Amazing how the costs mount up...

   Small Gel coat repair kit, packet of pigments that looked in the shop as if they ought to be capable of providing a colour match - 40 quid. Get it out in the daylight and next to the boat and I'll need a least one more bottle of pigment to get anthing even vaguely resembling a colour match which is another tenner... 

New cover, sail, secondhand mast required, probably sailtrack for secondhand mast, there's bound to be a hundred quid in fittings to get the boat up to decent order, and in an ideal world I'd have a replacement launching trolley... 

Reckon the cost of geting the cheap secondhand boat on the water in decent racing order is going to be double the cost of the boat. I did know that, but it still hurts:-)

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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6649	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Amazing how the costs mount up... Posted: 05 Jun 12 at 1:23pm
	Small Gel coat repair kit, packet of pigments that looked in the shop as if they ought to be capable of providing a colour match - 40 quid. Get it out in the daylight and next to the boat and I'll need a least one more bottle of pigment to get anthing even vaguely resembling a colour match which is another tenner... New cover, sail, secondhand mast required, probably sailtrack for secondhand mast, there's bound to be a hundred quid in fittings to get the boat up to decent order, and in an ideal world I'd have a replacement launching trolley... Reckon the cost of geting the cheap secondhand boat on the water in decent racing order is going to be double the cost of the boat. I did know that, but it still hurts:-)

Nessie Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 13 Feb 07 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 91	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nessie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 12 at 2:09pm
	Just another hole in the water you pour money into!!!!!!!
	Nessie (I like cats, but i couldn't eat a whole one)

Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jun 12 at 7:03pm
	What boat have you bought??

MattTrinder Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 19 Dec 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote MattTrinder Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 12 at 8:59am
	Sailing - standing in a cold shower flushing £50 notes down the drain...

Lukepiewalker Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1340	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lukepiewalker Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 12 at 12:44pm
	You do get the trade off (occasionally) when the shiny new parts turn a recalcitrant system the reasoning behind which have been lost in the mists of time into something that just works...
	Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile"

NickM Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 May 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 328	Post Options Post Reply Quote NickM Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jun 12 at 11:59pm
	Double the cost of the boat? Maybe. But If you look at it the other way round, you are pobably making an unservicable boat into a reasonably serviable and competitive boat instead of spending £KKKs on a new one which, (in my case at least) would do little to improve my competitivity. So that's value for money!