My new Junk Rig Top Hat

[Shaun]

Gday,
I couldn't help myself..have just bought Bill's Junk Rig Top Hat "Blue Moon", this is the second Top Hat ive bought from Bill!.
Have read a little bit recently on the chinese junk rig, its a fascinating rig with many benefits.
This one ive just discovered is a Junkette rig, which is an apparent improvement on the standard junk.
She needs some work to get her sailable, like a new piece of timber that the mainsheet block attaches to the pushpit etc etc, but nothing dramatic.
She's also got an inboard diesel , not having owned an inboard before am hoping im not in for a whole new world of hurt..its an Arona 10hp according to the manual. Engine needs some basic maintenance like cleaning the fuel tank & filters etc, before ill be able to start it, but apparently it has started in the last few months so should be ok.

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Am really looking to seeing how she sails

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Unfortuneatly i wont be able to keep 2 Top Hats , so NightCap will be going on the market soon,

cheers
Shaun

[Marinka]

Congrats Shaun, so you are now the proud owner of 2 top hats and both of which I will be able to se when I am heading north, if I am correct in my assumptions? Interesting rig - see it is keel stepped. Looks good and I have also heard great things about junk rigs but yet to expereince. Have fun and enjoy, Cheers Peter

PS, is there any swing moorings available in your area if I get stuck and have to go back to work before I get to Mooloolaba? Cheers

[8philip8]

hi Shaun
well done, she's a great looking lady,
is she a mkII ?
diesel motor, hope you have better luck then me
enjoy & have double the fun.
8philip8
Sylph

[Phillip]

Hi Peter,

You can get a mooring at the Dunbogan Boat shed (phone 6559 9713).
They have weekly monthly and long term rates.
There is a new owner just moved in, very nice people, Andrew and Janet.
There are always moorngs available.

Three of us have private moorings in the same area.

P h i l l i p
SEAKA

[Shaun]

Cheers,
8philip8, she's a Mk3. here's a few words about her from the previous owner viewtopic.php?f=12&t=256 . I'm really looking forward to sailing her, there are quite a few cruising yachts that have the junk rig & are great down wind. She also has a genoa, but no jib sheet track, so i'll have to fit some, i think maybe the sheet block was attached to the chainplate.
There is no stainless steel rigging at all, but there is provision to fit an upper shroud, if i think its warranted.
Peter, as Phil said there are always moorings available at Dunbogan, about a 10 min walk into town(Laurieton), you can also lock a dinghy up at the Dunbogan Boatshed, or alternatively there are a few pens available in the Fishermans co-op marina, Laurieton (where Blue Moon is in the photos), for $55 per week.
If you are just going to stay for a night or so in transit, good anchorage is just off the Serviceman's Club wharf, or on the wharf itself for free for a night or two.
Of the two choices a swing mooring at Dunbogan would be my pick, cheaper too.
cheers
shaun

Ive added a photo on the gallery page of the modified junk rig with the mainsail up.