Solo changes survey

Hope you are right but I can see that given the choice, the buyer of a good used boat is going to choose the " new rules" version rather than the "classic". And the residual price of the " classic" is going to drop to make them still saleable?.

But then again, I was about to buy a late frp boat and have put this on hold until this is sorted. So perhaps I will save some money when I buy next year.

Will there be a move to lighter fixed rudders now practical with a conventional transom?   And knee pads with a light weather downwind seating position gone?


Edited by ian.r.mcdonald - 09 Sep 19 at 10:21am

I will check my transom !, but my wooden oldie still manages to beat new frp boats consistently.

6.3 and knackered knees makes inability to get max rake on less of a factor and going the right way a focus.

I look forward to buying my reduced price frp boat next year!

flooding tank are best used on self draining boats, which the Solo is not. It looks like a bathtub after a capsize as it is, don't encourage it, unless of course you wish to raise the floor

Originally posted by maxibuddah flooding tank are best used on self draining boats, which the Solo is not. It looks like a bathtub after a capsize as it is, don't encourage it, unless of course you wish to raise the floor

Originally posted by ian.r.mcdonald Originally posted by H2 Originally posted by maxibuddah flooding tank are best used on self draining boats, which the Solo is not. It looks like a bathtub after a capsize as it is, don't encourage it, unless of course you wish to raise the floor Yep I was thinking the same - my H2 has flooding side tanks which do make capsizes so much easier but it takes less than a minute for the boat to be dry post recovery due to it all going out the back! If all the changes go through with a carbon rig, a new Solo will getting close to H2 price. You may have a larger H2 fleet soon!