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Hi,
Yes boat is back on the market due to the sale falling through.
Please see advert.
Thanks
Dave

Hi, my lovely Pipedream (2999) must go.


Very rare I guess - daggerboard design.

Please see ad and make me an offer.

thanks

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[N2999 Scheherazade does indeed have a Daggerboard.]

N2999 Scheherazade does indeed have a Daggerboard.
Also appears to have had a mainsheet hoop in the past and also centre main sheet block.
Bought in 2007 and refurbished.
Sailed through to 2010 at Blithfield Sailing Club in Staffordshire.
Fantastic design especially upwind on our big lake, tracks out from under everything except maybe Merlins.

 

Hi,

When you say Big rudder, what size?

Found huge amounts of lee helm in the fresh breeze of Wednesday.

May be due to the excess weight forward so need to try with my lighter crew to get proper balance.

However, brought a real smile to our faces much like my Phantom when the boat accelerates.

Going to have huge fun with this old boat I can tell

Thanks for comments.

Dave

Thanks for the comments, off out tonight to try with std rake set up.

Normal crew will be my 10 yr old son so less than 18 Stone all up should fly.

Alternative 24 stone set up very deep in the water!!!
Self bailers are in bailers in this mode.

Tacks amazingly fast and needs a very gentle helm.

Dave

Hi,

Trying to set up a Pipedream (2999) that has a daggerboard.

Anyone got any setting data mast/rigs.

Crew Weight varies between 28 Stone & 18 Stone.

Based Blithfield.

Thanks

Dave

Keep tripping over the buoyancy bags (36x12"), guess I need to get more forward.

But this raised a question for me.

How do you calculate the required size, and can I reduce the size of the bags, since replacements are required?

Thanks

dave

Having just acquired an old 12 (N2999) to sail with my son I found the aft sheeted mainsheet to be somewhat confusing (my other boat is a Phantom). Also the sheets seem to wrap themselves around everything!

Any advice on technique or is it ok to convert to center sheeting?

If center sheeting, should I retain the aft purchase and lead to a take off block on the boom at center or install the purchase from the center thwart to center boom.

Any advice would be welcome.