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On sale eBay May 2016

On sale eBay May 2016

On Sale eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/National-12-clinker-wooden-sailing-dinghy-/162060969145?hash=item25bb9624b9:g:x7IAAOSwS7hXAVkz

The load on a transom mounted block of the type that you mention will be about 2.25 times the pull of the sheet in your hand. If the maximum load that you can put on the sheet is 50Kg, then the working load is 112.5 Kg. I would hav thought that any block with a safe working load of 200Kg or more would not break. This is roughly equivalent to a breaking load of 400Kg.  If you are using a ratchet block the loads could be higher in a gust. Remember also that the block diameter needs to be sufficiently large for the mainsheet diameter which will be 7 or 8mm.
I hope this helps

The search function on this site gives some comments if you search for "carbon tube".

We are not on the RYA Show Programme - see

http://www.rya.org.uk/programmes/dinghy-show/whats-on/Pages/dinghy-classes.aspx

I think that Ian Proctor sailed his Mark 5 in the 1955 Burton. There was a discussion at the 1956 AGM about removing the price limit for boats. Given the superb finish of Jus Soo by Chippendale there were a number of comments!

on sale eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/National-12-Boat-/121867844445?hash=item1c5fe3bb5d:g:2zwAAOSwqYBWm5Gw

On Sale at eBay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/National-12-wooden-sailing-dinghy-refurbished-ready-for-sailing-/252247937874?hash=item3abb261352:g:09MAAOSwT~9WlSUO

Was it Burton Week at Plymouth 1955?

Try fishing rod suppliers. I have a dangly pole made of two telescopic sections araldited together.

Ian Proctor sailed Frivulus to second place in the 1955 Burton Cup race.

I can only make 136.

I have received a suspicious e-mail from an association member claiming that he is stranded in Turkey. Beware I am sure it is a fake.

Yes - I appear it it .