ARO twin trap dinghy
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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: ARO twin trap dinghy
Posted By: jpbuzz591
Subject: ARO twin trap dinghy
Date Posted: 05 Oct 06 at 10:04pm
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Saw this up for sale, and was wondering if anyone new anything about it. Seller seems to be calling it an ISO/400 hybrid http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F120049/ - http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F120049/ ------------- Jp Indoe Contender 518 Buzz591 Chew Valley Sailing club Bristol |
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Posted By: Calum_Reid
Date Posted: 05 Oct 06 at 10:06pm
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hahaha kite looks errrm interswting
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Posted By: Iain C
Date Posted: 05 Oct 06 at 10:07pm
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Does anyone know anything about it? Erm, the kite either doesn't fit, is on back to front, and the jib looks horrible!!! ------------- RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed" Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs" Enterprise GBR21970 Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra" |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 05 Oct 06 at 10:13pm
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It's seems to be THE place to be if you have some strange floating contraption for sale: http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F110196/ - http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F110196/ "Contender sailing dinghy, sails and combi-trailer. Ready to sail. Nothing is said about the NORMAL CONTENDER MAST that might get handy on that kind of boat... That's on the IoW... Anyone feeling guilty out there? ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: m_liddell
Date Posted: 05 Oct 06 at 11:17pm
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That looks seriously under canvassed for a twin wire boat. What is going on with the high aspect jib and weird spin? It is like some weird franken-boat made up of all kinds of bits. Whoever owns it deemed it good enough to sink a fair amount of cash into it. |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 05 Oct 06 at 11:45pm
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Looks like a runt from the I14 family!! ugly piece of work! Looks like someone foreign definitely had a say in that design. Probably some dutch bike manufacturer wanting to put his hand to sailing and designed a "hybrid race around with your mates/have a picnic with your family" type thing  ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 05 Oct 06 at 11:59pm
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The ARO was at the Dinghy Show in the pre-historic days of asymmetrics (ISO). The guy on the stand was quite sensible and very enthusuastic. I hope the experience of trying to launch a new class wasn't too painful for him. I'm surprised it looks so Buzz-like in the photo, I remember it being a bit lower and racier looking... Anyway, here's what the blurb said (my scrawl indicates he guessed the hull-weight at 85-90kg, all-up 110kg):
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Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 06 Oct 06 at 12:59am
ive seeen these for sale before, but i must admit never in such good condition, the kite is on the wrong way round for starters, and it does look like it has had a lot of mods bringing it up to date a bit and looks quite tidy, it was supposed to be light years better than the buzz but never caught on because it didnt have a HUGE marketing machine behind it, ive seen one somewhere up here i just cant remember where, it was rather quick for what it is and i would probably compare it to an ISO if maybe not a little faster, im pretty sure its a lot lighter aswell. Just not so sure its worth the money but i think that fee also matches the guys graduation fees pretty well..... ------------- 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: foaminatthedeck
Date Posted: 06 Oct 06 at 11:00am
I almost constantly feel guilty and im from the iow. Sadly this is nothing to do with me. It almost seems worth £350 to see how some one put a 5o5 rig on a contender. ------------- Lark 2170 |
Posted By: m_liddell
Date Posted: 06 Oct 06 at 12:02pm
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We need a collection from forum people to buy this for the sake of hilarity |
Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 06 Oct 06 at 1:46pm
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The main and jib on the ARO are pretty much 2005 rules Cherub sized. I wouldn't mind a go on the Turbo 5oh. 2 suits of 5o5 sails, a combi trailer, and a contender without a mast has gotta be worth £350!!! That could even be called an investment. I'll chuck in a tenner! ------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: Matt Jackson
Date Posted: 06 Oct 06 at 2:10pm
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Anyone seen those victorian hoaxes where people stitched together 2 halves of different stuffed animals and claimed to have captured them on some remote south sea island.....? ------------- Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36 |
Posted By: Iain C
Date Posted: 06 Oct 06 at 10:58pm
Could have fooled me...although in fairness that Aro kite looks about the same area as my jib...    ------------- RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed" Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs" Enterprise GBR21970 Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra" |