The scale of the thing

[RFNK]

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What's it doing in NZ?
Rick

[John B]

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I think its resting.

not me Sean., but I assume its the trade me one.

Rick, 2 were imported here in the1990's and one of them ended up just down the road from my house behind a mechanics shop circa 95 thereabouts. This could be the same one come back here from a collection in Christchurch.

[John B]

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Since this has evolved or devolved into my personal 'round the yards' and other stuff thread some of you might be interested in this cold moulded boat from 1978.





Shes Talent , a Talent design by Des Townson and his own personal boat for 30 years right up until his death a couple of years ago. I happened by on saturday,a day after she had been wooded below the W/L and the day before she's to be painted.
He built her , as he did with a lot of his designs .

They're highly regarded here as fast and viceless sailers and pretty modern classics, they're mostly built of cold moulded kauri( I think she's 3 skins) and she's resourcinol glued as you can see.

[T.W.]

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These boats are really just very expensive windsurfers. I wouldn't call them yachts.

I get your point, but if I win €10m tomorrow i'm so getting one.

edit: wich is also infinately better than "beluga", see other thread...

[John B]

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Sleds is where its at for racing, 10 or 11 knots on our boat is fast but when you watch some 30 ft sportboat going past at 18+ in the same breeze its a bit disconcerting.

That particular one, the latest in a line of Davidson designed Pendragons, did not do the transpac in its year, and I believe it went back to its builder for keel remedial work. In fact I have no idea where it is or what its status is now.

The photo is with its keel in the up position, incidentally, and it had 2 rudder options( did I say this before ... can't be bothered going back to look).... an inboard rudder for round the cans which would be dropped out for twin outboard rudders for offshore races.

[Garret]

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The photo is with its keel in the up position, incidentally, and it had 2 rudder options( did I say this before ... can't be bothered going back to look).... an inboard rudder for round the cans which would be dropped out for twin outboard rudders for offshore races.

What a perfect cruising setup!

[John B]

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And the reason for finding the thread.. I found something else to park under.


looks like an open 60

plus one I couldn't park under due to people etc
The 1895?( I forget.. 1894 or 95.) Logan Moana.



She's a gorgeous thing and is a 1930's time capsule. She was modernised then with her very light weight Marconi rig and at the same time had her topsides raised about 8 or 10 inches to give her some freeboard. Up to now she's never had a motor but I hear she may be getting one . Moana is about 48 ft long, maybe 9ft wide and about 7' or so deep . perhaps deeper. She sails like a witch .

I ran into Moana's owner on the weekend too. She has been fitted with a 30 hp motor for the first time in a few decades( if not her whole life)


The open 60 has a funny story. A mate of mine stopped and looked at her the next day and when he tried to take a pic he was chased away by a security guard. So I assume there's sumthin there that's special.

[Garret]

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So I assume there's sumthin there that's special.

Maybe it's the Jag?

[John B]

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I don't think so... must be something aboot the canards or the floppy dangler.

[Garret]

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...or the floppy dangler.

I thought we were talking about boats or cars????????

[John B]

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Yerrrrssss... its the boat with that canting keel systemy thing...

ps , I dropped a hint aboot its name.

[Paul Pless]

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or the floppy dangler.

there ought to be a pill or something. . .

[John B]

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Its just hydraulics, as long as the pump works and the hoses,seals and valves are good.....

[John B]

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look at what just followed me home...


I just had a chat with this man at the local Dairy when buying the sunday paper ( Translation: Dairy= corner shop/ store?)

and it turns out he's local too. Nice guy, he thinks the same way as me and prefers an unrestored car, with a bit of patina. His old car is in better condition than mine though.

[Stiletto]

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Aaah, that's what my vehicles have...patina and lots of it!

Nice pics, thanks.