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Poll Question: How old were you when you bought your first boat - with your own money
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
8 [16.33%]
17 [34.69%]
12 [24.49%]
5 [10.20%]
3 [6.12%]
3 [6.12%]
1 [2.04%]
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    Posted: 22 Aug 22 at 7:22am
Originally posted by turnturtle

Well despite the others, I’ve never bought a new Laser … is it a delightful consumer experience?

I know several people who have done this and have a customer experience as you'd expect. I have read of people who have had issues, but you only ever hear of or read about bad experiences.

Im not in the market for a Laser/ILCA and never will be but from what I see/hear/read they're neither better or worse than any other.


Edited by Paramedic - 22 Aug 22 at 7:22am
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Were they still at Banbury then ? 
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I disagree with you there, I bought 172598 in 2001 for £3100
Also Farzad Rastegar was the owner at that time.
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I’ve bought two new, 151257 & 174383, both were from the Banbury factory/shop and it was a good experience, but the last one was 20 years ago, long before the current “Laser” owner had control.
(I think I confused the prices I paid, 151257 (1993ish) was around £1800, 174383 (2002) was around £2150)
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Well despite the others, I’ve never bought a new Laser … is it a delightful consumer experience?
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Originally posted by mongrel

Originally posted by maxibuddah

Originally posted by Rockhopper

i remember mine it i was 18 at the time it was a brand new laser in 1989 sail number was 138486 and i paid £1600 for and traded in my rather battered old one 91105 as part of the deal .Next time i brought a new boat was a vareo in late 2005 sail number 444 

they must have kept the prices about the same the following year or so when I bought 140028, a laser bianco. 
My first new boat was bought when I was about 18.  It was a Laser Bianco, 151257, think it was about £2145 with trolley, covers, foil bag, etc..

One thing I do know is my memory is rubbish, 140028 was a bog standard one, the Bianco I had was sail number 150418. So I bought two new lasers. I then got bored of them in less than a force 4 and bought a new RS300, number 362.
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Never had a new boat . 
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Originally posted by maxibuddah

Originally posted by Rockhopper

i remember mine it i was 18 at the time it was a brand new laser in 1989 sail number was 138486 and i paid £1600 for and traded in my rather battered old one 91105 as part of the deal .Next time i brought a new boat was a vareo in late 2005 sail number 444 

they must have kept the prices about the same the following year or so when I bought 140028, a laser bianco. 
My first new boat was bought when I was about 18.  It was a Laser Bianco, 151257, think it was about £2145 with trolley, covers, foil bag, etc..
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Originally posted by Rockhopper

i remember mine it i was 18 at the time it was a brand new laser in 1989 sail number was 138486 and i paid £1600 for and traded in my rather battered old one 91105 as part of the deal .Next time i brought a new boat was a vareo in late 2005 sail number 444 

they must have kept the prices about the same the following year or so when I bought 140028, a laser bianco. 
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Originally posted by A2Z

There are frequent observations on here that 18-34 are the “missing years” at sailing clubs.  But over half of responses show that the first boat was bought before 34.  Curious.
I was one of those who bought my first new boat at 18 or 19 using my first few months pay. But I did drop out of the sport between my mid 20s and 30s due to marriage, change of location, kids etc. 
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