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davidyacht ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 29 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1345 |
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Can’t we all?
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Happily living in the past
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sawman ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 04 May 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 205 |
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Enterprise Enterprise Laser Kestrel mk1 Kestrel 2000 Kestrel 2000 RSVareo Miracle Miracle Scorpion
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andymck ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 15 Dec 06 Location: Stamford Online Status: Offline Posts: 397 |
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Laser N12 x3 Fireflyx2 Laser 4000 Laser 5000 x2 18 ft skiff Enterprise solution N12 x2 Laser 2000 Firefly Aero x2 You can plot life by the boats. |
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maxibuddah ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Mar 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1760 |
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In fairness Rodney, Finn K143 at £110 is probably the same equivalent cost as a new Devoti when you bought it
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davidyacht ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 29 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1345 |
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Laser Firefly Merlin Merlin N12 N12 Laser Laser Merlin I14 (crew) I14 I14 I14 Salcombe Yawl N12 N12 Salcombe Yawl Solo x 5 Missed out a few in between boats for Winter series etc. over 47 years ... could have saved a few pennies, but had great fun along the way |
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rodney ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 26 Feb 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 915 |
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Finn K143 (£110) Finn K317 (£0) Finn K??? Finn K313 Finn K??? Laser 89??? Laser 9???? Laser 9???? Finn K443 Finn K300 Finn K510 Finn K491 Finn GBR534 Sadler 26 Also another 6 or 7 Finns since GBR534 but now have my final Finn which was a birthday present, from her indoors, in 2016 and sail it under GBR53 ![]() Somewhere in the mix was a K1 which was a nice little boat but no time to sail, just managed one Nationals! Have been lucky to have sailed many other classes over the years but the only ones owned by me, not the business, are as above ![]() I have probably missed the odd Finn out
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Rodney Cobb
Suntouched Sailboats Limited http://www.suntouched.co.uk [EMAIL=rodney@suntouched.co.uk">rodney@suntouched.co.uk |
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jeffers ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048 |
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hmm so lets see....
SigNet (Sea Cadets) Topper (Sea Cadets) Mirror (Sea Cadets) ASC (dont even ask, heavier than a Bosun) Then a long break til... Wayfarer (as a crew) Laser Laser Laser (new) Blaze Laser Laser D-Zero D-Zero (a treat to myself) D-Zero (told by the Mrs to treat myself again) |
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H2 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 26 Jul 17 Online Status: Offline Posts: 750 |
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Topper
Laser 420 420 Prindle 18 Laser Boss Laser 4000 Laser 2 RS400 Laser Hadron H2
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H2 #115 (sold)
H2 145 OK 2082 |
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Sam.Spoons ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401 |
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Laser is a perfectly decent choice for a first boat and can be had for pocket money but IMHO there are nicer boats to sail out there. WRT Supernova, I bought it to sail inland after sailing the Blaze both at home and on the sea for about a year. The main issues were to do with the FB sail which I found hard to read and the tiny raked rudder which seems to lose any traction at extremely low angles of heel. They are very popular though so can't be too bad. Budgetwise, a functioning Laser can be had from around £300, Supernova or Blaze from, say, £900-1200. Look for overall condition at that age, Lasers can have problems with the mast pot so fill it with water and see if the level drops over 15-20 mins, all boats can develop small leaks so a little water in the hull is not an automatic fail (both my Spice and Blaze take on a little) but a dry hull is obviously better (but check before doing the mast pot leak check). Most leaks can be solved by resealing fittings but check deck to hull joins and around DB case/hull join. |
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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish" |
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Oli ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020 |
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mirror topper topper laser laser 2 Fireball Blaze 1/2 tonner contender spice boss laser 5000 12 metre imx40 humphries 36 sb3 projection 762 rs700 k6 musto skiff rs800 Edited by Oli - 10 Sep 19 at 8:33am |
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