I notice there are 2 sheet tracks. One on the coach roof and one on the deck. Which ones do you use. I have seen some First 300s with tracks on the coach roof but mostly with the tracks on the deck. Yours is the first I have seen with both so your thoughts would be very interesting
Hello Brian! Actually the upper ones were the one designed by Beneteau. But few have it like this and you will probably find picture used by Beneteau for promotional use in that configuration. So they quickly decide to move down and outside the tracks and my boat is exactly one of those that where build when they decided to change it. So we are lucky (no idea how many) to have 2 tracks on each side :) I am using the oustside one but I will do some test with the other ones ... maybe a video. The interesting thing is that FINOT told me the opposite but pretty sure its they are wrong as you can clearly see the ones that were designed for the boat.
@@goandsail Thanks for that. I wasn’t sure why they changed. I am in the process of buying one at the moment. Hence my interest. Interesting to see what you make of using the inner track. I suspect it might suit the heavy weather #2?
Salut. Je note que depuis 2020 il n'y a pas plus de videos. Tu conserves encore le F300? Je suis un heureux co proprietaire d'un F300 spirit, coque 52, de 1995. Je l'ai achete en 2014. A propos du rail de genois, j'ai l'originel, interieur. Selon Eric Ingouf de Beneteau le rail exterieur, sur le passavant, est fortement recomendable car il va beneficier l'ecoulement d'air vers la GV. En effect, je note que au pres serré et dans la brise, la GV inverse sur le guindant. Car mes voiles son dejá deformees, je ne suis pas sur de la cause. Je vais essayer un point de reglage 3D (comme sur les pogo). Je suis en processus de choisir un nouveau jeux de voiles. Tes voiles me semblent bien performantes. Elles sont XCut en dacron? Cest cça?
Hello Antonio, en effet, j'ai laissé de coté la chaine UA-cam mais je vais y revenir bientôt. J'ai par ailleurs revendu mon F 300 a un couple naviguant maintenant en Bretagne. J'ai adoré ce voilier mais je ne pouvais pas habiter dessus. J'ai donc opté pour un plus grand, un 38pieds. J'avais des voiles en Dacron, il me semble en coupe horizontale. Personellement j'opte pour le dacron, je viens de changer ma GV egalement, plus simple et moins cher.
@@goandsail Merci de ta réponse. Je vais passer la commande d´un jeux de voiles, coupe triradial en tissu "Warp Drive" poliester. Sur l´habitabilité je suis d´accord. Cést son point faible. Quand mêmme je ne fais pas la croisière. Juste une semaine chaque anné et jamais sur l´ancre. Bons vents.
I remember this is one of the boat based on the Figaro solo hull, I only experience the Oceanis 310 version. I supposed this is much faster, how many knots it can make on average in your experience?
pretty boat
Thx!
can it plane? what the top comfortable speed you got it up to?
tiller steering is the best
Yes its amazing. Now I have a steering wheel. It’s another pleasure.
I notice there are 2 sheet tracks. One on the coach roof and one on the deck. Which ones do you use. I have seen some First 300s with tracks on the coach roof but mostly with the tracks on the deck. Yours is the first I have seen with both so your thoughts would be very interesting
Hello Brian! Actually the upper ones were the one designed by Beneteau. But few have it like this and you will probably find picture used by Beneteau for promotional use in that configuration. So they quickly decide to move down and outside the tracks and my boat is exactly one of those that where build when they decided to change it. So we are lucky (no idea how many) to have 2 tracks on each side :) I am using the oustside one but I will do some test with the other ones ... maybe a video. The interesting thing is that FINOT told me the opposite but pretty sure its they are wrong as you can clearly see the ones that were designed for the boat.
@@goandsail Thanks for that. I wasn’t sure why they changed. I am in the process of buying one at the moment. Hence my interest. Interesting to see what you make of using the inner track. I suspect it might suit the heavy weather #2?
Salut. Je note que depuis 2020 il n'y a pas plus de videos. Tu conserves encore le F300?
Je suis un heureux co proprietaire d'un F300 spirit, coque 52, de 1995. Je l'ai achete en 2014.
A propos du rail de genois, j'ai l'originel, interieur.
Selon Eric Ingouf de Beneteau le rail exterieur, sur le passavant, est fortement recomendable car il va beneficier l'ecoulement d'air vers la GV. En effect, je note que au pres serré et dans la brise, la GV inverse sur le guindant. Car mes voiles son dejá deformees, je ne suis pas sur de la cause. Je vais essayer un point de reglage 3D (comme sur les pogo).
Je suis en processus de choisir un nouveau jeux de voiles.
Tes voiles me semblent bien performantes. Elles sont XCut en dacron? Cest cça?
Hello Antonio, en effet, j'ai laissé de coté la chaine UA-cam mais je vais y revenir bientôt. J'ai par ailleurs revendu mon F 300 a un couple naviguant maintenant en Bretagne. J'ai adoré ce voilier mais je ne pouvais pas habiter dessus. J'ai donc opté pour un plus grand, un 38pieds. J'avais des voiles en Dacron, il me semble en coupe horizontale. Personellement j'opte pour le dacron, je viens de changer ma GV egalement, plus simple et moins cher.
@@goandsail Merci de ta réponse.
Je vais passer la commande d´un jeux de voiles, coupe triradial en tissu "Warp Drive" poliester.
Sur l´habitabilité je suis d´accord. Cést son point faible. Quand mêmme je ne fais pas la croisière. Juste une semaine chaque anné et jamais sur l´ancre.
Bons vents.
I remember this is one of the boat based on the Figaro solo hull, I only experience the Oceanis 310 version.
I supposed this is much faster, how many knots it can make on average in your experience?
I was often around 8,5kt with 20kt wind.