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Looks pretty but have you weighed it yet? I've treid all sorts of ways of making the deck, but now I use internal structure to support all the fittings and the desk is only there to keep the water out. I use a single layer of 200 gsm carbon made on a glass plate. I use a shaped block to make the mast recess and butt joint the sections. I was going to make a mould for the fin box / mast tube but Dave Creed makes them at a price that's hard to refuse.

Looks fantastic. A lot of skill involved! I’m enjoying seeing progress.

Hi it was the basic UPS delivery, package under 10kg. Picked up from our door & as you’ll note we kept the rigs in one piece fully rigged ready to put in the hull, box donated by neighbour. Cost around £120, they offered a quicker Air Mail £250ish

But the recovery came out better. Spread tow/Divinycell sandwich with aircraft plywood at the mast step. Applied thin teak veneer with a coat of West System epoxy with special clear hardener. Likely get several more coats with wet sanding in between.

Epic fail on the first deck go-around. Plan was to paint the Mylar and do a s-cloth/Divinycell sandwich with some carbon reinforcement but it ended up a mess.

Barry What was the cost and did you send it with the mast in one length ? What did you pack it in. I am selling a Proteus in the UK and have interest from Denmark.

Next Sunday (1st Nov) is race one in the 26-27 Midland District Winter Series. Entry is open via the MYA online system with the NOR which covers all rounds. Interested? Get your entry in… https://www.mya-uk.org.uk/events/#events/event-details/6ac91d3cec987eab2d587695

Big congratulations to Craig, John, Paul and David, and the rest of Team GB! Exciting sailing out in South Africa and a great result for Craig!

How much did you adjust the ballast? Would be good to find out please

What did adjusting the ballast do for it?

MX14 in fantastic condition. The original fin has been replaced and the ballast adjusted to improve the trim which has transformed the performance. The boat has an RMG winch, three rigs, rig box and stand. No radio or receiver. £500 ovno. Call or text 07809108299

Ok Sorted, UPS got it to Denmark in just 3 Days!!!! Pretty impressive! So batteries acquired could sailing this weekend. Thanks Thomas, Enjoy.

Marblehead swing rig, top suit, sails a little tired but otherwise fully functional. £90:00 Located HCMYC call 07809108299

Looking for RG65 IVY any help appreciated. 07902 418145

Thanks guy’s I think “wobbles” latter words say it all the cost of transportation is far more than the boats value! We thought initially a relative would pick it up & could sort delivery, delivery costs to & from the Isle of Wight can be amusing! The idea of cuttIng the masts down to metre initially made me twitch, it shouldn’t I normally sail / build Marblehead’s joining Carbon sections an every day occurrence. Anyway thanks Guys We’ll see how it goes.

I have one PM me for details

I use Transglobal express for all my international posting. https://www.transglobalexpress.co.uk/ Put the sizes and weights in, for each parcel, destination - options from varying companies pop up. Always cheaper than going direct to the courier companies direct.

Need fin / keel and bulb for rg65

Ive used DHL Express (DHL have different services so Express is not normal DHL Freight) multiple times including recently moving an IOM (boxed seperately) and sailbox (standard 3 rigs box) from FRA to AUS and they had no problems but it did get delayed as the sailbox was listed as oversized. I would find a freight forwarder (agent) who specialises in moving small (not size) consignments and get options for the move ..... I found my agent got much better prices than I could find going direct even via postage. One thing is that it will cost a few ££££ as although it may be <20kg its the cubic weight (due to it being big but light) used for freight that makes it expensive ...... my freight cost door to door cost was more than the boat.

Morning we’re looking to send a boat & rigs to Denmark! Any suggestions on carriers ? DHL our initial thought don’t appear happy with mast length’s !!!! Msg on - barrywatkin505@gmail.com

With all of the hours I have in this little project, they’d probably need to be priced at a full-size America's Cup hull to break even.

Are you taking orders?😉

It took a while to get to this point but a hull is finally in the mold. Prepped molds with 3 coats of Partall wax and sprayed a few coats of PVA barrier. Created a light gelcoat out of West Systems 410 and a bit of 423 graphite powder for color and rigidity. The layup is 5.6 oz biased, 4-harness carbon cloth in the middle section around the mast and keel, 5.6 oz s-cloth for rest of hull, 5.6 oz uni-carbon 1 inch wide both sides running entire bottom length of hull and 2x1 inch forming an L at the full length of the deck edge. West Systems epoxy for the gelcoat and FiberGlast System 2001 for the structure. This is all an educated guess so we’ll see how it works out. Mike

Colin Thank you for your question! As I mentioned earlier, my goal has been to modernise the club since many of our policies were outdated, some dating back to 2004. We've spent a lot of time this year refreshing the club's website, as it often contained old information. I believe the club's website acts as the online front door for potential new members, who will quickly form an opinion during their first few minutes of browsing. That's why it's crucial for the website to be fresh and up to date. Regarding the constitution, I've taken inspiration from the clubs I belong to in the UK and implemented some effective ideas. I've been fortunate to experience different scenarios with various clubs across the north and south of the UK. When it comes to the sailing policy, I believe that all sailors should follow a minimum standard of fair racing. While having fun at the lakeside is important, the club in the past have introduced racing concessions that affected sailing standards, this is not acceptable to me. Challenging the culture in bedded will be difficult. (Have fun, but race fair!) It's clear that making all the desired changes quickly is not practical. This year has been focused on building infrastructure and updating documents and websites. Next year, my focus will be to make improvements at the waterfront. However, with the upcoming AGM, there’s a chance that the new policies may not pass, and I could be voted out by the end of this year. (Who knows?) I invite you to explore the Space Coast Model Sailing Club website at your leisure, you can find some of the polices within the Club Documents page! Regards JT

Proactive sounds a good position. As you hint at, reasonably easy to know what the Regulars think, but sometimes those who don't like something don't say anything - they just attend less :( What did you do on "constitution" and "policy"?