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    Posted: 25 Jan 12 at 11:04pm
Yes it's great news. I'm very thankfull to the guys at Spinlock.

And I look forward to seeing you all at the show!
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Looking forward to seeing the 3.7 more than almost anything else at the show - certainly more than any of the manufacturer stands. At just over 70 kg (and, I hope, shrinking) I'm pretty much ideal weight. Maybe one day... certainly an attainable dream, though I tend towards rebuilds generally.
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Great to see Spinlock are giving space to display the 3.7 at the dinghy show. Thumbs Up
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If you did I'd happily buy it!  Wink
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Cheers Jack, i am currently 94kg, aiming to be 86kg so i'm firmly out of the window.  Still would love to have a go at building one though.  

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Originally posted by Ruscoe


Jack,
Can't remember saying that but i am interested in a project however no one seems to of answered the crew weight question.  If they are only £1500 to build then fantastic, but i suspect i am well over the maximum crew weight. 



Sorry missed this.

The NZ class association suggest 55kg to 80kg.
I'm saying 50kg to 75kg because we have a little less wind.
Pete Barton is, I think 78kg? Sure in the lighter stuff you are going to be hiking and you'll need a bit more breeze to get on the wire at the 80kg. But think of it this way. It's 8.8sqm that is 0.7sqm more that a Rooster 8.1 which is for 90kg+. But you have a trapeze. So you are likely be ticking along nicely hiking in >F2 - and in and out / perching F2>F3 - wiring above this at 80kg.

So a 50kg helm is going to be powered up and caneing you up to the point where they have to depower ?F3>F4 at which point you are powered up and making the most of it. As the wind gets up you have the advantage on the 50kg helm who is toughing it out or decided to stay on shore or indeed get his reefed sail out (no joke some guys have them in NZ).

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Wil we see the Farr out this Sunday?


YES.... but with Jeremy in it!

Woohoo - I'll bring the fenders   Wink
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Wil we see the Farr out this Sunday?


YES.... but with Jeremy in it!
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Originally posted by Ruscoe

Back to the Far 3.7, how much could a complete boat be made for?  I guess the hull is the cheap part?  Also could they be built in a single garage? Whilst i am (i should imagine) miles to heavy for one, i sounds like a great home build project.


Sorry I must have misinterpreted this.
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.. I'm sure wooden boats can be very good, and far more environmentally sound as well.

My reason for buying resin & fibre boats is merely laziness; many many years ago, we had a wooden topped enterprise and the annual rubbing down and revarnishing was a pain in the butt.  In our boat park are numerous abandoned and ill maintained boats, the GRP ones could be scrubbed up and sailed, the wooden ones won't even make firewood (too damp).

I can repair plastic pretty well (and almost invisibly too) ... how did the trap hook hole damage to the wooden 3.7 go?  Post repair pictures?

Even the solo sailors .. furniture lovers to a man.. are now buying "plastic" boats.

PS:  delicate boats and trap hooks .... tried a Waddington Flush Hook?  Mine is a boat saver!

PPS:  yes hartleys have been "old and heavy" class builders to date .. but check out the new epoxy Supernova (and they built a carbon cherub once .. tho nobody bought one).  Aadvark (or bloodaxe) 3.7s would be good .. but would anyone afford one?


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