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Are you charging by the paragraph or the word?
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And K88 is correct. It could be $5k just in berth rental, so why not use that on a masthead code 0.
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Thanks willow, but given the amount of mods you've done on your boats (plural) you'd be a confirmed proponent of improving what is essentially a very useable boat. Just a mite too slow.
88's suffer from the one class premium and only the good ones would be a significant improvement. And the old adage of not buying someone else's problems apply.
We think the bow mods will be the most valuable, a la Meister. We'd be keen to hear what others think. . Our current configuration has a lot of rocker forward of the keel which acts like a brake. Our thesis is that lowering the rocker will smooth the entrywhich together with an extra foot of waterline will give better flow and allow us to plane earlier.
This is what meister did.
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Thanksx beau770. We think the grunty chicken option'd be too small. We've a challenge 29 which is like the tardis space wise so hard to go backwards in that area. Problem with her is she is not competitive in her current state. We just want her to go faster.
930's seem to have the go but compromise the cruisability with fixed transom and narrow beam.
Like what meister has done though. We'd be stoked to go like her. We have the budget to make similar mods.
Bazthemammoth is researching about what the hull bow section should be if we went down that route.
Also looking at keel design.
Any ideas out there?
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Here's a brief list of laws off the top of my head which protect the ignorant: compulsory eduction, insurance law, consumer protection law, industrial standards law, unfair contracts law - the list goes on.
These are not laws protecting the ignorant. They are laws protecting the victimized. An example of an attempt to protect the ignorant is credit contracts. And that has been successful
In stopping the stereotypical ignorant in signing up for 30% loans from sharks?
I don't have statistical support but I don't for a moment doubt that boating is generally safer on a per capita or per event basis than this list:
Scuba diving (there needs to be a law making it compulsory to have a buddy and a dive computer.)
Rugby (there should be a law outlawing scrums and hard tackles)
Showering (there should be a law outlawing slippery surfaces and soap)
Recreational Welding, grinding, skill sawing, drilling and belt sanding ( there should be a law making eye protection compulsory)
These are all things which have higher injury and death rates than boating, when one excludes the truly ignorant and euphemistic "12 foot tinnie fishermen"
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There is a very cheap Elliot ( sister ship to Grunty Chicken ) sitting on the hard in Kerikeri. Only ever used for one season and taken out of the water for family reasons. Sails are as new ( gennaker never been out of the bag ) new engine etc.etc. but the red paint needs attention or a wrap.
Has interior but squabs never been covered. There is a bit of tidy up work to do but will be priced rite, much less than $45000. Worth a look for sure.
It's not my boat but I am a friend of the owner.
HI Beau 770, any idea how to get in touch with the owner?
Upgrading boat. Opinions wanted
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Therin is the rub. As you pointed out earlier a keel could cost the earth perhaps about the same as the bow and a few sails which would be a low risk way to start. If that helps then we can investigate the keel.