Antipodean Boats Connection

[MattSplatt]

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Lofty's ad a few days ago said it was under contract.
I reckon she'd be really nice. I can't have a look now, though. Vamp will get jealous.

[RFNK]

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Well, Bruce, it's a mid-blue colour and it sails nicely. Not sure what else I could say! It's a Mirror!

What I really, really, enjoy, is taking a couple of the kids out for a quiet sail on a Sunday afternoon on the Swan River. They love it. Simplicity itself.

The Sharpie I just picked up recently and it's in over-all excellent nick, on a good trailer, with a full suite of sails except for the kite, which seems to have had acid spilled on it. But it doesn't have a rudder... (my wife suggested that it fits our family very well). I'm waiting for some Sharpie guys over here to come up with an old one either to use or to act as a template to make one. Then we'll be going for a not-so-quiet sail...

Matt, I hope you're right about getting my boat out on the water this year. I suspect I'm in for a longer period of frustration than that, but I like your optimism!

Cheers,
John.

Welcome John! Great that you're here! I also have an American wife, and a Mirror! Plus other boats .... Would be good to hear about and see the Sharpie and the project boat!

Rick

[RFNK]

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Idle speculation while recovering from a traumatic day at the oldies home...

I see Lofty still hasn't sold his H28 for $12K. A tiddly bit more info in the reposted ad:
"THE HULL IS CONSTRUCTED WITH TRIPLE PLANKED KAURI PINE, GLASSED AND EPOXIES, NEVER LEAKED, NO ROT."

So how about this for a GBC contender? Or is everyone still sick of that thread...

If there's enough interest, I'd be happy to revive that thread. I was only thinking about it recently. Should we?

Rick

[PeterSibley]

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Hi John, welcome !

[skuthorp]

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Likewise John, welcome aboard.

Whilst idly googling today I found a nice Laurent Giles………...

http://woodenboat.com.au/forsale/listing.asp?boatid=31857

[PeterSibley]

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I'm not quite sure Jeff but I think that boat is up at Southport and doesn't quite look like that anymore ... unless the owner has done a lot of work. The photos were quite old and the interior and cabin was quite rotted .... that was repairable but the frames were very furry and disappeared under concrete.

If it's the boat I looked at I knocked it back at $3000. A Lymington sloop IIRC.

[Aquinian]

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Welcome John! Great that you're here! I also have an American wife, and a Mirror! Plus other boats .... Would be good to hear about and see the Sharpie and the project boat!

Rick

Thanks Rick, the project is here: http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthre...hop-33-Cruiser

As you will realise as you stroll through it, the actual condition of the little ship differed significantly from the imagined condition at the point of acquisition...

They're like ladies in so many ways - one seems to be that you fall in love, then discover their faults when it's too late. Not that my wife has faults! I mean other people's wives. Well, that's what I hear, anyway. I think I had better stop now...

My wife's from the Bay Area, Menlo Park to be precise, where Phar Lap died. She's amazing, and has borne and raised nine wonderful children.

I must get some photos of the Sharpie and the Mirror and load them up. It never occurred to me that anybody would really be interested in them!

Cheers,
John.

[skuthorp]

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Well how about this one, I like dinghy's


http://woodenboat.com.au/forsale/lis...p?boatid=39639

[PeterSibley]

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Not cheap but very nice !

[skuthorp]

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Too much varnish, and too far away. But I like the look of her.

[brucemoffatt]

Lofty's ad a few days ago said it was under contract.
I reckon she'd be really nice. I can't have a look now, though. Vamp will get jealous.

I think Lofty's re listed it. Apparently the boatcwas under contract but the sale didn't go through. A bit suss but still should be worth a decco.

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[Duncan Gibbs]

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Thanks Rick, the project is here: http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthre...hop-33-Cruiser

As you will realise as you stroll through it, the actual condition of the little ship differed significantly from the imagined condition at the point of acquisition...

They're like ladies in so many ways - one seems to be that you fall in love, then discover their faults when it's too late. Not that my wife has faults! I mean other people's wives. Well, that's what I hear, anyway. I think I had better stop now...

My wife's from the Bay Area, Menlo Park to be precise, where Phar Lap died. She's amazing, and has borne and raised nine wonderful children.

I must get some photos of the Sharpie and the Mirror and load them up. It never occurred to me that anybody would really be interested in them!

Cheers,
John.

Welcome John! Great looking boat and project you have there. I'll have to peruse the thread in detail.

We're working toward having the 'Haul of Mirrors' somewhere, someday. Jeff's got one, as does Rick and you'll see mine's getting more glamorous and highly strung by the day!

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

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Well how about this one, I like dinghy's

Me too. And if this one's in as good a condition as she looks, she's probably worth eight grand. David's designs are excellent. (It would be nice to see some photos of her in the water though.)

Mike

[Phil Y]

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Hi John. Nine. You need a bigger boat. Or a bigger fleet. 9.

[RFNK]

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A very good number if they like sanding!

Rick