A beautiful GP 14 but too risky?

   No garage? Then definitely steer clear of wooden boats. The Point Jude looks a little like a bigger GP14, we don't see them in the UK. It's a heavy beast though at 238kg (GP is about 140 rigged and is considered heavy by modern standards). Your plan to have a Sunfish and join the community sailing program sounds a perfect compromise to me.

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Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3400	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Topic: A beautiful GP 14 but too risky? Posted: 29 Jun 19 at 8:06am
	No garage? Then definitely steer clear of wooden boats. The Point Jude looks a little like a bigger GP14, we don't see them in the UK. It's a heavy beast though at 238kg (GP is about 140 rigged and is considered heavy by modern standards). Your plan to have a Sunfish and join the community sailing program sounds a perfect compromise to me.
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rich96 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 20 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 596	Post Options Post Reply Quote rich96 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 19 at 10:23am
	Don't be too hasty to comnpletely dismiss wooden boats Modern varnishes, paints and especially epoxy can result in very durable boats. I had a stunning wooden Albacore that was left out all year and still looked amazing after a few years. We have plenty of wooden boats at our club that are stored outside all year. I recently saw a Scorpion that was 11 years old and had not been re-painted or varnished.