Technical Tips & Hints

 

 

technical tips and hints

The Shrimper was designed to be sailed and not cause excessive work or expense for the owner. There are class rules which allow good racing so these should be viewed before you undertake any major changes; after all even if you may never see yourself putting your pride to the test against others your successor in ownership might! The pages that follow are an offering to others from those who have already spent some time and thought in overcoming a few problems. Please let me have any new ideas so that we can all benefit from your great thoughts and discoveries. And don't forget you acn always use the Forum to get some advice on some very helpful owners.

the hull

The hull is what makes the Shrimper. It's strength is renown but there are a few things which will help keep it that way. First Colin Sadler can give some advice on restoring the colour on a faded boat and then Cheyne Marley has some thoughts on anti-fouling. Then there are two items which, if they fail, can make a mooring or sunny sail anything but fun; the bow-eye and the centre plate.

engines

With a good rig who needs an engine? The answer could be "no-one who can guarantee fair tide and wind" but without that guarantee it would be wise to have a dependable out or inboard donkey at hand. John Benge gives some reminders about the annual service requirements of the in and outboards.

Winterising the inboard can be tedious but an alternative to the method given in the handbook is available from E.P. Barrus Ltd, the concessionaires.

Graham Turner offers some advice to get over the problem of water in the fuel of early inboards.

deck and above

This includes the rig, the rudder and the other stuff that makes the Shrimper go. John Tanner has a boom support/ crutch for the Shrimper Mark 1 which can be easily modified for the later versions. Whilst beneath the deck the mast step holds the whole lot up so modifications to improve early versions can be found here.

trailing

For many of us the great thing about a Shrimper is that it can sit on a trailer outside the house and receive some loving attention before a short journey to the slip and away.... If only it was always that easy! Have a read of this - the super trailer that overcomes the maintenance and other hassles of trailing.

miscellaneous

Here are all those other bits that fall outside the above. Trevor Heritage tells us about the advent of GMDSS (a super version of good old VHF), and also explains on a seperate page why the tides in Poole are as they are, more..

racing

There are many places where you can race other Shrimpers but the rules are to make the racing "fast but fair". Look on the racing page for ideas of where to race and the rules page for the rules. The measurements for the sails can be found here.

trophies

The SOA has a number of Trophies that are presented on an annual basis for doing that extra little bit. Have a look at what you could place on the mantelpiece for a year.