My mystery boat

Originally posted by winging it That piccolo looks excellent!  Thanks for the idea foamin, but unfortunately the aquabat is also too long. info here

Assuming the data on the Aquabat is correct, of course...

Have you a pic of the Aquabat? The name seems familiar, but old age and cider have left the memory weak...

Edit - thanks Nessa - simutaneous question and answer!

Edited by Rupert

This is a Piccolo - sadly a foot or so too long to be the Mogo.

Rupert is actually the moth guru from the classics forum, plus all the pics and more have been posted there. 

The structure was surprisingly sound, given how wet the boat was when I collected it - there was a lot of damp trapped under the paint and varnish, so drying out took a while.  There were a couple of small holes in the hull where it had been kept resting on the ground (no trolley) but they were easily dealt with.  Under a certain light you can see the curved beams (?) under the side decks.  I think the whole thing has been pretty soundly built - mostly ply, brass screws and what I imagine is an olde worlde fibreglass tape.

More of a challenge was adapting the moth rig to fit, especially the rudder/stock/tiller arrangement which had to be dismantled then put back together completely differently.  I also had to guess at things like where to step the mast, forestay length, shrouds etc.

The 'dagger board' you can see is actually the tip of a nice moth centreboard, used because it was the only thing I could find to fit the dagger board slot, but not yet cut to shape because I didn't want to adapt it before I was sure the boat floated and was worth pursuing.

Being just a few miles outside Cambridge I did think of using it as a punt!  I suspect, however, that were I to stand on the end it would simply slide me into the water!

Grumpf, I would happily burn you in it!