Laurent Giles 'Jolly Boat' Exeter |
J24 (Sail No. 4239) Dartmouth |
29er GBR 074 Tynemouth |
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Fatsailor
Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20 |
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Topic: Newbie with zoom! Posted: 14 Nov 16 at 12:15am |
Yes that is mine for sale would rather sell everything together,shipping to where exactly?
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Fatsailor
Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Nov 16 at 12:15am |
Send me your email,ill send photos
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iberico
Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Nov 16 at 12:22pm |
Hello Fatsailor,
I've seen the pictures you've posted. I've checked and shipping to my place would cost an arm and a leg (and a trip to Cuba). Good luck with the sale. |
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Kein
Newbie Joined: 22 Dec 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 16 at 11:36am |
I am the purchaser of this boat, it was an impulse buy. I spent many a summer evening as a teen sailing a dinghy on Eagle Pond in Snaresbrook, London. Although I have spent over 20 years living near Tollesbury in Essex, I have not sailed since. I am now a teacher at a special needs school and we took some boys sailing at a place close to Lakeside at Thurrock. When I was on the water it just brought back the memories of Eagle Pond and the realisation of the wasted time living where I do and never taking advantage of it. I went home that evening and bought the zoom. The deciding factor being the connection to Fletcher, as I have owned a Fletcher sports boat. Interestingly, the seller also used his boat at Rutland water.
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iberico
Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 16 at 1:37pm |
Looks in pretty good shape with matching sails. I missed the jib on ebay unfortunately. Have lots of fun with her.
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Kein
Newbie Joined: 22 Dec 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 16 at 1:47pm |
Thanks,
The sails are brand new, as was the rudder and dagger board, and they came with the boat. The boat is in remarkably good condition, but I feel very inexperienced in the blustery creeks of Tollesbury and am considering putting her on Ardleigh reservoir. We used it with both sails the first time, but to simplify matters we have moved the mast forward and used the main sail the only other couple of times we managed to match the tides with the weather. Fortunately it also has a set of older sails for me to practice with!
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Medway Maniac
Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2788 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Dec 16 at 9:38pm |
You'll find you have more headroom if you use a clew tie-down, i.e. a line tying the clew of the mainsail hard down onto the boom. The mainsail needs to go right up to the top, too
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Neptune
Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1313 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Dec 16 at 11:49am |
If you are in Tollesbury, don't forget Blackwater Sailing club in Heybridge once its a little warmer.
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Musto Skiff and Solo sailor
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Fatsailor
Newbie Joined: 13 Jun 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 20 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Dec 16 at 3:10pm |
Does look in good nick,I agree about tying clew down,I have used a slider in the boom track,and shackled clew to that with the slider attached to outhaul.Be wary of excessive heel, it slows you down quite a lot,and the tipping point to swimming is NOT easily recognised, when you use the jib it is enough on its own to put you over!. Although I do sail solo.
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iberico
Newbie Joined: 09 Sep 16 Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 May 17 at 11:45am |
Hello, Do you remember where is the serial tag mounted on the ZooM? I can't manage to find it. Thank you.
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