Well, today finally saw the launch of this project boat. Sailed for about 3Hrs in around 6 or 7mph of breeze. Not a hint of water in the hulls, nothing broke, everything worked as it should and a bit of (Slow) fun was had. All in, including the boat itself (Which was actually free) I spent a total o...

Hi Bob, Yeah, I have the jib furler kit on the boat. I was going to remove the bottle screw and replace it with a strop once I fit the shroud adjusters - which have now arrived. I'll see how everything shapes up next weekend hopefully. As an aside, I was at the dinghy show on Saturday and checked ou...

Brilliant.
Thanks for this Liam.

I read the article on boat setup but it didn't really give an idea of numbers etc so this is great, many thanks.

I always loved sailing my previous 15 (1706) and regret letting it go so I'm getting pretty excited about this boat.

Cheers

I've pretty much finished this boat resurrection - hopefully a launch date once i've got the Dinghy Show out of the way :-) I noticed that my boat doesn't have shroud adjusters. The forestay is connected via a bottle screw to the bridle and has a furler. So, after dropping the mast and sorting the r...

Just a quick update. Keith sorted me a suitable replacement tramp that just needed a small repair. That has now been completed - for the grand total of £35 (Many thanks to Chris at Creation Covers in Perry Barr, Birmingham). I'm hoping to fit the tramp next weekend - though I'm On Call for work so n...

Currently being cleaned and polished after being dug out of the bushes!
Manor Park SC in Staffordshire.

Found the sails :D Apart from a bit of a mouse nibble at the back of the main they're in good nick. Green/Pink/White/Blue so are replacement sails. I can make out the outline of a 12** number where the previous numbers have been peeled off. 'Proper' boat number is on the sail: 443 , so yeah, an earl...

Hi Bob, That's a massive help, many thanks for the info. I'm 99.9% sure it's the 'original' setup - but I'll take a ruler down to the club tomorrow to measure the excess boltrope, great to know the rope size though so thanks. I didn't see any obvious cracks in the tracks but I'll take another look b...

I've been back up to the club to have another look and I'm more sure that it's worth a go. Literally had to dig away the (thorny) bushes and Triffid weeds - which reached tramp level all the way around. Trolley wheels were still inflated so was easy to roll out and check over. All sheets are there. ...

Hi Keith, I'm up in Staffordshire. The tracks look in good shape by my eye. No obvious bends/twists/cracks or anything. I'll be taking another (closer) look at the boat on Sunday so, who knows, maybe more will crop up...but I must admit, apart from a tramp and a wash it actually looks to be in good ...

I found an old Spark in the bushes at our club yesterday. The rigging is all standing, mast is up and moves easily and the rudders, extension and tiller bar are all there. Sails (Jib & Main) are in a dry container and, when I opened the hatches on the hulls, both were bone dry. The tatty cover h...