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iGRF 
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Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499 |
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 Topic: Heavy singlehanderPosted: 05 Oct 17 at 12:04pm |
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rich96
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Posted: 05 Oct 17 at 10:50am |
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Got to be the Finn then
Classic Finn with modern rig on Apollo Duck for just over 2K OR more recent one for 3.5 ? OR buy a newer boat which will hold its value. Whilst the initial outlay is a lot they hold their value really well Always lots of 2nd hand bits around if you want to upgrade Take the plunge - you will get addicted. |
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snowleopard
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Joined: 02 Oct 17 Location: Cornwall Online Status: Offline Posts: 66 |
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Posted: 05 Oct 17 at 9:57am |
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Love the laser and in most winds the standard rig is fine. As I said in the OP, my problem is getting under the boom as my knees get older.
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One hull good, two hulls better.
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rich96
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Posted: 05 Oct 17 at 8:53am |
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If your budget wont stretch to Finn money what about a Laser with a Rooster 8.1 rig ?
They are not great but are cheap and fun. Same handicap as a Finn Shame that Rooster didn't push it as a class or organise anything but the occasional mickey mouse river event |
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Tynesider
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Posted: 04 Oct 17 at 9:49pm |
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Hi ever considered a Hartley 12 they are classed as 3 persons but two is much better, if you get the main with vertical battens you can reef it by rotating the mast if needed, also comes with head sail, faster than you may think and very safe.
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rich96
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Posted: 02 Oct 17 at 5:16pm |
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Finn will be way more suitable
Much more comfortable, easier on the knees, a joy to sail in all winds, rigs to suit your ability/physique, easier to tack (boom just rises up and lots of cockpit depth) etc etc etc I've had both and enjoyed them both but would strongly suggest the Finn for you They rarely capsize |
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snowleopard
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Posted: 02 Oct 17 at 4:45pm |
A bit unfair... Finn 10.6 sq m Phantom 9.75 sq m Next question, which is more likely to give me a swim? In my laser days I only ever capsized through losing my grip on the sheet and being dumped to windward.
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One hull good, two hulls better.
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KazRob
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Joined: 22 Oct 16 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 245 |
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Posted: 02 Oct 17 at 4:18pm |
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Don't listen to the little people - go for the Finn. It's a beautiful boat to sail but a bit heavier than your revised weight at around 133kg but that weight does work like a flywheel to help you punch through waves etc. Don't worry about space under the boom - you sail upwind with no kicker on and all the leech tension is done via the mainsheet. Once you pop that to go through a tack you have more room than most boats (same for the OK and Europe too tbh).
You'll have a lot of fun in one Edited by KazRob - 02 Oct 17 at 4:18pm |
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iGRF
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Posted: 02 Oct 17 at 4:00pm |
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Nooooo don't do it, Finns are the worse heavy old tub with a big chunk of redundant metal stuck in the middle with no foil shape to it whatsoever (Which does kind of prove the negative Bernouilli thing)
Check a Phantom out, light roomy, super easy to sail, big old rig, that Finn sail is probably two thirds the size. Finns, they should be under the ocean not littering it..  Edited by iGRF - 02 Oct 17 at 4:01pm |
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bicrider
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Posted: 02 Oct 17 at 3:13pm |
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The Finn has a very powerful kicker and a very flexible mast They do recommend letting the kicker off before you gybe to raise the boom and letting the main off before a tack will raise the boom. But as stated I am still waiting to sail my new (to me) Finn and It was a good 25 years since I last set foot in a Finn I am hoping its a bit like riding a bike it all comes back to me. I used to look on Apollo duck the CVRDA website forum and of course Ebay. The British Finn association has a for sale part but it normally more modern boats on there but worth keeping a eye on.
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