As I remember, on the last of his Demon Kings and his first Dragon he used a neoprene 'boot' glued to the deck and then tied round the mast once it was stepped.
Paul
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- Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:09 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: International Moth 3848 mast step puzzle
- Replies: 10
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- Fri Nov 30, 2012 1:27 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: international moth magnum 8 k3941
- Replies: 18
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Re: international moth magnum 8 k3941
Coming back to this; cockpit layouts varied hugely, totally down to the builder's preference. By 1976 for boats with wings the 'semi-self-drainer' was the commonest, with a footwell and sunken deck to sit on, as per the red Sprite that was seen some time ago on the bay. The long deep narrow cockpit ...
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:35 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: What's this then? One off?
- Replies: 20
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Re: What's this then? One off?
Sorry, meant Beachcomber:
http://www.cvrda.org/dinghydata/Beachcomber.htm
Only those two had that pointed bow shape in ply, I think, though the Sunfish is similar.
Paul M
http://www.cvrda.org/dinghydata/Beachcomber.htm
Only those two had that pointed bow shape in ply, I think, though the Sunfish is similar.
Paul M
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:49 am
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: What's this then? One off?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6685
Re: What's this then? One off?
It appears to be a Seabat.
Paul
Paul
- Tue Nov 20, 2012 12:04 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: The ideal flat bottomed boat
- Replies: 64
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Re: The ideal flat bottomed boat
There used to be some plans in an archive on the Aussie Moth website, including the Cole Mk2 aka Supermoth single-chine, the Bunyip, and the McFrawd which was one of the last and best designs of scow; the archive has gone after all the changes in their website, and hadn't been updated since 2006 any...
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:55 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: The ideal flat bottomed boat
- Replies: 64
- Views: 32005
Re: The ideal flat bottomed boat
Or do what someone in the USA did and cut a couple of feet off each end and make it into a retro-style Classic Moth Boat..............there have been quite a few old L***rs chopped in the same way and made into Masers. Generally they are known as 'Frankenboats'. http://earwigoagin.blogspot.co.uk/201...
- Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:31 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: international moth magnum 8 k3941
- Replies: 18
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Re: international moth magnum 8 k3941
mystery-Skol2.jpg Here is the Mystery Moth from the ebay ad alongside a Skol 2. The Womble had a chine from the transom to just ahead of the daggerboard slot, so I don't think the MM is one although it's fairly similar. The Mistral was the other popular stitch-and-tape design at the time, but that ...
- Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:10 pm
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: international moth magnum 8 k3941
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7988
Re: international moth magnum 8 k3941
I saved the pics of the Mystery Moth from the bay ad, and the more I look at it the more it looks like a Skol 2 with a custom layout...........
Is it GRP or ply?
Paul
Is it GRP or ply?
Paul
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:21 am
- Forum: Boat maintenance, repair and restoration
- Topic: k3920 magnum 8
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5362
Re: k3920 magnum 8
Did I post this before? 'Prime8' at Lymington in the 1980s.
Paul M
Paul M
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 2:57 pm
- Forum: Boats and bits for sale
- Topic: Another peice of moth history!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1567
Re: Another peice of moth history!
Nope, no idea!
My first new Moth was K3631 so if that number is right it's from 1976. It looks a bit like a Mistral but the transom is narrower and flatter in the middle.
Paul M
My first new Moth was K3631 so if that number is right it's from 1976. It looks a bit like a Mistral but the transom is narrower and flatter in the middle.
Paul M
- Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:57 pm
- Forum: Banter
- Topic: Insect control.
- Replies: 20
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Re: Insect control.
The Magnum 6 first appeared in 1984.
Paul M
Paul M
- Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:18 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: magnum 8 info
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9319
Re: magnum 8 info
I found my other pics of Prime-8 at Lymington in 1989.
Paul
Paul
- Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:01 pm
- Forum: Boat Identification and Dinghy History
- Topic: magnum 8 info
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9319
Re: magnum 8 info
Roger Angell had K-3920 from new, I have some photos of it at Lymington but I can't remember what year - it was red with varnished deck; I think it was one of the first two built.
Paul
Paul
- Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:42 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: what is a moth
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2841
Re: what is a moth
Maximum mast height is (or was) 20 feet, and maximum luff 17 feet (big difference = to allow for hog-stepped masts). Before the 1970 unification the Aussies didn't allow wings and had 80 sq. ft. fully-battened sails, while the Europeans did allow wings and had a 15-foot luff 85 sq. ft. one-design sa...
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:00 pm
- Forum: Boat Chat
- Topic: Low rider moth fest.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 10027
Re: Low rider moth fest.
That red one looks like a Magnum 8............too wide for a 9/9.5/9.9, and round-bilged, but with a mast stump and a gantry.
Paul
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