Victorian State Titles 2007

With the opp on my knee taking a little longer to recover than exspected.
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Hi Peter,

great to hear so many locals will be sailing. <img src=

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If there are any boats left over give me a yell. <img src=

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Gary,

I'll keep my ear to the ground but there is high interest within the club from other cat sailors who intend to take any spare Mozzies. <img src=

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Regards,

Peter

I've booked a tent site at Somers Holiday Village, can boats be stored at the club?

Darryn

I'd better get on to booking some accommodation, as I'm planning to go to the state titles. Not sure whether I'll be sailing Mk1 or Mk2 as yet.

Col,

Boats can be stored in the boat yard for the duration of the event. <img src=

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Regards,

Peter

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By the way, it's a long way to come from Adelaide for the Victorian titles. Bloody good effort. <img src=

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Regards,

Peter

Hi Darryn,

if you are going I am even keener to attend. Just have to find a spare boat, will you be racing the boat you had at the Nats?

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Gary,

I started distributing the entry forms around Somers Y.C.
The ladies and the newest enty are a bit hesitant at this stage. There may be some hope yet. I'll continue to keep scouting.

Regards,

Peter

Hi Gary
I am still sailing Top Gun, 1704, the boat is faster then me <img src=

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Darryn

Hey there
Myself(Ben) and Will are going to make the trip from sydney for some sailing lessions from all the seasoned mozzie racers.
I have purchaced a old mozzie it will be painted this weekend and ready to make the trip down.
Looking foward to seeing the other boats.
Hopefully there will be a big turn out!!!

Ben and Will,

Great to hear that you are coming all the way from Sydney for the state titles. <img src=

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Look forward to seeing you guys at Somers. <img src=

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It should be a great event. More like a nationals than a state titles with 3 states represented. <img src=

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Regards,

Peter

Hi Ben

I thought you already had a boat! Careful or you can end up with a back yard full of boats (I speak from experience).

Are you going to double-deck the two Mozzies down to Somers?

Hi Peter

Maybe there is something to be said here........holding nationals outside of the xmas / new year period. I for one will never be able to attend a nationals whilst they are held Dec / Jan!

Cheers

Steve

Hi Tim

We are doubling the boats down there.
We are both hoping to sell all boats before next season so we can get ourselves a newer fiberglass boat.

Just dont think building a new mossie out of marine ply will keep up with the glass boats so Ive decided to can building one.

regards
William

Ben and Will,

The boat yard will be open on the Friday afternoon so you can set up. <img src=

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If we end up running out of space for trailers a couple of the Somers Mozzie sailors (me included) have offered to store trailers at their houses.

Regards,

Peter

Hi All,

I have booked the camping site at Somers, and am now looking on-line for a tent and some beach rollers...

I had a half arsed attempt at making some rollers - but they bent on the third use!!! <img src=

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See you all there.

Trevor,

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Don't worry too much about beach rollers. I'm sure we will have enough to share them around a bit.

Regards,

Peter

Hi all,

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Will be going for a blast from the past instead, I use to sail Fireballs and they are having states at Paynesville, so unlike some classes <img src=

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Thats a shame Gary. I was having an idle thought the other day about hull shapes and I remembered I used to swap rigs on boats, eg 16foot skiff rig on a cherub, that sort of stuff. Altered would be an ideal test platform to fit a Mozzy rig to and with you racing it against other Mozzies we could get some good data, ever been tempted to try it?
Darryn
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Trevor im building some rollers.
Ill post some photos when Ive finished & how mutch it cost.

Hi Darryn,

Altered

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Anyone got a camp site they can share? <img src=

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Will and myself(Ben).
Other than sommers is there any other camping?
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Ben, its the wheels that I am having the trouble with. I cant find any that have a large enough axle to hold the weight so far away from the hub centre.

I was trying to put the wheels under the tramp rather than on the outside to minimise the total length (width) of the rollers for transport.

Hi Trevor

The wheels Ive got to build rollers are about (guessing) 250mm in diameter and about 150mm wide, you can get them from disposal stores and engineering supply stores, they have a hard plastic rim, and metal bearing arrangement, if you knock out/punch out the bearing, this leaves about a 50mm hole with the slight taper in the middle, file the taper down flat, so a piece of 50mm aluminium tube can be pushed through, a couple of sleeves each side to hold the wheel in the one place and attach the cradles, most of these type (that I have seen) have wheels on the inside, but I've seen one with them on the outside.

PS the cheapest Ive seen the same wheels as I have is $40 at a market.

Regards

Hey there Trevor
we are using the extra wide wheel borrow plastic wheel.
The axle will be 48mm alloy we are using pvc bushes.
Prob make a fiber glass hull support with the wheels inside the hulls.
getting the wheels for about $80
I will post a photo as soon as its finished prob wed.

I wanna one as well for the titles thanks Ben
Put it on my account

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Just a quick reminder to all those attending the state titles, if you haven't put your entry in yet you can do so on Saturday morning at the yacht club. <img src=

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Regards,

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