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   It's glass hull!
Might not be such a bad boat for its age, you never know. Contenders age well, usually, even if they leak (some more than others...  ). The boat I'm going to get (birthday present hint, Contender443.... no I don't want a sofa!)  was built in 1969 and is still quite fast in the right hands. I just think the boat in this advert is a little overpriced, even with that wow-wow-wow trailer !! (rust-coloured, very trendy) 

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Black no sugar Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black no sugar Report Post Quote Reply Topic: lasers Posted: 12 Jan 06 at 11:21am
	It's glass hull! Might not be such a bad boat for its age, you never know. Contenders age well, usually, even if they leak (some more than others... ). The boat I'm going to get (birthday present hint, Contender443.... no I don't want a sofa!) was built in 1969 and is still quite fast in the right hands. I just think the boat in this advert is a little overpriced, even with that wow-wow-wow trailer !! (rust-coloured, very trendy)
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5420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 622	Post Options Post Reply Quote 5420 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jan 06 at 11:13am
	ner i would just take it imagen the bomefire you could have with it or he fun sailing it up the beach

stuarthop Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Dec 04 Location: Nottingham Online Status: Offline Posts: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote stuarthop Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jan 06 at 10:02pm
	I wouldn't have that boat unless i was payed to!


les5269 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 11 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1530	Post Options Post Reply Quote les5269 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jan 06 at 7:33pm
	My old contender had straps at the back.I used them when I was semi-trapeezing on a reach to steady myself. Mine was a Rondar don't know if this was kept to them or if others did it
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5420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 622	Post Options Post Reply Quote 5420 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jan 06 at 9:43am
	he owner must be a frud then lol hpw much dose he want for it i thort it said £600 that can not be right he must mean £0.600

Black no sugar Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black no sugar Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 06 at 11:41pm
	OK Strawberry, nice effort, but Isis might have been looking for the oblique toestraps at the back. On very old boats (like this one obviously is, no lower shrouds but diamonds!), they weren't always fitted. I suppose people sailed Contenders differently in those days... What puzzles me is the plaque number: has the number 41 been painted over in white? It can't be the original sail number, then....
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Strawberry Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 21 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1337	Post Options Post Reply Quote Strawberry Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 06 at 11:32pm
	To be fair, when you look in the pictures it does actually have toe-straps... Don't ask me why, but it does have them. And it also has one full batten, so could be classed as "fully battened" Just playin devil's advocate....
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5420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 622	Post Options Post Reply Quote 5420 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 06 at 10:27pm
	i dont think thats the main proble with his add

Prince Buster Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 15 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1146	Post Options Post Reply Quote Prince Buster Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 06 at 10:08pm
	Yep the guy's clearly a retard. He can't spell battened right either.
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Isis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2753	Post Options Post Reply Quote Isis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jan 06 at 8:42pm
	Im not the worlds biggest contender expert but last time I checked they didnt have a full set of fully battened sails, or toestraps for that matter...