Beneteau Wizz
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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: Beneteau Wizz
Posted By: Bonzai
Subject: Beneteau Wizz
Date Posted: 16 Apr 06 at 5:50pm
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I am going to be spending several months in the south of cheers |
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Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 16 Apr 06 at 7:12pm
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there is one on ebay at the moment, just type in dinghy for the search and it will come up on one of the pages, there is one tucked away at our club which im thinking of grabbing and turning into something nippy as it is just the hull that is there and they are meant to be quite quick... ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 16 Apr 06 at 7:55pm
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Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 16 Apr 06 at 8:06pm
 ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: laser47
Date Posted: 16 Apr 06 at 11:02pm
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ok guys, its not that funny really. you need to move onto fiat cars for that ------------- |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 11:25am
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beneteau-Wizz-similar-in-size-to-laser-Sailing-Dinghy_W0QQitemZ7234243892QQcategoryZ98955QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Beneteau-Wizz-similar-in-size-to-laser -Sailing-Dinghy_W0QQitemZ7234243892QQcategoryZ98955QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem
reckon if i can get hold of the one at my club i could easily do sum mods and make a pocket rocket out of it yet, not sure if the gunwales would take the loads of a trapeze tho... ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 12:17pm
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Chris, how much does the boat actually weigh, is she quite light? Looks like it could be a bit of a rocket ship with the right sails and a carbon rig. The hull looks like it should plain pretty easily
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Posted By: Bonzai
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 1:36pm
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The Wizz has a displacement weight of 70kg so a rocket it could well become if set right
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Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 2:39pm
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the hull alone when i first discovered it at the very distant corner of our club felt quite light and very robust so im becoming more and more tempted to try something it looks like it could be made into a quick 2 hander or even more interesting single hander... i was thiking for singlehander along the lines of old 200 or 3000 kite mayb, old moth sail, shortened 600 mast or there abouts, i already have a carbon bowsprit and foils are easy enough to make. what i have on it so far: Start of Manufacture: 1982 ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 4:10pm
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found some more info here, http://www.wizz.neostrada.pl/manual/manual.htm - http://www.wizz.neostrada.pl/manual/manual.htm
it looks as if it has some king of centre board arrangement...anyone any better at french than i could help out here
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Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 4:24pm
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Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 4:37pm
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Bow-sprit on a 1982 design, that's pretty cutting edge for that era. Not too sure how the hull would cope with a rig generating high loads though. ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 5:54pm
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well it didnt originally have a bowsprit , its a modification that this guy has put on, it says how he did it on the web page. But it orginally had a white sail area of 13 odd square metres. ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 6:03pm
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You might get away with putting a cherub rig on it then ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 6:17pm
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isnt that a windsurfer boom?
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Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 6:19pm
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there was a bit of info earlier saying it has a wish bone boom ------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 17 Apr 06 at 6:28pm
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yatzee, look what ive just found..... none of this set up is orignal
my brain has run away with ideas already... ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: phantom871
Date Posted: 20 Apr 06 at 6:25pm
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You have to win it first
Ahem ------------- If its bent pull harder |
Posted By: Chris Noble
Date Posted: 20 Apr 06 at 7:02pm
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true... ------------- http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=561 - Competitive Boat Insurance From Noble Marine FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
Posted By: Sailing_Wizz
Date Posted: 06 Oct 14 at 1:48pm
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Hey, I am grinding my wizz at the moment because I must repair it. The problem is that I got no information about the lack or the primer. It should be one of the first wizz which are produced. Can somebody help me please ?Greetings Helge
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Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 06 Oct 14 at 2:12pm
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Go to www.cvrda.org and repost your question. ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: Sailing_Wizz
Date Posted: 06 Oct 14 at 2:41pm
| Thank you. |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 06 Oct 14 at 10:18pm
'Lack' is paint in English, by the way. Might help you get a more sensible response from the CVRDA 
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Posted By: Sailing_Wizz
Date Posted: 07 Oct 14 at 11:27am
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Ay Ay :-) |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 07 Oct 14 at 11:36am
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Don't hear that too often in dinghies - I wish my crew said it to me instead of groaning when we need to tack! [N.B. remark made for humorous effect only (should my crew ever read this thread)] ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |