RS100 Prototype

Hi Keith - one boat is all one colour and one has the clear gel / carbon foredeck - when they are here we will take a view, but we have always liked the contrasting foredeck: So no firm decisions, but I quite possibly the clear gel deck will be an option. We have engineered it so the foredecks are removeable - machine screws, not bonding paste, so we might do a quick change if it looks wrong in the flesh...

Nick.

Weighing a boat is not very easy to do and so many people just don't bother.

I have always been pretty keen on doing this I guess a habit learned from 470s where you expected a new boat to be delivered with max correctors ... this must have been a nightmare for the builder.

The only SMOD class I have sailed where boat weighing was done at an event was the MPS Worlds were every boat was weighed and the differences were minimal so thumbs up to Ovingtons for their consistancy.

As a consumer I guess it is up to you to check what you have brought measures up to the spec. on the marketing materials.

Yes, we certainly do weigh each boat and correct some - every class has a production tolerance agreed with the class. And whereas we are very happy for customers to weigh boats on collection, it fundamentally means owners of smods do not have to worry about certificates and the like.

Nick.

Great news. Cant wait to see the production finished hull. What was the decision on the foredeck? Is it same colour of hull or black like protos?

Keith.

Hi Keith - one boat is all one colour and one has the clear gel / carbon foredeck - when they are here we will take a view, but we have always liked the contrasting foredeck: So no firm decisions, but I quite possibly the clear gel deck will be an option. We have engineered it so the foredecks are removeable - machine screws, not bonding paste, so we might do a quick change if it looks wrong in the flesh...

Nick.

Sounds great Nick,

It will be great to see both but I must admit I really liked the clear gel carbon look. This really differentiates the look of the boat compared with other mass production boats in my opinion.  

Cheers, Keith.

Merlinboy how would you weigh a boat? have you weighed the boat you have?

its not that easy to weigh your boat presicely you would need to be indoors and have calibrated scales ect.  its enough of a pain at a worlds getting your boat measured with out having to set up all the gear for just one boat.