Supernova 30

Can anyone help??? 

 I am considering a purchase of a Supernova 30.  It is circa 1975 built 30 foot keelboat almost certainly a half tonner built by Gardas marine Poole The boat has been modified to a masthead rig. and has been quoted as havbing a IRC handicap number of 0.93.  It has  a RCA Dolphin 12 hp petrol engine.We would expect to use it both for club racing in handicap fleet and cruising in the Irish Sea  
Has anyone sailed one of these, if so what is your opinion of sailing/cruising and racing
Does anyone have any views on the RCA Dolphin engine.

 

Hope somebody out there can help as there seems to bea complete derth of information on this boat  

  Hi Tom Thanks for taking and interest, it is an inboard   I admit it is unusual, however dolphin do or did make marine petrol engines and they are inboard.  however i have never seen one and don't know anyrthig about them, like can you get spares etc

Dave  

  Thanks for your interest Stefan.  I agree that 0.930 is very high fora 30 year old design however it is the only information I have to go on.   The only boat I can find that appears to be of this design is  listed is a Supernova 31 and is a boat called Demolition listed on the Half tonner web site. I have written to the listed owners to ask for their advice 

You mean next Saturday! Had me worried there for a minute. I obviously found an old figure for the S/33. Bandit rating now! Never mind, we'll show them our transom.

Thanks Gareth,

That is really useful and intersting info.  I did get a reply from the owners of Demolition which also helped to build a sort of picture.  As for the sale am going off the idea unless the seller drops the price, too much work to do and money to spend

Thanks again