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Brief Description
The F 32 was designed by Doug Monro
who lives in Ottawa. Doug made a plug which he gave to Frank
Scott who in turn made a mold and who is now making fibreglass
hulls to order As the name suggests the F 32 is 32 inches long with
a beam of 7 9/16 inches, draft is 7 ¼ inches and a design displacement
of 7 lb 5 ozs.
Note the sloping keel and skeg which will make the
F32 essentially weed immune
Sail
area is 402 square inches The hull is a full keel with a skeg rudder
design, to prevent the collection of weeds. .Doug produced a professional
looking set of drawings copies of which Frank ships with every hull
ordered.
The
F 32 is intended as a one design class and a set of rules has been published
these are also shipped with the hulls.
Radio is two channel, sail winch and rudder controls
that we are all used to. Because of the narrow beam I opted for a drum
winch on my boat, Frank has installed an arm winch in his boat which
I saw recently, it seemed a bit tricky when you come to attach the fixed
end of the sheet up under a part of the deck way out of sight. Each
to his own, I like drum winches and have used them on several other
boats. Hitec make a relatively inexpensive one.
(Most other builders are using arm winches with good
results. See Building Hints.)
Class
Rules are HERE
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The
drawings give details of most of the fittings, you can make your own or
buy them from suppliers. Sails etc. in England produce some excellent
fittings. Leading Edge sells some of these, but you can mail order direct
from Sails etc , they have a great catalogue which you can obtain by e-mailing
them at
sales@sailsetc.com .
(Or you can make most of them from pieces of brass
or aluminum if you are handy. See the construction
photos for ideas.)
I used a cut down Soling jib for the F 32 jib and made
the mainsail from some sailcloth I bought from a sail maker in Kingston.
Most sail makers will sell you an “ end of the roll “ piece
as long as you are not too fussy about the weight ( thickness ).
After
3 sails in winds from 3 to 10 mph. I am very pleased with the boats overall
performance. Steering is a little touchy due to the extra large rudder.
I planned to make a smaller rudder at about the same time as Frank did
so we now have a template for a smaller one , no doubt the drawing will
be changed to reflect this.
(Most present builders are using this smaller rudder)
Unfortunately
Frank does not have a heated workspace for fibreglass work so has to stop
making hulls during the winter. Due to the hull shape he has to use a
split mold which increases build time. Cost of a bare hull in May 2006
was $ 80 . Call him at:
613-984-2519 for his latest price and delivery.
Cheers and happy building
Terry
Good stability, hands-off downwind
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