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General National 12 chat / Re: rubber on bottom of centre...
Last post by NTOACertification - Today at 09:59Hello
The answer is yes you do need something to replace the rubber gasket. This stops the water being forced up the centreboard case, especially when sailing downwind at speed, without a gasket there would be a water spout at the back of the centreboard case!
Older boats in their day would have had rubber like yours, held down by a thin aluminium or brass strip on either side. These days the rubber has been replaced with various sail cloth or plastic versions, some of which can be glued in place. Boat Chandlers stock various options, contact any local chandler that deals with dinghy equipment and they should be able to help.
Hope this helps, get back to us if you need any more information.
The answer is yes you do need something to replace the rubber gasket. This stops the water being forced up the centreboard case, especially when sailing downwind at speed, without a gasket there would be a water spout at the back of the centreboard case!
Older boats in their day would have had rubber like yours, held down by a thin aluminium or brass strip on either side. These days the rubber has been replaced with various sail cloth or plastic versions, some of which can be glued in place. Boat Chandlers stock various options, contact any local chandler that deals with dinghy equipment and they should be able to help.
Hope this helps, get back to us if you need any more information.
#2
General National 12 chat / National Twelve Form Submissio...
Last post by NTOACertification - Today at 09:35Over the Whitsun three day holiday anyone who tried, via the National Twelve Website, to register a boat or apply for Association membership may have had a problem properly submitting their request and reaching the payment options. This issue appears to have only affected certain Internet browsers.
We believe the problem has now been resolved, but if anyone tried to submit a form in this period and has not yet received a response from a National Twelve representative please email: ntoa@national12.org give us some brief details and we will try to sort out any issues.
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General National 12 chat / rubber on bottom of centreboar...
Last post by lazybones2 - 27 May 2024, 05:24whilst preparing my warlock N12 for paint, I removed some kind of rubber covering on the bottom end of my centreboard case, which looked as if when it was fully formed, covered the hole completely with a slit for the centreboard to push through, do I need to replace this, or can I run without it? I have attached a photo where it was removed from.
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General National 12 chat / PHOTOS FROM TVSC EVENT 19TH MA...
Last post by NTOACertification - 23 May 2024, 03:44 #5
General National 12 chat / Re: Trent Valley Open Meeting ...
Last post by paul turner - 18 May 2024, 08:45Hi Alan. There will be no lunch but teas can be booked on arrival. The steward puts a menu out in the saloon and those wanting tea jot down their choice. So far we now have 5 entries confirmed, but sadly that doesn't include me; I've been grounded again, but this time by the osteopath (not knees or shoulder this time, but spine 
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.) #6
General National 12 chat / Re: Trent Valley Open Meeting ...
Last post by Alan Mason - 17 May 2024, 09:52Hi Paul,
Just back from holiday and would like to do the Trent valley open meeting on Sunday in Sundowner 2066.
Sharon and Brian from Redesmere will accompany me as crew.
Is it too late to book tea? if so, dont worry as we are very, very last minute. If not can you put me down for x3 please.
Regards
Alan Mason
Just back from holiday and would like to do the Trent valley open meeting on Sunday in Sundowner 2066.
Sharon and Brian from Redesmere will accompany me as crew.
Is it too late to book tea? if so, dont worry as we are very, very last minute. If not can you put me down for x3 please.
Regards
Alan Mason
#7
General National 12 chat / Tim Wood 1930 - 2024
Last post by HRO - 16 May 2024, 08:47It is with sadness to advise of the recent passing of Tim Wood, one of the stalwarts of the National Twelve class from the very late 1940s. During the years since, Tim owned and sailed six National Twelves: Wyche & Coppock Gnome, Ian Proctor Marks 4a and 9, Phil Morrison China Doll, and two Michael Jackson Cheshire Cats before continuing in later years as an associate member of the Association.
Tim's home club was first Beeston SC and then Nottingham SC, both on the river Trent, where Tim thrived on the techniques of river sailing. 1950 saw Tim at his first open meeting continuing as these events expanded in the '60s and '70s with the Midland Area Armada Trophy series of open meetings. Tim sailed at his first Burton Week in 1951 and continued attending Burton Week as family commitments allowed.
Besides committee and officer positions at both sailing clubs, Tim served on the main committee of the National Twelve Owners' Association and was hon secretary and later chairman of the Midland Area.
Tim's home club was first Beeston SC and then Nottingham SC, both on the river Trent, where Tim thrived on the techniques of river sailing. 1950 saw Tim at his first open meeting continuing as these events expanded in the '60s and '70s with the Midland Area Armada Trophy series of open meetings. Tim sailed at his first Burton Week in 1951 and continued attending Burton Week as family commitments allowed.
