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Demise of Dinghy Innovation? |
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tink 
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 Topic: Demise of Dinghy Innovation?Posted: 24 Jul 20 at 7:42pm |
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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Tink
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Noah
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Posted: 24 Jul 20 at 8:45pm |
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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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Nick
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Rupert
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Posted: 24 Jul 20 at 9:03pm |
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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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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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Chris_H
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Posted: 24 Jul 20 at 9:44pm |
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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tink
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Posted: 25 Jul 20 at 6:14am |
Yes I think that was it and the newspaper thing rings a bell  |
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Tink
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seasailor
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Posted: 25 Jul 20 at 8:36am |
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Early square headed main?
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Cirrus
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Posted: 25 Jul 20 at 10:19am |
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Viewing that grainy photo - it looks as good as the 'paper' itself ....
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KazRob
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Posted: 25 Jul 20 at 3:29pm |
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That looks a little bit like one of those Yorkshire land yachts
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OK 2249
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