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epiphany i had post some picture on http://www.pearsonariel.org/discussion/showthread.php?1766-Ariel-70-GRINDEL
on Grindel the center of gravity was between 5 and 10 cm further ahead than on this plane, because there is no engine and many equipment have been removed (icebox, kitchen, closet ...)

grindel at home

reinforcement of the bridge under the winch and remove hood under the genoa sheet rail


strengthening the chain-plate
and new support for chandelier, 5x8x8 marine plywood bonded to epiglue and fiberglass and carbon and epoxy resin

strengthening the chain-plate
and new support for chandelier, 5x8x8 marine plywood bonded to epiglue and fiberglass and carbon and epoxy resin

reinforcement of the bridge under the winch and remove hood under the genoa sheet rail

cockpit reinforcement. on the hull 3 cm airex with rowing and polyester resin. and vertically 2.5x3 cm marine plywood with rowing and epoxy resin. horizontally 2x8 cm plywood
with fiberglass fabric that goes up along the cocpit

hello, here is some picture of the restoration of Grindel

hull whitout  all old antifouling and treatment of the dozen osmosis blisters

underwater hull with 4 layer epoxy primer, 1
hanging layer and antifouling  and rudder
epoxy laminate and rudder shoe

I have another question: I have a copy of plan where it is written CLP and about 16 cm (6 ") in front of CB or CR(it's just on the fold of the old plane),  I would like to know if one of these dimensions is the center of gravity to position the axle of the trailer. I felt that the center of gravity was further ahead when i careen, perhaps because the inboard engine of 200 kg was removed .

when I return to the boat in ten days I will take pictures and I will post them on "Ariel # 70 Grindel"

Grindel is still afloat but he has not been sailing since 1 and a half years. I did a lot of work that was not planned because I realized that most of the wood was rotten. I started with the traveler the wood below was rotten and when we sheet in the rail lifted and the water was pouring into the cabin or the back box. after I replaced and strengthened the stanchion fixation and the deck under the winch.
I remove the scupper of the deck and I made them in the back with the evacuation in the well of the outboard. I redid and reinforced all the support under the cokpit. I redid the kitchen. I am doing a tank of about 100 liters in the bilge I deleted 4 thruhull that was not used anymore. I have refurbished with epoxy resin and fiber or replaced wood panels with PVC foam and fiber (airex). I remove as much as possible of brass screws that have become copper screws and break when we try to unscrew them. I removed all layers of antifouling and I found a dozen osmosis blisters that I treated with epoxy after I had 4 layers of epoxy primer, I removed the packing glans of the old engine inboard (now I have a Yamaha outbord 8Hp) and plugged the hole in the hull and rudder. I reinforced the partission to fix the chain-plate (water had returned and the partition of the back had started to rot).I replaced all the hinges.
I still have to do the strongback. I have a deck area where the balsa is rotten, I will make a fridge instead of the cooler, all the electricity, go up all the inside and outside (coaming, running hand, pulpit .....) repaint the entire hull and interior. replace the wood of the entrance and the rail of the roof deck. visit the mat but I think I will have to change it and all shroud because they are original they are 56 years old.
I just bought a trailer and I'm putting it in the shape of the Ariel to bring the boat home because I'm wasting too much time on the road.

thank you, but I think I'm the only Ariel in France and only 60 Triton were made by Jouet and I think there are not any more. I was asking for mast feature because I saw profiles and they are either much smaller or slightly larger in width. But those slightly larger are between 2.9 and 3.2 kg / m which is below 2.338 Pounds per foot (2.54kg / m). I did not really want to soften the mat since it is overdimensioned.
when i go to remove the mast I will try to keep it but it has already been shorten  3 inches and the base is corroded and split on 1 inch.

hello, I plan to replace the mat Grindel which is very damaged at its base, I would like to know the mechanical characteristics (I know the dimensions 3.5 '' x 6 '' and 3.1mm thick) of the original mat to find in recent profiles. the weight per meter or per foot and if possible the "moment of inertia" XX 'YY'. By browsing the forum the original mat would be overdetermined I saw it when I lost a spreader with 20kn without breaking the mast. Thank you

my ariel view to the sky with DJI phantom (porquerolles , France)


and 1970 pict

last summer with my son and her sunfish



last week in a race

if  D&R Marine sold the original part i prefer
but  i certainely use the assembly of mephisto cat whit the pipe to avoid to compress the mast when tighten the nuts.  when i had broken my spreader base its my mistake.
the wind grow slowly  0 to 25 knots and i was run genoa whit pole one side mainsail on the other side when i decide to late (1 mistake) to remove the genoa pole i gybe to remove the wind of the genoa, i put the autopilot ( i was alone ). and when strore it the boat gybe alone. i had no vang on the boat ( 2 mistake) the boom raise up and the mainsail roll up aroud the shroud upstair the spreader, i roll the genoa, and i try to unroll the mainsail aroud the shroud i can't. i go wind ahead the and the spreader come whit the main sail. i think its natural she break in this case.
a good point is i cant Stiffen the shroud whitout the spreader whit the original, (in french) "ridoir". I just came to grease them.  and come to the harbor

thank you
i think i found the spreader base in the site of D&R Marine
i am waiting for dimention and how too do pay and if they can send it to france.