420 transom

Hmm, dont really know, just the speed it gets to when its really windy and 13 stone is as flat on the trapeze as he can get and im hiked out all the way and she still feels like she might capsize....

Can anyone give me advice about trailer weights???? We have a combi trailer and have been invited away with the students for a weekend (hurray!! a chance to be studenty again!! (not often to be had when you are a teacher!!!) and theyve asked us to bring a uni topper as well as our 420, so...

.... would a topper, a 420 and a combi trailer add up to more than 750kg??? (i got my licence after 1997 so thats the heaviest i can tow without doing a test)

 

Thanks

gem

Its a Rondar and im guessing from the number about 95 build.. so 10yrs or so old prob. Ex UKSA boat so loads of dents but does the job for us fine!! We're prob on the heavy side for her, (combined weight 23 stone) but never mind, as it enables us to go out in fun stuff, as my man does the trapezing and i drive, his weight keeps her up and screaming along!! I do find that when she gets to limit speed she wavers about a bit.. no idea why. Great boat though, especially as we dont have the best sailing conditions here, and usually sail alone, she dosent seem that prone to capsize and there is plenty room for flares, vhf, snacks etc. And has the fun of a trapeze/spinnaker etc.

All we need to do now is work out how to be flying the spinny and trapez eat same time.... :0)

We were too big to be sailing the 420 when we were, so used to go out in absolutely balistic conditions, leaving a Laser 5000 on the shore for the less windier days. Used to love it and at one Reggatta, the race officer messed up on our results because he couldn't believe we'd done more laps than the cats and skiffs. Got it sorted & had a full sheet of firsts. That was one of the most fun times we've had on the water, and strangely for me, we never swam. Wouldn't mind doing the Lifeboats at some point but don't they involve a lot of committment, and any time I've done rescue duty, or been sitting in a rib instructing, I always get the feeling that I wish I was on something with a sail.

I only occassionally do the bigger boat stuff so not really crewing on anything with a keel. Did he used to keep the boat in the Marina or at the Royal Northern?

Replacing the silicon seals seem the best place to start. Also when you take it off play around with it to see if its locking properly in the up position. If not I'd be replacing it. Used to sail a 420 now and again, and the boat I was sailing had the transom flaps but had elastic attached to it which ran along to a metal hook on the base of the centreboard casing. The elastic held the flaps tight against the transom and I believe the elastic was replaced any time it was looking like wearing. On the windier days, the flaps were really good for draining the boat of any water.