Thanks for this, mate. The plans for my own junk rigged Benford Sailing Dory (37.5' version) should be arriving next week! Can't wait to get started on building the 1/12 scale model of the hull, to test out some modifications I want to make.

@junk_rig_sailor1698

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, but being honest the video is a bit shit and I left a lot of the content out that I shot with Alan. Next time I see Alan and his boat I will do a better job, like not having the phone cam facing my stomach when down below listening to his sailing yarns. Good luck with the build, they really are neat boat's the Benford sailing dories that can sail anywhere. Cheers.

@jupitersailing

2 жыл бұрын

I realise this is a 9 month old comment, but do you watch Tony Brown building SV Tapatya?

I lived on a Benford boat for 20 years

lovely boat but i would have a small engine 10 hp single cylinder would get you out of trouble if you needed it, i lost a colin archer in 1986. a small engine would have saved her

@jupitersailing

2 жыл бұрын

That must have been a nightmare experience mate. Hope you were unscathed.

@boathemian7694

2 жыл бұрын

I sailed a Tahiti Ketch engineless. It got sketchy at times…

would belt instead of lines reduce chafe on sails?

I know that this is not a Junk rig question , but the ball hitch on a bracket near the bow really caught my attention. What is the purpose/uses of this arrangement?

@runtonefeedler2012

Жыл бұрын

Or stern rather

@junk_rig_sailor1698

Жыл бұрын

@@runtonefeedler2012 I will ask him next time I see him sailing, which may be just after Christmas, but it could be for the Yuloh, which is a type of sculling oar...not sure.

@runtonefeedler2012

Жыл бұрын

​@@junk_rig_sailor1698 Not sure how one would use a ball hitch for a pivot (?) with a yuloh, but would be interested to find out for personal use.

This is interesting, especially as I have an opportunity to buy a NZ designed Askew 34ft steel junk rig. I've never sailed a junk rig so what differences are there with a traditional sloop? Where can I find out more? eg can you raise, lower & reef from the cockpit? do junk rigs (especially steel ones) have huge difficulty windward? is two masts a big maintenance upkeep cost? Thanks.

@junk_rig_sailor1698

2 жыл бұрын

I am quite new to junk rig myself. Google Junk Rig association and join up. Membership starts at about 7 pounds sterling, Then you can post on the forum and all the experts will answer your questions. Also google the free guide: Junk Rig for beginners - by Arne Kverneland. Of Askew designs, Bruce Askew has a good name, and produced a few good hard chined designs from memory. Like any rig, you have to set the rig up well for best performance, but reefing is far easier and safer than bermudan rigs. Good luck with it all.

@joshstevens6678

2 жыл бұрын

@@junk_rig_sailor1698 I like the fact you called it a Bermudan and not Marconi. I've got a chance to buy an unfinished 43ft steel junk rigged project. Just don't know.

Barrel shaped camber?