Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:58 pm
Malcolm,
I know the early boats, up to No. 95 had a lighter keel than later boats. I have a couple of magazine reports from 1982 and JCA brochure which list the displacement as 660kg with 190kg ballast. I suspect this is with the early keel. I also have a very similar brochure from Swiftcraft, (same company, later name!) which quotes the displacement as 720kg. (later keel?) The 690kg on this website is from the Marlin brochure.
So I suspect the displacement quoted in your magazine article is incorrect, sorry!
Don't forget that in the 1980's all the figures were in pounds and have been converted to killograms, mistakes do occur!
Rob
I know the early boats, up to No. 95 had a lighter keel than later boats. I have a couple of magazine reports from 1982 and JCA brochure which list the displacement as 660kg with 190kg ballast. I suspect this is with the early keel. I also have a very similar brochure from Swiftcraft, (same company, later name!) which quotes the displacement as 720kg. (later keel?) The 690kg on this website is from the Marlin brochure.
So I suspect the displacement quoted in your magazine article is incorrect, sorry!
Don't forget that in the 1980's all the figures were in pounds and have been converted to killograms, mistakes do occur!
Rob