Everest 1 Cherub

[Will_Lee]

We used a 49er track (which I believe is the same as a RS800 track) on both Atum and Antidote. They were both secured in three places only. It can be stood on without incident.

We had seen the 29er style ones fail in the past, so went for a big and pretty heavy one.

Atum: Short (25mm) lengths of tiller epoxied and carboned to the gunwhales which were a tight fit for the track to go through did the ends. The middle was a carbon plate carboned to the stump to which the centre of the track was bolted.

Antidote: Big flat carbon plates sticking up from the gunwhale and the track trimmed to be a snug fit between them. Bolts went inwards down the centre of the track and nuts was placed in the outboard most holes which allowed it to be attached. Centre was done with a plat attached to the bridgedeck part I think.

[andy_peters]

Ours is similar to Antidotes with the exception that a track shaped hole was cut in the carbon end plates and the track sits in those.  No bolts or otherwise keeping it in there but in 4 years use it has never popped out (there are 2 bolts through a carbon plate in the middle of the track.   

Some bucking of current trends in your boat so will be very interesting to see how this plays out  for example I wonder how much windage your boat has Clive when hit by waves and gusts.  My experience in a 4 tonner years ago when I switched from a male crew (small wings) to Jill (big traps) was that we had to be much sharper around the boat as the wider wings picked up the wind/ got slapped by waves and in extreme cases did capsize us.  However the 49ers seem to cope and those guys are surely no better than us........right?

[Clive Everest]

Dan and Roger continue to make good progress on the detail.
High build going on the hull next week.

[roland_trim]

Starting to look like they are having fun with it. Keep cracking on gents...

[makerofthings]

here are a few more photo's i have taken of the build process..https://picasaweb.google.com/101105409795350630457/Everest1CherubBuild
  enjoy. Dan.

[roland_trim]

Hi Dan, sorry can't get that link to work?

[makerofthings]

it may work now.. forgot to make the album public..
 cheers. d.

[roland_trim]

Thank Dan - Can't wait to see this in the flesh.

[Clive Everest]

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[Tim Noyce]

Niiiiiiiiice!

[daryl_wilkinson]

This website needs a Pinterest BUTTON!!! Or a hot line to the people that used to pint those Lamborghini Countach Posters!

[phil_kirk]

Will we be finishing it on Friday night?

[Graham Bridle]

Probably Phil yes we will! I'd happily display it like that so I'm not stressing anymore ...

He who dares Rodders.

[roland_trim]

I'd happily display it like that so I'm not stressing anymore ...

+1

[ade white]

OMG - I cant see any point for any other dinghy to turn up! Both look amazin!