What boat (another one)

   My cherub cost me £750 and was good to go. Could have sailed it like that if i'd wanted but made a few sail upgrades and a bit of DIY. Sails can be bought second hand and DIY is cheap as you don't have to pay for labour! Expensive isn't a word I'd used to describe the average cherub. No boats are cost free, its a fact of life!

Laser 2 would be a good bet. Very minimal fittings to replace and are relatively robust. Can be sailed with or without the trapeze or kite. Likely to find one for under a grand as the class seems to be dying a slow and painful death!

Only my 2p's worth but I have spent my time sailing both classes a fair amount.

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timnoyce Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Aug 04 Location: Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote timnoyce Report Post Quote Reply Topic: What boat (another one) Posted: 20 Aug 06 at 4:42pm
	My cherub cost me £750 and was good to go. Could have sailed it like that if i'd wanted but made a few sail upgrades and a bit of DIY. Sails can be bought second hand and DIY is cheap as you don't have to pay for labour! Expensive isn't a word I'd used to describe the average cherub. No boats are cost free, its a fact of life! Laser 2 would be a good bet. Very minimal fittings to replace and are relatively robust. Can be sailed with or without the trapeze or kite. Likely to find one for under a grand as the class seems to be dying a slow and painful death! Only my 2p's worth but I have spent my time sailing both classes a fair amount.
	BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb

Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Aug 06 at 8:12pm
	Bought our cherub a while back for £150 with the whole rig but with a bent mast and a fixable hole. We fixed the hole within a day, painted it, were donated a fireball mast and had a trapeze asymmetric for waaay to cheap. I assure you, that boat went like ... well .. a fast thing. Doubt there are many classes where that can happen. :D We ciould murder most things downwind and that wasn't even a big rig cherubwise!
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933