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    Posted: 24 Mar 25 at 3:50pm
Just having a random thought.

N12 to 12ft Skiff Conversion, would it be possible?

Take a rig & foils off an old I14, reinforce the hull, add a bowsprit with stays, build in a centreboard case?

Are there any N12 designs that would work with this?

Interesting thought experiment.

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Well, if you put enough work in... Realistically I think you would have to reduce the boat to an empty shell and put a complete new interior structure in. I don't really know enough about recent N12 design to comment on how suitable the hull shape would be, but I'm reminded of a quote from Paul Bieker about 14s - "everyone said two trapezes would be a cheap way to go faster, then we all got to chuck our hulls." Its kinda hard to imagine that good shapes for such very different tasks would be similar.
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Too wide, too heavy.

Maybe one of the 1980s open water downwind speed machines would work, but you'd still need to knock 35kg and 20cm off. I think we can broadly say National 12s are very optimised for displacement sailing, and the most recent designs for t foil rudders so those may be out the window.
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