The 3mm thick perspex has cracked and now letting in water. Well the auto bailers work faster than the leak but it is time to make new ones.

Any body know of a source of perspex 3 - 4 mm thick and about the size of an A4 page ?

Yes I have been capsizing again... I'm new to this game OK !

TIA

Matt B

Lookit up in your localYellow Pages most places willcut to size & shape. - It is not given away, ply is cheaper and lighter.

OK I was after a DIY solution. Looks like I'm going to raid the parish council notice board for its water proof cover ;+)

Matt

Phone Tony Blackburn @ Sail Sport. He may be at the Nationals, but he will fix you up.
Tel.07960 957732 or 01392 420043.

I have some old Jackson Cant. one's going free.

Most boats nowadays tend to use the circa 1.5mm flexible plastic, something like Makrolon. Tony @ Sailsports sells it and its cheap. All you do is cut with scissors the correct size required v.easy.

This is the kiddie, follow the link

Many thanks for that

Go to a good stationers and buy an A4 ring binder made of thickish perspex and cut to size - works really well and you can get groovy colours.

I'd always assumed that the aim was good transparency so that you can see how cleanly the water leaves the transom?

The main aim is the right degree of flexibility so you can judge the wind strength before you launch, by looking at how the flaps bend open in the wind.

A local framing shop should have it.

gp plastics in birmingham stock perspex and will sell small amounts

Matt

Forget about perspex. I have made 2 sets of transom flaps jib in 2 years for 2789 and 3112 plus a foul up preventer for the top of the latter's jib furling swiwel out of an off cut of 3mm polycarbonate obtained from our local glass and mirror centre for £5. 
If you have a look on the www you will discover that polycarbonate is not brittle, resists UV radiation, can be machined without risk of shattering and will take a thread for a self tapping screw. So a couple of flaps cut to size with a strip of 15mm wide sponge backed sticky tape around the edges attached to the tramsom with a pair of nylon hinges provides a cheap, smart looking and easy solution to the problem.

Have a fun couple of DIY hours.

Peter

If you use 1.5mm you can cut a one piece flap to cover both, fix in the middle, no nasty hinges, lightweight shock cord. Just make sure you smooth the edges to avoid cutting yr fingers!

And beyond 1.5mm there was created 0mm and lo the kiwis and Australians created the skiff.
self draining, double floored and without even self bailers.
Hulls dropped to a few kgs per foot.
(sorry, not quite metric!!!).
Ex Merlin crew from way back.....