http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/ Beneteau First Class 8 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:52:30 GMT Robert Leary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/71 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/71 Herb, How's the sale going? where is your boat and how much are you asking for it? Robbie Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:31:49 GMT John Ross http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/70 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/70 Welcome Herb, Why don't you add some pictures and a description of your boat and we will see if someone is looking to buy. Please add your sail and hull number Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:59:51 GMT herbclark2 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/69 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/69 Hi, I have a first class eight for sale. Located in Northern New York, USA on Lake Ontario. Thanks, Herb Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:04:10 GMT jeanvanwijk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/68 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/68 Hello dutch and other sailors. Good to see some quick reactions. If you want to see the furler, Christian, my boat is at Hemmeland, Monickendam, landing- stage Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:54:39 GMT Wouter Kop http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/67 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/67 Hi Jean, Nice seeing you here. For how long have you got your FC 8? I sail with a team of 3 (including myself), and at the moment we are sailing without Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:41:38 GMT Christian Lochner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/66 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/66 Hi Jean, First of all welcome here J. I am actually laying just a couple of hundred meters away from you in the Marina Monnickendam (Steiger K23). Funny that Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:56:04 GMT jeanvanwijk http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/65 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/65 Hello Have a FC8 in the Netherlands, Monnickendam, Hemmeland. It is a great boat, tough to handle though. In racing there is an official crew of 5, we are Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:33:32 GMT Robert Leary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/64 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/64 You can't beat the bang for the buck ;) I'm glad I could finally be of use to the group. From: firstclass_8@yahoogroups.com Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:16:04 GMT jrdesign http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/63 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/63 Robbie, Thanks for the tip on the shock cord connection the running backs. As you suggested I use a shock cord and small pulley mounted to the back stay. I Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:50:11 GMT Christian Lochner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/62 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/62 Hi Everyone, I will try to answer to all the questions that came up: John: Can you point me to the picture you mean? I could take some more pictures of the Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:11:37 GMT Paul Chaplin http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/61 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/61 Hi all   my runners are rigged differently to keep them out of the way . I have a piece of shock cord going from on runner to the other round the mast above Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:38:57 GMT Wouter Kop http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/60 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/60 Hi Chistian, Welcome. What a pleasent suprise, an other dutchman in the group! I suggest we communicate in English on the site, this way it will be Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:38:24 GMT Robert Leary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/59 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/59 John, I set that up a few years ago on my boat after seeing it on the Catalonia FC8 site. I have a small piece of shock cord that starts at the block on the Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:02:25 GMT jrdesign http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/58 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/58 Chris, Nice boat! In looking over your pictures it looks like you have a extra line from the running back block to the back stay. Is this a line or a shock Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:06:18 GMT Christian Lochner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/57 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firstclass_8/message/57 Hi Robbie and John, I have uploaded a new photo album with pictures from my FC8. If you like take a look. I also added some details to the member database. You