GP14 guidance

[jimi]

The twin half inch affairs that feature in the original drawings mean that if the boat takes any volume of water at any time it takes hours to drain. Have fun!

Yep, we got rescued once when we became a sailing submarine .. cos going on a beam reach to drain simply meant we took on water faster .. that was the last time SWMBO sailed a dinghy with me .. and the rescue crew bought me a pint after the race for giving them the biggest laugh of the year!

 

[Searush]

I too have fond memories of sailing a family owned GP in my long ago youth. I was amused by your suggestion of adopting 'original' layout and fittings; can I suggest that you don't extend this thinking to the transom drains? The twin half inch affairs that feature in the original drawings mean that if the boat takes any volume of water at any time it takes hours to drain. Have fun!

She already has 2 stonking great holes in the transom with perspex flaps. but I shall follow the advice of the GP14 owners club & carry a Normouse rubber bucket to act as a bailer. Not that I intend letting her fall over anyway!

 

[Searush]

On mine the highfield was to tension the genoa as the luff of the genoa was in effect the forestay. There was a wire loop on the genoa halyard tha slipped over the hook in the highfield.

Tuning guide here

http://www.speedsails.co.uk/docs/GP14.pdf

As I posted earlier, it pulls the wrong way for the genoa so I shall use it to tension the main luff now that I have drilled out the pop rivet that was preventing the gooseneck from moving! Hopefully I will be able to get the main up to the black band now & the boom can be hoicked down to get the appropriate tension.

Quite interested to see how high the boom rides after sailing a Laser & a Solo for the past few years. The Solo isn't bad, but one needs to almost lie flat on the deck to get under the Laser boom. I'm anticipating a more gentlemanly progress in this - something more suitable for carrying Granny & the G-kids, & possibly with a picnic too.

 

[Lakesailor]

Not sure what the spacers are for. Centreboard wedges? Gybing centreboards was a later innovation I seem to remember.

You would know if you read the post above your own.

 

[TSB240]

You would know if you read the post above your own.

Not used to reading your post Lakey

A picture is always better than a 1000 words!