Besides committee and officer positions at both sailing clubs, Tim served on the main committee of the National Twelve Owners' Association and was hon secretary and later chairman of the Midland Area.
Tim's funeral will be on Tuesday 21st May 2024 at 10.00 am,
The Vale Crematorium, Evesham Road, Fladbury, Pershore WR10 2QR
and afterwards
at The Old Chestnut Tree Inn, Pershore.
Members of The Nottingham Sailing Club were made aware of Tim's passing by the following, acknowledging his years of sailing and service at NSC:
Tim Wood 24th July 1930 – 4th May 2024
It is with sadness that 2024 sees the passing of Tim Wood, long standing and supportive member of the Club. Tim joined in 1966 with his National Twelve, a dinghy class he had first sailed in the late '40s when sparse home leave breaks from National Service allowed, and which he continued to sail for a further forty plus years.
Tim was a river sailor to the heart. By the early '40s Tim's parents had introduced Tim and brother Pat to sailing and the vagaries of the Trent, then without the Holme Sluice we know today. Their gaffed-rigged Broads styled dayboat Grebe was moored at Chapman's boatyard adjacent to Trent Bridge later, with the 1948 founding of Beeston SC, Grebe and the family moved their sailing to the Beeston Reach and BSC.
As with river clubs of these years the National Twelve was one of the active fleets, at BSC and NSC likewise, Tim with others in the class would enjoy competitive racing. Sea sailing too at the national championships, when family commitment allowed, and on the Midland area circuit of open meetings. Tim being one of the early pioneers of boat towing behind a motorbike, Jean pillion and children sidecar, undaunted by the then rough farmyard track and canal bridge approach to Trent Valley SC for their meeting.
The enjoyment of sailing never left Tim and his ability to master both current and light airs, particularly in a westerly at NSC, didn't diminish as he in time moved to a Laser and in later years a Comet. The Laser, intended as a boat for his younger son, had soon taken favour for Thursday evening and Saturday racing, the National Twelve for Sunday.
Tim, a trustee of the Club from 1991, served as a committee member through the years 1972 to 1988, including terms as rear commodore and commodore, the latter 1985-86. In the early '90s and with retirement Tim became part of the 'Wednesday Club', then but a fledgling group of likewise members, refencing the dinghy park being one of their early and major tasks. In those years no riverside bench or similar timbered surface lacked woodwork attention, nor weather proofing treatment for long.
For Tim, the move from Nottingham and NSC was not borne easily, and he had retained membership as he and Jean settled in Malvern and nearer to their children. A chance to sail in daughter Tricia's Comet soon followed, this on the Avon, Tim otherwise benefitting from a race box view of Severn SC's sailing. It became a reminder of so many happy years at NSC where in later times he had viewed from our own race box, or that same riverside bench, with Tim's understanding and knowledgeable eye quietly following his joy of racing on the river Trent.
Our thoughts are with Jean at this sad time of Tim's passing and of their children Tricia, Duncan and Richard.
Michael Brookman
May 2024 #8
Boats / Re: N3482 Steam Pudding
Last post by Thomas Evans - 30 Apr 2024, 04:57Steam Pudding has new owners sailing her at Northampton Sailing Club.
Purchased in August '23 as an introduction to sailing for my young children.
Purchased in August '23 as an introduction to sailing for my young children.
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Boats / Re: N3518 Paradigm Shift
Last post by Thomas Evans - 30 Apr 2024, 03:39Paradigm Shift has now moved to Northampton Sailing Club,
Purchased at the very end of '23 after exchanging lots of photos and sending family members to view it.
With no time available to collect her we luckily had a P&B employee who had delivered a Solo to the previous owner Tim Page collect her from Swanage.
Currently carrying out a couple of slight changes to make it easier for a very small crew (Fred aged eight) with the view to compete at some of the national series in '24.
Purchased at the very end of '23 after exchanging lots of photos and sending family members to view it.
With no time available to collect her we luckily had a P&B employee who had delivered a Solo to the previous owner Tim Page collect her from Swanage.
Currently carrying out a couple of slight changes to make it easier for a very small crew (Fred aged eight) with the view to compete at some of the national series in '24.
#10
General National 12 chat / Trent Valley Open Meeting Sund...
Last post by paul turner - 19 Apr 2024, 12:46The TVSC open meeting is on 19th May; the races will be at 14:05, 15:05 and 17:05 starting five minutes after the club handicap series races. We will have a break at 16:00 for the legendary Trent Valley tea but how many would want lunch? We need to know soonest to help the steward plan for catering.