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Kevin H 
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Joined: 19 Apr 06 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
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 Topic: Topaz Uno Race vs RS Feva vs Laser?Posted: 02 May 06 at 7:47pm |
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Don't know what a Mirror is. The Vareo is fiberglass. We have already tested the Escape. We found the design flaw (apparently some stress point at the base of the mast). We have a half dozen Bravos (rotomolded Hobie cat), and from a maintenance standpoint, they have been outstanding. On the other hand, we completely destroy a quarter of our Laser fleet every year. That means we buy 4-5 old Lasers every year. Typical problems include: foot through cockpit floor, massive delamination, hull/deck joint separation, etc. In other words, all our problems with Lasers are because of fragile hulls. I am comparing Fevas and Topazes to Lasers because the Laser is our baseline for comparison, and the Feva and Topaz are the biggest single-sail rotomolded boats I can find anywhere in the world. |
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Webmuppet
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Joined: 11 Mar 06 Location: Suffolk Online Status: Offline Posts: 534 |
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Posted: 02 May 06 at 10:23pm |
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I wouldn't suggest that a 'rotomoulded' Topaz Uno Race is any kind of a substitute for a Laser when it comes to racing, however the Topaz is designed as a very durable boat for beginners. We own one so that my wife, who's a quite new to sailing can sail it with the standard rig, meanwhile I sail it with the race sail and I'm having a great deal of fun competing at club level. We can also add the jib and sail it with my five year old as crew. The Laser is a great boat, it would probably be far more appropriate to my club racing, however there's always an element of compromise to choosing a boat and in my case it has to accomodate the needs of my wife, daughter and myself. I'm not in any way suggesting that Kevin H ought not to consider other boats as his choice is going to have to be a compromise just like my own situation. There's always an unhelpful element on this forum who are overly quick to criticise everyone elses choice of craft (it's only a matter of time before somebody suggests a Cherub ?! |
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Isis
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Posted: 02 May 06 at 10:43pm |
...which would mean lumping all that 12ft goodness into the same catagory as the topaz, feva, and laser... Cant see it unfortunately. |
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westsystemint
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Posted: 18 Sep 15 at 2:37pm |
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Just for future reference or users, actually repairing fibreglass delamination really isn't something you should wish you hadn't started! There's some really helpful stuff online, for example: http://www.epoxycraft.com/a-solid-repair-for-fibreglass-delamination/
A quick google search can really help. In particular specialist magazines like epoxycraft/epoxyworks - always worth checking out as a resource.
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- as long as we enjoy ourselves sailing, does it really matter ?
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