Whats this
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
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Topic: Whats this
Posted By: Pabs
Subject: Whats this
Date Posted: 19 Jan 06 at 11:12pm
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So then any one have any idea what class this is? looks like it could of been pritty quick to me
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Posted By: Olly4088
Date Posted: 19 Jan 06 at 11:21pm
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This is also up in the banter section under things that come up on E-bay check it out. ------------- Phantom 1298 |
Posted By: TeamFugu
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 12:03am
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Its a project boat. ------------- Live large, love life, and sail fast. Swift Sol Home, http://swiftsolo.com |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 8:08am
Chris249 says it's an old Int Moth. Whatever it is, the hull looks like it could be a fast little thing, with a LOT of TLC!  ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 8:47am
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Not being an expert but it isnt something like an old Cherub maybe? (cue the Cherub posse.....)
------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 10:42am
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Do we get a full on fanfare or just a round of applause and a snickers as we enter? Weve already been chatting about this and the owner claims its 10ft which means its probibly a moth or a cherub or a one-off. It looks a bit bigger than 10ft to me. Low freeboard and no visable kite setup suggests its probibly not a cherub. I have emailed the seller and he doesnt seem to have a clue... Hull shape looks surprisingly modern whatever it is ------------- |
Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 11:12am
may be its a rs300 made of wood  ------------- |
Posted By: Chris 249
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 11:48am
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I'm thinking possibly a John Shelley design International Moth of the
'60's. Old Mothies reckon the Shelleys were a superb boat to sail,
quicker than a Europe and more stable than a Duflos and with a lovely
feel. It doesn't have the hollow in the topsides panel of other Shelleys I've seen in pics and looks a bit average around the mast, but Shelley Moth seems a possibility. |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 11:59am
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it still looks a bit long to me for a moth, and theres just something about those flares that dries out cherub, but yet loking at the hull form it looks like in the aft sections like a 9er almost, so would make a very interesting conversion to single handed skiff me thinks.....the other that keeps coming to mind is that the cockpit looks too roomy for a single handed boat of its age from that piint of veiw it definetly looks to me to be a single hander, but again with no obvious kite, although there are no fittings at all anyway. Could it be a prototype? It looks very similar in plan to that TOY dinghy i cant remeber who designed that but it never got very far, but its supporters gave it nothing but praise. May not even be from this country though however for its age that may be a long shot. Still though, very intriguing... looks fast, cheap but also looks very soggy, may be best used as a plug me thinks for someone looking for a project. Never know could be the next swift solo... ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 12:08pm
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Thats a ToY so it is definitely not one of those. ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: Matt Jackson
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 2:01pm
The sellers are just house clearers with a passing interest in sailing so I'm not surprised. I know them from old but I'm not in touch now. Incidentally the bit of road the boat is pictured is the (very well trod) route from my old sailing club to the nearest pub! ------------- Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36 |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 2:16pm
| Need dimensions, but if its 11 ft then I reckon an early 60s Moth. The decking would have been illegal for a Cherub. |
Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 2:38pm
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Classic trivia Matt ... that made my afternoon ... ------------- |
Posted By: fizzicist
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 6:21pm
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Stick a Moth rig on it and see what happens! ------------- Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. |
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Date Posted: 20 Jan 06 at 9:03pm
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Cant argue with that logic. Put different rigs on the boat, and if the rig fits... ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
Posted By: Westie
Date Posted: 29 Jan 06 at 7:32pm
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See banter section for my posting - seen soggier boats than this!!! ------------- 505 GBR8380 Fireball GBR14001 Solo GBR2392 |
Posted By: NickA
Date Posted: 29 Jan 06 at 8:02pm
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Who cares WHAT it is. Can it be made to go fast? Isis .... love your little animation. Homemade? |
Posted By: Xpletive
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 7:35pm
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The woman who parked it in the second picture might know.......? |
Posted By: carshalton fc
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 7:41pm
anychance it could be a cherub? cos dont the older cherubs look like that? ------------- International 14 1503 |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 7:42pm
CheersYup homemade, is it that obvious?  ------------- |
Posted By: Iain C
Date Posted: 30 Jan 06 at 10:06pm
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Whatever it is it's illegally parked and without tax...
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