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Vx #103 is available for charters.
This summer #103 likely will be in Newport, RI.

#103 is an older boat, thus about 35 pounds heavy. But she's received heaps of upgrades, including a 2017 re-fit by Brian & Hayden Bennett.
New Ovington rudder,  very nice two-layer SeaDek, new hiking straps, jib-track through bolted, double-tapered spinnaker halyard.

Contact Paul Murphy
Paul@PaulMurphyAnnapolis.com
443/600-7400

If anyone's looking for a 'modern day Vx'/minimum weight, $25,500 w/ instruments & kaboodles of extra sails is a great value.

At Severn Sailing Association
I'm  thinking of storing Vx (or Viper or J-70) on a lift, similar to what many smallish powerboats do.

Any experience?
, recommend any manufactuers?

Approx  cost?

Thank your

Hello,

I have a barely used floor Harken ratchet & swivel cleat from barely used #216. Would be happy to sell it cheap.

Paul Murphy
Annapolis.

Sport boats are a different animal, while we may know to go 'bow down and go fast' it's still a bit odd to ease jibcar to 10' even 11 degrees, sheet main out & go 6 (plus) knots. But w/ speed the foils work better. That's the back story.  Many of us have been pulling our vangs as hard as we can, but (for some of us) if the vang is two-blocked, it doesn't matter how hard you pull, all you could possibly do is mash sheaves together.    Look inside inboard end of your boom. If the 2:1 purchase is w/in a few inches of inboard end of boom you simply don't have enough range.   Solution is very simple----just tighten the skinny vang line that exits the top of boom and goes to the 3:1 purchase on the vang.   We don't ever want to be close to two blocking in breeze.            perhaps you'll have to ease that skinny boom line in light air if your vang doesn't ease enough. Simple to do.   

I understand our suppliers such as Intensity, Vela, APS and Bennett wouldn't be stocking these.
But class website should have the size listed so easy to buy from McMasters, etc, etc.

Thank you,

Hello Larry,

Yes, #103 will be for sale. I bought a newer boat, #216.
As the situation stands now, #103 is chartered to Brad Read & Anthony Norris in Newport, RI for the summer.

While I could sell her now, the Newport guys contacted me a few months ago about seasonal charter.

Love the boat, love the class. The Vx is one of the few boats where I actually put her in the water for a joyride, just the fun of skimming over the water.

Congrats on buying a Vx. You'll have a blast w/ this 'old man's 5-0-5'

Touch base w/ Nick Wolvits of MacDesign in Newport, RI. 
Nick makes a nice, easy to apply, looks good graphic that clearly marks the jib sheet angle; Shows 4, 6, 8,10 & 12 degrees.
w/ the outhaul & boom vang markers the package is just $35 and it sure helps when newer to the class to be able to quantify variables.

As w/ most boats shroud tension, particularly upper shroud tension is the key factor but Nick's graphics will accelerate your learning curve.

Best of luck
Paul Murphy

Congrats on a quick sale.

Where is #119 headed?

Sorry to have missed your question.

Next weekend is our final Sarasota event & will definitely send photos. I'll look through my phone for photos.
I do know we have a video of one race on the Cloud. If you want to send your email, I'll send you the link.

You may already know this: 
Boats prior to #150 were built in the US and are approx 35 pounds overweight. Maybe 6% of hull weight.
While people can remove weight from the bulb to get down to minimum weight I don't, most people don't advise this.
Weight in the bulb is important to minimize chance of capsize.  I think all of us should view older boats as 'starter' boats. Get in the fleet, practice your foot work & steering a high peformance boat, gybing, etc.   

I'm a life long sailor, lots of Soling, Etchells & Melges 24. This is the nicest boat I've ever sailed.  I've worked to make #103 the best of the older boats.  Good Royal blue Seadeck. Through bolted the jib track, the new rudder & keel work done by Brian Bennett.

Holland Michigan has a great fleet.

Send email & I'll send you the video link.

Thank you,
Paul Murphy
Annapolis
443/600-7400

Buying a newer boat this spring so #103 is available.

Older boat, w/ keel at designed weight--thus overall weight is 35 pounds above class minimum.
Substantial upgrades in 2017 by Brian Bennet;
  SeaDeck soft-deck installed.  New 2017 Ovington ruder, new hiking straps & upgraded spinnaker sheets.
  Three sets of sails: 1) North sails used less than seven days.  2) Intensity set of sails and special heavy-air jib & mainsail (1/2" luff curve removed)
  Top cover, mast cover, Intensity rudder/tiller bag and shroud bag. No bottom cover. 
SpeedPuck shows heading, boat speed & maximum boatspeed.  Shift compass.
  New tires on trailer & trailer license doesn't expire until 2023.

  $21,000

Several good crew are available for Sarasota regattas, including Amiee Huebner. 
21 boats entered & increasing.

Who needs crew?
Who needs a skipper/boat?

Several charter boats are available?

Please post what you're looking for. The more we communicate, the more successful connections.

Recognizing the three crew minimum written by CRW is observant. Question was settled a few years ago, plenty of Vx's sail w/ just two total people onboard for several years.     Most, but not all the fleet sail our of Charleston YC,  about six minute reach to the starting line.

Hi Brian,

Great to see you interest, the Vx is the nicest boat I can still sail. She's awesome, fast, light, fun, much lower operating cost than J-70.

Keep in touch, Robby Brown has a boat,  Robby charters at decent price, but wants to coach (on or off) the boat Friday.

Thank you,
Paul Murphy

Hello Paul,

I'm not sure if it will happen, but at some point I hope I improve enough where I can say 'Ok, shedding 40 pounds of hull weight matters'.  I'm not there....yet.... but hope to me by end of Sarasota/ Charleston.   Looks like our timing might line up. I'm interested in #`174.  See you in Sarasota, #`103