I'm referring to hull AMYA #588, the deck was damaged and needs to be replaced. I can take measurements off AMYA #587, However, I was concerned because at the time it was built, 30 years ago, it was a plus or minus a 1/4in. and after 30 years I have no idea of its variances. In a ? to you, under Ask the Secretary, I tried to clear up the manufacturer, Topic #587 and #588. You were kind enough to put me in touch with Buddy Black, who said Skip Hickman built them. The mold these boats we made in were the ones Buddy had once owned, the reason for my reference to treasure tooling. 587 wass last raced in ACCR 1980, and will be back in the water this weekend. I've owned both boats since 1980.
You raise a question, before entering a regatta will I have to have these boat verified and by who? <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Rick West</i>
The Registry was not mentioned here. If you have a Treasure Tooling hull that has never been registered that means it could be anything.
There is a lot of information that leads to verifying a hull. Names, places, information inside the hull, numbers in the hull or on sails then photos of the hull/boat and of the rudder.
When an EC12 is registered we need to know it is an EC12, not just one that looks an EC12. This protects the owner and all that she will follow to that she is an EC12.
In the nutshell from a very long story documented was why and how the EC12 hull standard was developed in the 90's and then in 2005 with certification at the manufacturer's level through registration before the owner gets the hull. When you read the EC12 Optimizing Manual you come to understand it was more than hobbyist and craftsmen that produced nearly the same hull of the 70's and one to the heritage of the scale boat the model represents in our ponds.
The hull today is not that far different from Charlie Morgans test tank model and is a true one-design hull throughout its creation.
Anyone with skill can take any hull and make a mold of it then produce hulls from it and call it an EC12. It is not an EC12 and it is the responsibility of the class to assure that look alikes do not dilute this long road to preserve the heritage.
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