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[quote=andycarr9999]Greetings from the other side of the pond. I am soon to embark on another crazy cat trip, this time I will be going around the UK and Ireland single handed. I will complete the trip in as few stops as possible and aim for the quickest time possible. I am currently at the stage of designing some additions to a chosen boat to make the long hours at sea more bearable. Firstly and most importantly I will need racks. given the fact that Hobie 18's/21's are not easy to come buy in the UK I was considering having some made for another type of boat, say a Dart 18. Has anybody ever done this? Any advice is more than welcome. I also plan to run a cable up the mast for a VHF ariel to increase the range, design some self inflating buoyancy for the top of the mast (not a fan of the big bulky Hobie wind vein style ones) I will also be putting reefing points in the main. Has anyone got any experience of righting different vessels on their own? I was thinking of taking a big 50l waterproof rucksack and filling it with water to get the extra weight I need to right the boat when i need it? Anyone with any better ideas? Thanks for reading and I will update with progress as it happens.[/quote]

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