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Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: drozinc on August 11, 2015, 01:39:23 pm

Title: Focus 1mtr racing yacht?
Post by: drozinc on August 11, 2015, 01:39:23 pm

I reached retirement at the end of June. I now find I have some spare time on my hands. My wife suggested a yacht!! So I started to look for one, but in the end the costs were too great. So she showed me a picture of a model yacht. I am now the proud owner of a Focus 1mtr racing yacht. I live in Mansfield in Notts and have a local club which I hope will accept an old git like me!! I came to this site as I need help with the rigging on my yacht. I get so far and all seems ok. I have 2 lengths of rigging string left, am I missing something? I have tested the RC side and all is OK.

Any advice or help would be very welcome.
 Many thanks, Tony

Title: Re: Focus 1mtr racing yacht?
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 11, 2015, 01:49:21 pm

 
Hi Drozinc,

Welcome to the Mayhem!

.... being an 'old git' is almost compulsory round here!

Your yacht, is it this one?
http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/JS9902BLK.html

Title: Re: Focus 1mtr racing yacht?
Post by: drozinc on August 11, 2015, 02:37:31 pm

Hi Martin, yes that's the one. Mine is in red!!

Title: Re: Focus 1mtr racing yacht?
Post by: tr7v8 on August 11, 2015, 03:06:19 pm

To be honest the rigging is rubbish, I have mine here but unsailed as until this year our pond wasn't deep enough for it.
I have turnbuckles & fishing trace to re-rig mine when I have 5 minutes.

Title: Re: Focus 1mtr racing yacht?
Post by: Martin (Admin) on August 11, 2015, 03:12:02 pm

 
BTW: have you seen this?  http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,41175.msg413644.html#msg413644