Mike Ewart

As a measurer I wouldnt accept it

A stainless eyebolt to fit the thread of the keel bolt

A couple of years ago Mr Potter was making a set of turnbuckles from stainless steel the set comprised 3 screwed sections to fit on the rigs and one section to fit on the hull, seemed a good idea worth che king it out

For those looking at this when you buy your carbon tube a number of suppliers will sell matt or gloss finish, the gloss is exactly the same tube as the matt with a gloss coating on top so is oversized, if you want a reasonble fit buy the matt and make sure both diameters come from the same supplier, makes life easier and whilst it is very small, uneven sanding could make a difference to the bend characteristics of the mast

If this is for a six then a lot of them are using 12 mm for the whole mast and stffening with 10mm at the base I tend to go roughly halfway between the spreaders and gooseneck with internal 10mm, but I do like a fairly stiff mast, remember you also need to ensure the mast does not rotate and exfra thickness at the bottom gives you a bit more meat around your desired locating point/method

Malin wire is v good no crimping make loop and wrap tail

With a 6m dont fall into the trap of going for speed, yes the Hitec is a bit slow but the Red ant Ars and rmg all with the same fitting and drum mount are suitable but as mentioned the use of a winch with a battery connected to the winch gives more flexibility and power .When the bwinch is powered through the reciever you are now relying on a futaba type plug to provide up to 5amps , not a good idea volt drop will reduce the winch power and generate heat, not a good idea. In respect of being waterproof, if the water gets to the winch in a six its already sunk

Try and reduce your use of the rudder, it is too easy to put full rudder on as you are not feeling the weight of the rudder a d you will find yourself being too slow out of the tacks

Not wishing to agree or disagree with the pure theory of flow over the wing/sail but I do find Lesters description easier to understand and possibly easier to help people see a source of the pressure drop

It has been done and many years ago a six measured as an A won the natioals, I believe you would need to alter the draught and change the sail area possibly a different mast, the conversion would give you a good libht airs A but not very effective in any other conditions

30pound fishing line is ample, I also use 3d printed ones on bigger boats, main thing is getting consistent tension on the fastenings try a 3mm rod taped to the mast and tie the lines tight over the rod then remove the rod before sailing

If you know the sizes you want most people with a 3d printer could print them for you, I have been using 3d printed ones for a few years on A class and 6metre yachts

Definitely a small pulley like one of Sails etc low profile pulleys would improve things especially in the light winds

The pet plastic from cheese packs or other flat packaging, cut to size and fixed with double sided tapewith deck lat h squares at the ends

As a previous class captain, I am totally against the 2 mast proposal, it is a step in the wrong direction it will inevitably lead to multiple mast in the future. Having sailed in all the open events I could for a number of years to help to promote the class, and now having a vibrant class this will be a step in the wrong direction, putting up costs and complexity, difficulty in fransport and storage and far from encouraging people into the class will drive them away. In all the open meetings I have been to I have never had to rush a sail change and when changing have always been offered assistance. In my humble opinion it isnt broke so please leave it alone.

Good summary

Contact the IOM registrar as per address on the website

The standard on dinghys and seems to work on radio yachts is rudder hard over sheet out and get her moving again

As Have 2 txs I write on the pot lid the name of the boat and the 1st choice tranny, thetrannys are copied but because I have 2 off some of my boats I can lend out a boat and tranny when needec

Dont think it is a Sweet the fin fitting looks wrong for a PJ design

It ould be a 1.5 metre ya ht there were a few of these around, I know John Lewis did at least 2 designs and Oliver Lse did at least one they tended to look like oversized Marbleheads

I use 3d printed spreaders and you can have varying angles and lengths for different conditions

Could it be a stealth, the stern looks rignt and the bow hatch for the winch

Looks like a Dann but am guessing

Thanks Damien