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    Posted: 09 Apr 14 at 11:51am
"The Boy" is 27 now? I've owned Lightnings for a while, then... I'm sure he was just out of college.

I feel old again.
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Originally posted by iitick

Evidently Mrs. Welly is very expensive to keep! 

no more so than her husband....

check out these beauties.... they'd look super good down the sailing club on 'hotdog night'.  

Only £695... bargain. 



Edited by yellowwelly - 09 Apr 14 at 10:39am
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Originally posted by yellowwelly

It's 'Louboutin' John.... and your mistake was clearly not planning ahead by painting the undersides in bright red whist offering a keen contrast with an alligator leather effect topside in taupe.  

A studded matt black leather plimsoll line would have sealed it... but I guess the 'Boy' might have then had issues sailing it, especially in matching sailing gear.  

Look pal.......I could have checked the spelling but I thought no one would notice! Evidently Mrs. Welly is very expensive to keep! Ones children grow into a different sphere and some of them wear red soles whilst others become ar****s. No, my four children are all brilliant and have reached an age where they can be financially exploited. I need to find a new name for 'the boy' as he is now 27 owns a home and is in management.
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Originally posted by iitick

By pure chance the son of the original owner heard of it and bought it back which was a lovelly end to the story.


When I was returning to dinghy sailing in '99 the GP my father built in '74 or '75 was for sale. Despite several years sailing it and some good memories, I decided against going to see it. a) might have been very painful Cry  b) I didn't want to be tempted into buying it - the damn thing was at least 20lbs overweight when brand spanking new! Embarrassed
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It's 'Louboutin' John.... and your mistake was clearly not planning ahead by painting the undersides in bright red whist offering a keen contrast with an alligator leather effect topside in taupe.  

A studded matt black leather plimsoll line would have sealed it... but I guess the 'Boy' might have then had issues sailing it, especially in matching sailing gear.  


Edited by yellowwelly - 09 Apr 14 at 9:28am
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Originally posted by RichTea

If you want free cheap boats take on the role of dinghy park coordinator. 

As for the lightning, that sold quickly thanks to a FB page. It needed work but to me it's got someone on the water, enjoyed the boat and decided to purchase another....at least it's not pink!

Indeed, and I learnt a lot fixing stuff that I would never have done with a new boat.  Slot gasket, using epoxy and gelcoat, fitting a bung, fitting a hatch, rudder up and downhauls, adding strops, telltales, blocks, replacing slugs, fitting mainsheet ratchet block, how to get the best out of the rope controls, using my ergonomics degree (!), and learning to sail without worrying about scratching it.  Winging it taught me everything I know....
Priceless.  For everything else, like a new boat, there's Mastercard!

However it's also really exciting to get photos from John Claridge showing my new purple Lightning being built and personal service from Banks offering me different coloured sail numbers! Big smile
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I bought a total shed Smokers Satisfaction Merlin a few years ago for £100. I restored it, well not restored as such but it looked smart. I sailed it a couple of times and it went ok in spite of being 50% car filler. The 'Boy', as he was then raced it with his Sister as crew, this was before she discovered Mulberry and Christian Laboutan, and won a three races beating a much later Merlin.

I had fun with that boat because I never got bogged down in it's repair, I just got it going and looking good. By pure chance the son of the original owner heard of it and bought it back which was a lovelly end to the story.
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If you want free cheap boats take on the role of dinghy park coordinator. 

As for the lightning, that sold quickly thanks to a FB page. It needed work but to me it's got someone on the water, enjoyed the boat and decided to purchase another....at least it's not pink!

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i've picked up barn-find Merlins for as little as £400 quid,  stacked with equipment.  Re epoxy, 2 pack varnish, re string with cheap dyneema, spot of bimbling and tidy and moved them on for £2K onto the buoyant secondhand mid 3400 price point.
you just have to have the merlin design knowledge, knowing what design will sell and what is a huge woodworking mission of doom
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Yes indeed re values of useless boats. Our local Council tip will take £80 off you to dispose of a glassfibre boat.

In the sixties, people were time-rich and cash-poor, so could build boats in their spare time. Now hardly anyone has the time. And even if I did, it would be slow...
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