Martyn Henson

Can anybody tell me if Nick Cowern is still the person to send IOM certs to for owner changes? Martyn

DF95 hull only includes inspection cover and working winch old non digital. No leaks but a few scuffs £30.00. Collection Dorchester DT1 2FG

I am currently building a Corbie 6 from cedar and ply decking. Despite what I thought was minimal internals I have estimated that It will be 100gms overweight. I have removed the cedar strip foredeck reduced the foredeck bulkheads to skeletons sanded the internal hull which was light epoxy coated back to a minimum but only achieved 50gms back. Now going to re-make foredeck in ply which I hope will achieve enough saving. I appreciate that on occasions a bit of extra weight can be helpful, but when racing knowing you are overweight is always going to play on your mind and the reason you blame the boat not the man on the sticks. I am surprised that West Epoxy is used on some builds as it is much heavier when used as a coating. I also I think their can be a marked difference in the weight of cedar and any other planking as you buy small amounts and have a limited number of suppliers who are not on your doorstep.

I take it that’s it’s a racing boat which is above class weight. In which case you maybe able to reduce weight by new electrical parts particularly batteries and winches. Has the boat any corrector weights that can be removed? It could be damp but this suggests it’s not well built. You might be able to drill holes in some of the bulk heads if you can access the inside but don’t endanger strength.

Yes it does look like a ‘Wotsit’ to me also. martyn