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   Compared to the others on your list, the Phantom is head and shoulders above for speed and pedigree-feeling.  By no means too stable as you seem to be supposing with "a little flat on the water as I want a thrill too".  You can lay it on one chine for a rest, but just try sailing it dead upright on all points of sailing - you'll have your work cut out!

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Medway Maniac Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2788	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medway Maniac Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Which Boat Posted: 25 Jul 15 at 2:04pm
	Compared to the others on your list, the Phantom is head and shoulders above for speed and pedigree-feeling. By no means too stable as you seem to be supposing with "a little flat on the water as I want a thrill too". You can lay it on one chine for a rest, but just try sailing it dead upright on all points of sailing - you'll have your work cut out!
	Wilsonian SC 3000 Class

giwy1 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 15 Location: Lincolnshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote giwy1 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 15 at 3:00pm
	Ok excellent thanks for all the advice. So I have almost made my decision which is to go for a phantom, 1 thing I have found is that the early epoxy boats have issues with cracking on the top where you sit, so this worries me as I am 20St? What is the year of the early epoxy ones? The other boat that I have not ruled out is the RS Vareo, is this a bit stronger???

giwy1 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 15 Location: Lincolnshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Post Options Post Reply Quote giwy1 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 15 at 10:57pm
	Ok so after a lot of discussions etc I have decided on the phantom, I have read a lot about them and the different masts etc. so last question grp or epoxy, which is stronger? There are claims on the phantom website that early epoxy ones crack?

fish n ships Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 11 Jul 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 71	Post Options Post Reply Quote fish n ships Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 15 at 11:17pm
	Anything after 1175 or so I believe had reinforced sidedecks, I'd check on the class association website. Also pretty much all the boats after this are epoxy which are much better than the grp ones that preceded then.

rich96 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 20 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 596	Post Options Post Reply Quote rich96 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jul 15 at 5:01pm
	Epoxy Phantoms started well before S/N 1175 - more like 1100 If you are just wanting to sail (rather than race) an earlier GRP would be ok (less stiff and heavier but much cheaper) Don't think its a beginners boat - it can be a proper handful when its blowing. But great boats.

gordon1277 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 Mar 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 665	Post Options Post Reply Quote gordon1277 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Jul 15 at 5:10pm
	Hi I had a grp boat and would not recomend one for someone of your size. They can be soft and if built down to weight fragile as mine was. Great boat and will give you a buzz reaching against most boats.
	Gordon Lossc

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	I have a Phantom for sale if you want to have a go. Message me.