gh 31 boom track for ketch rig and weatherhelm
Posted: Wed May 16th, 2012, 12:02 pm
hi all
i am finally getting to grips with restoring my 1980 grp gh31 ketch "via-venti"
I have two queries which i hope someone can help with
1 the original owner had fitted a doghouse over the entrance hatch which i now am in the process of removing. The trouble is that the track from the end of the boom is fitted to the top of the doghouse and will be removed with the structure.The replacement track would have to either span the hatch opening or be placed forward of the hatch ?does anyone have a picture or better still one of morris' original drawings of how this is dealt with
2 the boat yard where she is stored was having some work done and in the process a jcb bent the pulpit. They are being decent about it and will have a replacement made ,
My query is in regard to weather helm. The standard sloop has this issue but does this also apply to the ketch rig and therefore should i be taking the opportunity to extend the pulpit with a bowplank type bowsprit? If so again anyone got a detail of this?
thanks
gary
i am finally getting to grips with restoring my 1980 grp gh31 ketch "via-venti"
I have two queries which i hope someone can help with
1 the original owner had fitted a doghouse over the entrance hatch which i now am in the process of removing. The trouble is that the track from the end of the boom is fitted to the top of the doghouse and will be removed with the structure.The replacement track would have to either span the hatch opening or be placed forward of the hatch ?does anyone have a picture or better still one of morris' original drawings of how this is dealt with
2 the boat yard where she is stored was having some work done and in the process a jcb bent the pulpit. They are being decent about it and will have a replacement made ,
My query is in regard to weather helm. The standard sloop has this issue but does this also apply to the ketch rig and therefore should i be taking the opportunity to extend the pulpit with a bowplank type bowsprit? If so again anyone got a detail of this?
thanks
gary