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177 10.ANTIFOULING Antifouling paint must be used at all times when racing. 11. INSTRUMENTS Electronic instruments of any kind are allowed provided however that only knotmeters,depth sounders and compasses are used during Class Championship races. 12. HATCHES All yachts must be fitted with a forward and aft egress hatch. 13.WINCHES No more than 8 winches excluding anchor winches are allowed on the yacht and the winches must be no more than two speed with a power ratio of not more than 48 to 1. 14. SHEETS AND BRACES Sheets and braces may be of any material the owner wishes. 15. MEASUREMENT (a) The Association may from time to time appoint a Class Measurer and in the absence of any appointment his functions shall be performed by Executive Committee. (b) All yachts shall be subject to measurement for compliance with the Class Rules and it will be mandatory for a new yacht to obtain a compliance certificate from the Measurer or Committee before entering a Stewart 34 race. Measurement Certificates are subject to review, cancellation or renewal and the yachts are liable for inspection at any time. (c) A fee fixed from time to time by the Association shall be payable for measuring. 16. INSPECTIONS It is mandatory that the Committee shall organise at least one spot check of those yachts racing in the Championship and Handicap Series each summer season before or after a race and take action as under 1(d). 17. REPLACEMENT OR ALTERATION Should the owner of an existing yacht wish to replace or alter any part of his yacht, it’s spars, rigging or sails that do not strictly comply with these Rules, such alteration or replacement must be completed as per these Rules and certified by the Measurer. 18.WEIGHT 1. The minimum all up weight of all yachts including only the gear listed in Rule 3 Accommodation plus one only of the following sails: Mainsail, No.1 Genoa, No.2 Genoa, No.1 Jib, No.1 Spinnaker, No.2 Spinnaker and nothing else be 10,350 lbs (4,694.68 kilos) the weight shortfall shall be permanently placed in the yacht as in 18.2(a), 18.2(b) and 18.3 below. 2A. All future fibreglass hulls including only two bulkheads must weigh a minimum of 1950 lbs (884.5 kilos) and all future deck and cabin mouldings bare and excluding joining materials for hull and deck must weigh a minimum of 1050 lbs (476.27 kilos). The weights must be certified by a Class measurer using a weighbridge where possible and fibreglassing must be in strict accordance with the Specifications for Stewart 34 yachts as approved by the Association and the Marine Department, supervised by an Association appointed surveyor. The official fibreglass moulder, if after having built a hull and deck in full accordance with the Stewart 34 Specifications as approved by the Marine Department, finds that such hull and deck is lighter than the prescribed weight, shall affix lead adjusting weights up to a maximum of 130 lbs (58.97 kilos) to the hull and 150 lbs (67.89 kilos) to the deck. Such adjusting weights to be fibreglassed in place. If the maximum allowed weight has been added to either hull or deck and the minimum weight for either is not reached, that hull or deck is not to be approved. (a) For the hull above the waterline 50% of the adjusters forward of the main bulkhead and 50% aft of the companionway bulkhead.