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T12 has keel following wooden sealing boards which are original I am sure.

In theory they are great for hydrodynamics, water sloshing control and automatic operation.

In reality I am yet to be sure they fully close the keel slot (and thus improves hydrodynamics) but I will check when she is in the water next year.

They also require maintenance every year; due to lots of moving parts combined with antifouling/wear issues.

I may convert the current system of bungees and multiple sheaves to deploy the strips, into something more manual, but more positive. Hopefully this would make them feel more beneficial.

Best of all would be GRP followers, the aft end of which is forced, and then locked down to the hull line with some sort of strut. Possibly you could use a long gas strut with an extended underwater actuator arm. Or a bit of batten with holes in it that you lock into place on the rear bulkhead.

George

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Jonathan,

Kingsbridge will be a good launch spot, we are going there on Sunday if you need a hand then.

I would say give yourself loads of time to get ready so you don’t have to rush as you miss a tide.

The trailer will need to be completely submerged before she floats off so you cannot attached a vehicle directly, a strong strop will work but you do not want this to snap! The jockey wheel takes a battering during all this, the load goes through it with no towing vehicle, so make sure it is really strong as well.

Ideally you have two helpers.

I have launched at Saltash twice with the trailer and it was fine both times.

Cheers,

George

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Hello Rory,

I am based near Callington, you are welcome to pop by to have a look at T12.

Drop me a text to arrange – 07745 235624

Thanks,

George

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Hello Mike,

I would be interested in a plate if you one spare still?

Many thanks,

George

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Harrier is back in the water as of last weekend and set to cruise the South West. The shakedown trip to Cawsand in Plymouth Sound went well although I managed to foul my own tender’s painter in a crowded anchorage, luckily a bright foredeck crew member got the hook back out sharpish!

There is a the odd job still to complete when afloat but she is in better shape again this year so the work must be paying off!

Happy sailing all and I look forward meeting some of the AOA this year.

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Thanks for the pictures and comments from other owners.

I am now in the final stages of fabricating a new pushpit to incorporate the following features:

Space under it for the dinghy on the aft deck

Liferaft cradle

Life shoe holder

Aft boarding ladder (Calista style)

Key thing for me, since swimming off the boat is a frequent pastime, is that the ladder could be used comfortably, hence the mock-up in timber to work out the ergonomics. The final mock-up ended up being pretty detailed, including the hinged ladder part, but less of that and more of the steelwork!

Pictures below midway through fabrication with the final ones to follow next week once the pushpit has been polished again and then fitted.

I borrowed the tube bender, used 316 MP tube and laser cut feet, used my own TIG welding set and throughly hated cutting the scalloped tube ends with that hole saw, in the end I just used an angle grinder to avoid the terrible noise and slow cutting speed.

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Great images of the boat. Nice pile of fire wood too!!

One question, is that fixed block for running the jib sheet up to the winch?

I have a sliding track for the block and it is a bit of a complicated mess. I was thinking of a fixed replacement.

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I am going though the same process with T12. The old aluminium part was corroded so off the machine shop for a new one. Photos to follow. Unfortunately the long vertical timber has been effected by the corrosion of the pintle so I have made a new one in Iroko. Again pics to follow.

 

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Hello,

Here in deepest Cornwall [all of 15 miles from Torpoint] we could offer pick up and store in the dry but rather airy polytunnel next to our Duckling that I drove all the way to Felixstowe to pick up last year! We would of course then have the original drawings to add to the archive if we don’t already have them.  It would be a shame for it disappear into the unknown!

Kind regards

Stephen Taylor [T12]

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