Hi All,
I hope all your 12s weathered the gales over Easter. Unfortunately my 12, N2962, suffered some damage.
A freak gust broke the lashings and the boat "flew" 10 feet and landed awkwardly, resulting in a broken
mast just above the gooseneck, gunwale gravel rash and the pointy front bit snapped below the bow stem.
So it looks a bit like a Mirror dinghy, but not that much.
My questions to the learned panel are:
Can a mast be found to replace the broken one? A new Selden etc mast costs loads, I was thinking of a
second hand one, possibly from another dinghy class which can be fettled to fit.
As it most certainly will be an insurance write-off, is it best to give it a Viking Burial and buy
another 12? The damage at the front seems fairly straightforward to fix, it needs some TLC anyway so
the repairs will be done at the same time as everything else.
Hopefully some kind soul can advise.
Yours
Tim Rostron
I hope all your 12s weathered the gales over Easter. Unfortunately my 12, N2962, suffered some damage.
A freak gust broke the lashings and the boat "flew" 10 feet and landed awkwardly, resulting in a broken
mast just above the gooseneck, gunwale gravel rash and the pointy front bit snapped below the bow stem.
So it looks a bit like a Mirror dinghy, but not that much.
My questions to the learned panel are:
Can a mast be found to replace the broken one? A new Selden etc mast costs loads, I was thinking of a
second hand one, possibly from another dinghy class which can be fettled to fit.
As it most certainly will be an insurance write-off, is it best to give it a Viking Burial and buy
another 12? The damage at the front seems fairly straightforward to fix, it needs some TLC anyway so
the repairs will be done at the same time as everything else.
Hopefully some kind soul can advise.
Yours
Tim Rostron