sail then I am going to be on the look out for a new main and kite. I'll let you know if i get any angles.

Love the idea of an old and new hanicap system. Mine isn't a carbon boat but a glass one so i take it that i would get a more favourable handicap than probably everyone else, but at the same time others lack ability so maybe we should see!!!

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Originally posted by Demo Dave

It currently has the sharks teeth sticker at the bow as Ella Bache did all those years ago but unsure if this really has anything to do with the boats history.

Some more confusion here.  The boat you have Dave was a completely standard B18 built for Lawrie Smith for the '95 season.  I bought it off him for '96.  More recently it turned up at Draycote with the shark's teeth (and still sporting a lot of the useful bits I put on it!), sadly the teeth have nothing to do with the history of the boat.  For '96 Lawrie had a new B18 built in carbon with a dished deck, which is the one that became Base 1.

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Originally posted by MikeBz

Originally posted by Demo Dave

It currently has the sharks teeth sticker at the bow as Ella Bache did all those years ago but unsure if this really has anything to do with the boats history.

Some more confusion here.  The boat you have Dave was a completely standard B18 built for Lawrie Smith for the '95 season.  I bought it off him for '96.  More recently it turned up at Draycote with the shark's teeth (and still sporting a lot of the useful bits I put on it!), sadly the teeth have nothing to do with the history of the boat.  For '96 Lawrie had a new B18 built in carbon with a dished deck, which is the one that became Base 1.

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Ah, so that's not my old B18 but your old B18!!!! - I forgot Lawrie had a standard B18 first. and that you bought that when you jumped ship!!!

So where is my old B18 with the dished deck? I last saw it at Grafham.

 
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Originally posted by Rob D

Originally posted by MikeBz

Originally posted by Demo Dave

It currently has the sharks teeth sticker at the bow as Ella Bache did all those years ago but unsure if this really has anything to do with the boats history.

Some more confusion here.  The boat you have Dave was a completely standard B18 built for Lawrie Smith for the '95 season.  I bought it off him for '96.  More recently it turned up at Draycote with the shark's teeth (and still sporting a lot of the useful bits I put on it!), sadly the teeth have nothing to do with the history of the boat.  For '96 Lawrie had a new B18 built in carbon with a dished deck, which is the one that became Base 1.

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Ah, so that's not my old B18 but your old B18!!!! - I forgot Lawrie had a standard B18 first. and that you bought that when you jumped ship!!!

So where is my old B18 with the dished deck? I last saw it at Grafham.

 

 

It's still there I believe and it made it out to the open at Rutland ealier in the year.

I did do a double take as it had a very long snout for a B18 ... so I guess it will take the M18 jibs.
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It's still there I believe and it made it out to the open at Rutland ealier in the year.

I did do a double take as it had a very long snout for a B18 ... so I guess it will take the M18 jibs.

It will take a "Turbo" jib which is bigger than the M18 No.1 jib. They were used on Grand Prix skiffs, and that boat was built to race in the Grand Prix circuit that came to the UK. I still have the wire bob-stay needed to support the jib.
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i i think we may have ur boat, ours has a massive snout, check our flikr

 
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and also could you send me the wire or could we haev it, i think we have that boat, our jibs fit fine but the bigger the better
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Olly I Think Rob is talking about the below one

edit ... photo didn't work try the link:-
http://gallery.me.com/alecmck/100036/Grafham-205/web.jpg?ver =12411846610001

You could see the Base1 faded in red on the bow.
Wow you can even see the bobstay 


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Originally posted by Inland sea

Olly I Think Rob is talking about the below one

edit ... photo didn't work try the link:-
http://gallery.me.com/alecmck/100036/Grafham-205/web.jpg?ver =12411846610001

You could see the Base1 faded in red on the bow.
Wow you can even see the bobstay 

Yes that's my favorite B18. The hull was built by Ovi and the deck by Neil McDonald. She was made for Lawrie Smith as "The Sunday Times". Lawrie sold it to Russel Peters who had it for 1 season, I bought it from Russel and raced it for about 3 seasons.

The wire bob-stay in that photo is the one to support a standard No 1 Jib which is the maximum current rules allow, but there is room to put a "Turbo" jib - a light weather option used by the Grand Prix Boats.

The wings on that boat were originally 16ft (or 17ft?) wide for the Grand Prix Series than cut down to the current 14ft rule.

As I said before, that boat is bomb proof and with a good rig would be fast (but difficult to handle!)
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right , after sanding fairing, stripping all the fittings, hanging it on a very sketchy rope system from the sailing clubs boat shed roof, one coat of toxic primer which made us feel very happy in a small room, 3 coats of a high gloss white paint she is looking amazing

took us all night and havnt been to bed but still very good,

we fitted her out today and are just finalising all the control lengths and the take ups( if anyone can help on these the please do)

one issue we have come accross are our racks, we have taken the glass off all the joints and they are in a bit of a sorry state, all the welds are strong however the material around them isnt, however this will be sleved and glassed over so will be ready soon

we pick up our new sails this week which have been kindly dontanted so will have new mains a few kits and no2 set of sails as well as some more advice and help.

all in all our cheep skiff is going well and we should have her out soon,
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