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@JulianB might be willing to share more if you ask him nicely :)

The trolley that was used under the hull was interesting, under spec would be a nice way to describe it! Scavenger is still sailing in WA so Joe must have done a reasonable job as a boat builder. There was a kiwi who flew over to help with the laminating so at least one person knew what they...

Then it was built in a tin shed in Moorabbin by Joe Westerlo

Correct

Built by Joe would be closer to the truth

Is that the Prowler that was built at the Levanswell Yacht Club? @SPORTSCAR … Do you know?

missed it by that much I-I

Oops but thanks for the correction

There is an anarchist that is practiced in the art of winch restoration… @bmiller is the name I think

Thanks… any idea on when this was?

The video was taken after more than one rum bucket… Skinner might have drunk it all himself!

@huey 2 …sometime in the range 2011-2013 would be my guess (I was in NZ then), on Truxton ”bash bash bash… big boat wins”

I remember a story from a long time ago about a one armed helm on a 12… the crew would be handed something by the helm but never knew how he did it while steering

Smack’s Spankers

Was it a BG that was “bolted“ together at Norfolk Island?

This is the thread that makes essential reading each day 10 days of nothing would be torture

This is a really good summary, Howard knows his stuff

Anchor the tramp lower than the fairing, there may be some aero issues but it would stop anyone falling through the fairing. The skipper and ground crew are still going to be pissed if the fairing is broken

I am suggesting the netting should be anchored closer to the rear edge of the main beam, not at the rear edge of the fairing. As it is currently, the fairing is like putting cardboard over a man hole… looks ok until someone steps on it

Platform is for standing on… check Fairing is not for standing on, will break if someone stands on it, broken fairing an instant handicap to performance… check Trampoline netting stops where fairing starts, leaving a space where someone can drop through and possibly drown… what is the...