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    Posted: 23 May 17 at 11:39am
Really? Is that better than the poster perhaps choosing to sail it and have many happy hours in it?What a rude and unhelpful post from someone who pretends to want to encourage people into our fantastic sport.

Snowy; if you're still reading you may be interested to know (if you haven't sussed it out through the earlier link) that the Vagabond was designed by Alan Payne, a famous designer whose 12 Metre Gretel II was considered the fastest America's Cup boat in existence in her day. They were one of the first fibreglass production dinghies in Australia. Good luck with her!


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Originally posted by Chris 249


Really? Is that better than the poster perhaps choosing to sail it and have many happy hours in it?What an ungracious, rude, unhelpful and aggressive post from someone who pretends to want to encourage people into our fantastic sport.

No it's just as bad as all the crap windsurfing boards on ebay that encourage people into attempting to take up a sport only to be disappointed, burn or landfill it and get something the 'poster' will enjoy racing in, or go post on some woodbotherers restoration men in sheds forum where the pastime is nothing to do with racing sailboats.



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Firstly thanks to all for your replies. very much appreciated.... Yep it's a Vagabond. Somehow it ended up in HK and now we have the pleasure of taking out a group of young boys on it.

We have been sailing her with some minor and inexpensive touch ups (<$25) for the past week and have had at least 10 hours water time with 10 different pre-teen and teenage boys in her. It has been a blast. Excellent way to give newcomers a taste of the joys of sailing...

Also thanks to the other posters who called out the bafoon who goes by iGRF who said let's just burn her... what a lonely insidious miserable man you are...... wishing you all the best regardless....

Safe sailing and fair winds to all you sweet souls.
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Very helpful Chris 249.  Thank you for the input.  Yes she actually sails great, really stable in knee high shore break waves as well. Thanks again for all of your input there is a lot more life left in this old girl.....

Here is last nights sunset with some kids on board.... looks better than landfill that the other grumpy old sailor was suggesting :-)
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A question for anybody who has a moment. She takes in a little water via the area of the bolt that hols the retractable centerboard. I am thinking that the bolt just needs tightening and maybe a new makeshift 'washer' , the current blue one on there just looks like it was a DIY job with someone using a piece of closed cell EVA. Any suggestions on the best way to seal this up?

In the picture attached i have shown the bolt that i am referring to with the red arrow.

Thanks again to all . Warm regards.....
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Some will always leak, depends how much water is coming in, if it's only when you are moving check slot gasket on hull, this is two parts, centre board is gripped by these, stops water being driven up into case.
You can also coat bolt in grease and fill hole with some sort of sealer, this will stick to case, but not to bolt.
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Bath sealant will usually stop the leaks. Just loosen off the nut, put a ring of sealant round each side, gently tighten and leave to cure. Then finish tightening, but don't over do it.
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Nothing like the joys of sailing, get an old tub that leaks and take ten kids out in it, yep great gives me a warm feeling knowing my contributions to the RNLI won't go wasted, but wait here's an idea to stop that leak..

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Boat might be a bit far away for the RNLI, grumph.

Snowycart, getting people out on the water enjoying themselves is a great thing to be doing, whatever the boat.
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