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    Posted: 17 Feb 06 at 1:29pm

So which boats are out there that are really good but just haven't seemed to catch on, be it due to marketing, lack of interest etc.

or to put it another way, what would sell like hotcakes if only it was made by Ovington boats!
I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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Originally posted by tack'ho

......... what would sell like hotcakes if only it was made by Ovington boats!

I think you ask the wrong question. By the look of the 'what do people think of the 59er' thread, being made by Ovington boats is a sure way to keep a great boat down.
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LOL Maybe the  59er counts but I think that one already been done to death
I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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Megabyte


Yup BWD.  Spot on.  Excellent boat. 
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300 - its finally had a well deserved recovery though.

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Bell Flyer!
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I owned a Megabyte for a while (between Finns).  It was light, reasonably fast, and very comfortable to hike and loads of room to move about in it.  Went upwind well and flew off the wind.

But it had a few design flaws, nothing too major but just the little things that let it down, a really crap plastic bailer that I managed to push through the bottom (and a 4"x2" hole in the bottom of the boat is not ideal) and the mast was a bit too soft for a heavy helm.  I also managed to snap off the tiller from the stock (but to be fair I did fall on it).

It had/has the potential to fill a gap in the market for a heavyweights hiking single hander, other than of course the Finn and Phantom.  It was just so easy to sail and I thought it was very well priced. A lot of boat for the money.

The Dinghy Store at Datchet worked hard at marketing it and provided a great after sales service, but for some unknown reason it never really took off. 
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