Stuart Watts

That is a simple method! and easy to put some shrink sleeve over also. Really helpful! Thanks John.

Thanks Larry.

Good advice there Colin. Many thanks, that method is the one i'm going for. Really appreciate your input! Stuart

Sounds a simple solution Gary, not sure the zero drag would make much difference on the Rhythm, but an interesting way forward. Does BG suggest 'one' hook for each shroud or both into one?

I like that idea better than a self tapping screw in the mast. Many thanks for that!

I’ll take another look, I only found side fixing shrouds but I probably missed some! Thank you!

Can anyone post a pic of the fixing point of the shrouds at the front of the mast? I assume the shroud wire does a turn around the self tapping screw? thank you!

Laurie, I emailed the Doncaster MSC to enquire but didn't get a reply. Stuart

Wow nice looking yacht! Many thanks Ben, really good to see what I’m aiming for, many thanks for the photos! Stuart

Rob, all these are incredibly useful, thank you so much for taking the time and trouble to get to the hull in your garage and for the time and effort helping me with wise and experienced words. For some reason, my hull has the rear winch 'pulley' on the port side (like yours) and the winch location on the starboard side, with the pot on the port side. Thus the winch line is across the centre line of the hull. I may alter this to similar to yours! The mast step is much more simplistic with a ply receptacle for the base of the mast and a tight hole on the deck where the mast comes through. No mast 'ram' at all. I may leave it that way, although it wouldn't take much to alter to similar to yours, so who knows, I may do that. My bulb has a captive nut sunk into the wooden fin, so has a bolt upwards from the bottom, so quite secure (hopefully). I will check the angle of the bulb and adjust if necessary but then will resin it in I think! Again, I really appreciate the time and trouble you have taken for me. This has given me a great steer on a way forward. Really useful. Stuart

Wow, that's great, Thank You! Any pictures would be useful, but the mast step, and your though deck / winch set up if it's in situ would be great. Also your fin/ballast would be interesting - mine has a big gap in the lead ballast around the fin entry point - which I would intend filling with resin, but would be interested how yours looks! Many thanks again, and thank you in advance for doing battle with your loft space if you can manage it!! Stuart

I've now heard back that the Ebay supplier doesn't have the November issue so I'm still searching for both issues!

If anyone has a copy of the October 1993 article (I don't need the plans), they would be willing to copy/email to me, I would be really grateful! For research purposes of course! which I think copyright allows up to a certain percentage of the book/magazine.

Hi Rob, as it happens I have ordered the November copy just today from eBay, I can’t find a copy of the October mag just yet, but I look forward to reading about your build! Many thanks for your reply.