Sorry what is Oil canning before I removed the V berth I consulted Tom Schock to make sure nothing was structual importance Since lightening the yacht including removing ply bulkheads and replacing with Lightweight panneling over the break between summer and winter series my first race which was very light fickle conditions which have never been any good against the rest of my fleet preferring at least 10 to 15 knots saw me running away from my opposition its the first time I have ever got the gun finishing !st by 30 seconds there goes my handicap but at least I'm now competive against the rest of the yachts in my fleet some of which would be consdered small sports boats such as the seaway25

:: Have you noticed any oil canning after removing the fwd
:: v berth?
::
::
:: :: I Race\ sail a Santana 22 in Sydney Australia the yachts
:: :: havn't been built here for a number of years hence when
:: :: i race it is in a mixed division of mainly Hood 23s for
:: :: all you tuna owners out there I have done many things to
:: :: my tuna probably because I'm not defined by class from
:: :: the following you will see its all about how fast I can
:: :: make a tuna go also the yachts here were built a little
:: :: differant than the ones in the USA we have an inner
:: :: forestay to help stop mast pump and lucky for me the
:: :: keel bolts started out as stainless the only thing I
:: :: would like to know is can i have an explanation on
:: :: Fairing the keel and hull if we are talking smooth then
:: :: shes like a babies bum if not can you explain the
:: :: following is a list of changes possibly you could use
:: :: some without upsetting the one class such as the
:: :: spiunacker pole mounting
::
:: :: 1/ mounting my spinacker pole on the boom similar to
:: :: skiffs hence I can put my pole up and down without ever
:: :: going forward of the mast
::
:: :: 2/.I have also,lengthened the mast 3'6"making her more
:: :: competive in light winds plus I now fly a Etchell
:: :: spinacker and'fully battened main. 3/I've moved the
:: :: travaeller forward to just in front of the steering
:: :: position where I think in your articles you call a
:: :: barney this means I control the traveller rather than
:: :: the main sheet in gusts seldom needing to release the
:: :: main sheet
::
:: :: 4/ stripped out the interier and replaced with
:: :: lightweight materails including total removal of the
:: :: front V berth in lightening her she now rides 5 inches
:: :: above her orginal waterline