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Adding to Lester's comments, I use the shank of a drill bit as spacer, add an extra twist to the first part of the knot - the extra friction holds it in place while tying the second half.. Then a dab of crazy glue to lock the knot, and finally trim the ends. John

I spent all of my dinghy and cruiser sailing days on the sea... I now radio sail on a strongly brackish lake, and even with a wave of a couple of inches adept boat handling skills are needed to tack without stalling... I cannot imagine sailing a 65 on the sea!

A quick update. The ASBO has surfaced with some help from the marvelous Cotswold Model Yacht Club members (Barry Trueman and Garry Stevenson in particular), Swindon Sub Aqua Club divers (x2). Thanks to the outstanding build quality and design from Barry Chisam the hull appears to be in good condition. The electrics and electronics are less good and will need a complete overhaul. What is clear is that the yellow #8 will sail again. Thanks too go to the myriad people, MYA members, Builders, Designers and fellow IOM sailors all over the world who have offered and given great support and its clear to me that this sailing community is more about family than winning: OK on the water winning might take pride of place but off the water its a great team. Simon Clarke deserves a special mention for lending me one of his spare boats and I'm most grateful to him. I've started to look for a new boat in any case and have several feelers out for a replacement. Of note the divers from Swindon Sub Aqua Club are happy to assist with diving lead recovery of boats and are prepared to travel upto 45 minutes from Swindon to assist. I can't recommend them highly enough. I'll put up so pictures of the recovery in due course in a separate thread. Also I'll make the repair/restoration of the boat a separate thread to encourage any readers. The winch will need some TLC and the remainder of the system will be replaced. All in all a tough day at the lake but one with a happy ending. Why not come and visit us at the lake and I promise to keep my boat on the water not under it.