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simonrh 
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 Topic: ContenderPosted: 13 Jul 10 at 3:23pm |
But you could be! The Bonezzi contenders are stunning. |
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Vortex Asymmetric 1064
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Contender 541
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Posted: 13 Jul 10 at 6:58pm |
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Oh yes - Bonezzi Contenders. Someone come and mop me up |
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When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss
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NickA
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Posted: 13 Jul 10 at 7:35pm |
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Oh indeed ......
but not so pretty once you've bashed them on the landing stage / beach / a keel boat / someone's racks etc etc. A labour of love those things. Even the solo sailors at my place spend hours obsessing over eachothers varnish jobs; and the bonezzis are MUCH prettier boats (especially with a set of blood-axe carbon foils) .... |
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Contender 541
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Posted: 14 Jul 10 at 7:53am |
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I have come over all un-necessary again |
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When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss
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jeffers
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Posted: 14 Jul 10 at 8:24am |
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Those Bonezzi boats are stunning. I saw an all wood varnished Scorpion many years ago, that looked very good as well.
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Posted: 14 Jul 10 at 9:57am |
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I love wooden boats, but I would be terrified to own a Bonezzi for fear of damaging it.
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the same, but different...
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jeffers
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Posted: 14 Jul 10 at 11:30am |
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Would it live in your house as a prized piece of furniture?
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Paul
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simonrh
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Posted: 14 Jul 10 at 11:43am |
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Maybe you could protect it with a nice opaque layer of epoxy and glass to stop it getting damaged!
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winging it
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Posted: 14 Jul 10 at 4:15pm |
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Paul, you should know Nik doesn't let boats in the house....yet...
The trouble with epoxy and glass is that it is a complete bugger to remove if you do damage the boat (as I am finding with the classic fourteen) plus it also then tends to look a little 'plasticised' like some of the Paintcraft jobs I saw at the dinghy show. The first time I sailed my latest contender I stupidly stuck my hook into the gelcoat. had that been the wood of a Bonezzi I would have cried. if any crew falls out of the 14 they either get in very, very carefully or stay in the water! |
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simonrh
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Posted: 14 Jul 10 at 4:28pm |
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I was being facetious about wrapping the pretty wood in permanent plastic, however it would seem the techology is out there.
All my graphics and foils on my boat are scratched from a harsh edge on my trapeze hook that needs grinding off. |
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