amsshaw Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 G'Day All, Im looking at a PT in SA and the owner tells me the sail number is 3333. After looking at pics of the 2012 Vic State's I could only see sail numbers upto about 3057 or something etc. Im thinking the sail may have had extra numbers added as it a timber all hull boat. Any idea's please? Cheers Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyquoll Posted April 10, 2013 Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 The association has for some years being trying to regain control of issuing sail numbers. Apparently if you buy PT plans, you get issued a sail number, and the guy lets people choose any random number. Sorry I can't provide more detail; I vague out during the long annual discussions about this at our AGM. It's possible the 3333 number is legit, and could be any vintage. The newest sequential number I'm aware of is 3107. A checklist if looking for a racing PT might include: tear-drop shape mast (not elliptical), newish sail (crinkly & stiff), cam-cleats & roller-bearing pulleys, carbon-fibre foils, and nice tight trampoline. A keen eye might look along the deck, to see how much the nose & tail drop from a straight deck line. The trick is some people straighten out the keel and still measure up OK because the deck drops at each end. Some boats, such as International Champ winning Mogo, have quite a straight keel and very bent deck. On the other hand it seems to cartwheel fairly easily. Most say a "straight down the middle" hull is best, which might see the nose about 30mm lower than a straight dech, and tail about 10mm lower. Hope that made some sense to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsshaw Posted April 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2013 Hi Tony and thankyou for the extra info, and yes I did find it interesting and helpfull thanks . I was keen on a Taipan but budget is an issue, so I thought about another Mozzie but storage is also an issue at our place so a PT would fit the bill , just wish you could fit a trap to them for a bit more fun......Only issue is there are no other PT's in the area either....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary P Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 The Arrow is similar in size and has a trapeze ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 If it's the ex- Russell Green boat, then the sail number is legit. At one stage there was a bit of a trend of getting custom numbers for boats, this is now frowned upon by the association. I'm guessing that boat would be around 15yrs old. Russell Green was a long time secretary of the SA association, and that boat was the last of many that he built. I sailed against it quite a few times and last i saw it, the boat was fitted out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h20melon Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yes Tom, it is true that 3333 is in use and could be the boat you were looking at. I can confirm that the next available number should be 3105, and that 3110, 3111, 3113, 3250, 3333, 3377 and 3721-3752 have been used out of sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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