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    Posted: 25 Jul 20 at 3:29pm
That looks a little bit like one of those Yorkshire land yachts 
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Viewing that grainy photo -  it looks as good as the 'paper' itself .... Wink


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Originally posted by Noah

The UK styrene boat was, I think, the ‘Mailboat’. Brought out in response and competition to the Mirror. Awful thing and thankfully sank without trace.

Yes I think that was it and the newspaper thing rings a bell
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Originally posted by Noah

The UK styrene boat was, I think, the ‘Mailboat’. Brought out in response and competition to the Mirror. Awful thing and thankfully sank without trace.


Do you mean the Sea Snark? I had one at 8yrs old. It was my first boat and got me the sailing bug. So it wasn’t that bad... 😊
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Dissolved without a trace apparantly, if it hit petrol in the water! Maybe someone on here knows if that is true?
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The UK styrene boat was, I think, the ‘Mailboat’. Brought out in response and competition to the Mirror. Awful thing and thankfully sank without trace.
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Originally posted by Rupert

The ultimate Walmart boat us the Super Snark.

Owned one for a couple of years till the abs peeled from the polystyrene. Best £20 boat I've owned. Still got the lateen sail!

If I remember correctly there was a UK styrene boat, late 1970s but can’t find any reference to it. 

The Swordfish is a canoe design using PU foam and skinned with cotton impregnated with PVA glue that is becoming popular with home builders in the USA. 
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The ultimate Walmart boat us the Super Snark.

Owned one for a couple of years till the abs peeled from the polystyrene. Best £20 boat I've owned. Still got the lateen sail!
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I had 'Tinks' inflatable, didn't have the side bags though, very uncomfortable in a drifter, difficult to windsurf in a anything other than a howler, mast issues too, has you can imagine trying to tension the mast.
I also had a 'Tinker traveller' far superior in every way, still not a sailing dinghy, you needed the engine in tide, also had Oars, genuine working boat.
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