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Rigging check done!!!
Couple of little things to do but not much.
Sail list
1 main sheet (will keep an eye out for a spare)
3 jibs
3 kites.
Well made some good progress this weekend.
Tested the jib out. Seems to work....
put some quick release pins for the swing out draw bar.
And put the fridge on runners.
Cheers Ramona
Its adjustable length to make sitting at the front more comfortable whilst casually cruising.
Any advice and best ways to clean the sails? other than warm soapy water?
Truck wash and a soft broom to scrub it on your lawn will get rid of the grime. You could try some oxallic acid on the rust stains but I'm afraid they look like they are going to stay.
The jib will have to be a lot lower to get a decent jib sheet angle.
Ramonas spot on with the jib sheet angle .........if you run it that high , you will need to move the block back , the sheet should point to half way up the luff .
Cheapest and easiest way for oxalic acid is patio cleaner from ALDI or Bunnings.
Having the jib tack low as possible will reduce the heeling and provide the correct slot for the mainsail. It will also look normal!
Cheers theres an ALDI opening near me in a few weeks
Yeah i think we can all move along from the jib now it was temporarily at full height for ease of climbing on the boat from the ladder, i can assure you i wont be sailing like that hahaha :)
Also are you sure that jib belongs to a Witch???? Having a full mast rigging you need a bigger jib to move well as you main is smaller due to the backward position of the mast. I am not an expert on Witches so do not shoot me if i am wrong 
just comparing with what I remember from the witch that was at my club.
The jib in the pic is my smaller sized ones.
so yes you are correct.
The three ive got are small medium and large.
slighlty overkill for a day sailer but hey the more the merrier
Well i think im as ready as ill ever be.
This weekend will begin the challenge of moving the boat back out the front into its permanent parking spot!!!!
and from there its off to licensing and trailer rego.
Got my license sorted couple of weeks ago, nothing to it. As you're already in the system from the time you changed ownership just pay the 200 bucks and you'll get a shiny new sticker to go with the old numbers. Then is time to butcher the nice red stripes to make room for all that. 
Hey Stuman,
Can you please tell me what size are your sail battens and if they are tappered or not.
The ones I have now are 25x2 and 20x2 mm but look a bit rough and undersized plus the lower one is missing so was thinking to replace all of them them with 30x3mm and a 20x2 for the top one
Thanks.
Sorry Harb Completely forgot will check tonight.
on a side note, turns out i need to remove the boat from the trailer to get it licensed....
trailer place needs a weigh bridge certificate.
So looks ill be pulling the boat back off, AGAIN!!!!!!!! UGHHH
No rush Stuman, still plodding along on the spars. Had to make a new masthead and foot as the old one were stuffed then I have to swage some new stays as the old one are too short. I did put up the mast to try the new foot but had to use extra turnbuckles and a few shackles to make up the length of the side stays.
May as well visit the weighbridge with the boat on as well and see what the boat weighs if you haven't done so yet. Why did they ask for the weighbridge certificate, did you tell them you modified the trailer ? Oh well, at least you'll get to practice taking the boat off the trailer although it would have been better to do it in the water.
I must have took it off the trailer at least 2 dozen times while I adjusted and modified the trailer guides and rollers, but is a lot easier when you have to keels. I ended up fitting a manual winch set up to pull it off the trailer and drop it on the lawn as I got sick of trying to push it off, electric winch to load it up and motorized jockey wheel to move the trailer around. Now I can get if off the trailer and back on the trailer in less then 5 minutes with almost no effort . 
Sounds like you have plenty to do harb.
yeah i said to them i have the original number plate but i could never find the a vin number on the trailer itself so they are assuming it probably isn't the original trailer, which im pretty sure it is.
WOW im very jealous of your ability to do it that quick!!!
I had to build a lifting frame and a rear frame to support the stern, in saying that i can get it off in about 15 mins safely, but with ought the frames i have no chance.
Well trailer is booked in for Saturday and Hull is booked for Monday
Its all Go here finally :)
All my luck too you mate. ...awesome project ...inspiration from this thread to me. Amazing rebuild. ...great boats never die....they just choose more talented owner's
Thanks for sharing 
Thanks ChopesBro
Tested the trailer out this evening, made sure everything is tight and good to go.
All the lights worked great, tracked perfect.
So fingers crossed it passes first time.
I'm pretty sure yours was the original trailer, had the same rusty Duratorque axles as mine and no VIN number and I know for sure mine was the original trailer.
Back in the 60's and 70's they probably didn't need a VIN just as they did not need brakes for the boat and trailer. The drum brakes in the old Holdens, Fords and Valiants were apparently providing enough stopping power.
What do you mean the hull is booked for Monday, do you have to take that in to have it licensed ?
Yes, I had that on when I bought the boat because since around 2008 you wouldn't be able to transfer the boat without it.
