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    Posted: 21 Apr 16 at 9:39pm
Originally posted by boatshed

...unerring ability to do great design.  Throw in superb engineering...


Any perhaps even more to the point, dinghies don't have any electrics...
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Originally posted by boatshed

...unerring ability to do great design.  Throw in superb engineering...


Any perhaps even more to the point, dinghies don't have any electrics...

Ah, the old ones are the best.   You may have been unlucky as I was with a BMW 330D and its endless 'puter and electrical issues.    I think most of the leccy bits on my Alfa are Bosch... Do Magneti Marelli still exist?  
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Fur coat and no kicker - I like that, iiiiitick!

But then, I hit a milestone today, metaphorically, and may have had some cider.
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Originally posted by boatshed

Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by boatshed

...unerring ability to do great design.  Throw in superb engineering...


Any perhaps even more to the point, dinghies don't have any electrics...

Ah, the old ones are the best.   You may have been unlucky as I was with a BMW 330D and its endless 'puter and electrical issues.    I think most of the leccy bits on my Alfa are Bosch... Do Magneti Marelli still exist?  

I have owned very many cars.....BMW's always reliable. My favorite ever car was an Alfasud 1.5 ti. During my ownership everything fell off, but I loved it! Tomorrow I pick up Alfa 147 lusso, 2 ltr. One of my sons has an Alfa Brera....just fabulous!
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Well I enjoyed playing with the configuration tool.

And what joy it will be to read grf's blog from when he gets his woodworking tools out and builds his kit.

But it needs a sprit, double size kite and a trapeze. Hiking or kneeling on this would be awful.
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If you want to build a 4 metre-ish boat from a kit of pre cut parts this looks a much better bet...

http://www.fyneboatkits.co.uk/kits/sailing/national-12/

Forget that it's designed to fit N12 class rules... fit a nice una rig with trapeze and have fun....
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I think I'd be visiting the forestay a lot if trapping on that hull shape.

A 12 foot version of the Hadron might be nice, but I suspect KC sees a crowded market section there, even more than the 14 footers.
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At 2000euro for the kit you could probably re-construct it with a cockpit
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Zen
So the Italians have launched a Zen the same year Bruce Kirby and Ken Swarbick also launched Zen. Should they have a humming session to decide who has the most Zen. Reminds me of a certain Aero Zero thing recently.
The Kirby Zen was at the dinghy show and is mentioned in Y&Y Mag which so few here seem to enjoy.
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So, in the spirit of Aero/zero, one will end up as the Aen?
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