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    Posted: 15 Jul 05 at 10:32pm
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It looks as if i can get a nice fireball fo about 1000 or a tad more.Have to check it all out with the powers that be now.Can i have a numbder for the severn guy?

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or try giving pete bond at severn a call. he usually has a few boats available. if not he will probably know where you can get one. alternatively you may be able to find a early composite winder boat, which are arguably faster but you can get a newer boat for your money with a severn. My boat is a severn composite and inland it is just as quick as the newer kevlar-glass boats. Also with the severns from about 14250+ the bow was widened slightly. Although not being a modern wide bow boat it is still slightly wider than winders of the same age.
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Where do you suggest looking for a fireball.Where do i look for a severn sailboats composite fireball?I cnt do much work on the boat as i have no time for it so the boat has to be little or no maintenance!!Where do i look for one?

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So you ot recon a fireball? my crew will be 11st or anothere option is JPbuzz who  is the same as me! We both get up on the plane flying in a biyt of wind in the buzz.LIghtweights boat???? Does anyone know whgeabout to get a decent fireball from that will actually be fast and have not much work on it?
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where would you get one of those, cause most arent penultimate and this makes them a tad more expensive
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get a penultimate I14, twin wire, aymmetric, reasonably quick, good class association and lots of spare/info about, also once they get down to about £1000 they tend to stay there so you wont loose much money on it. 
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Originally posted by redback

Since you sail on a lake do consider that (unless it is a very big lake) it would be difficult to sail up to your handicap.

Lost me there: what boat does that comment refer to? If you meant Fireballs, they did OK in handicap at a lake-based club I used to belong to.



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