CVRDA

Looks great, well done, looks like a manufactured item, rather than something done in your kitchen.

Re, The dust, their is something you can try, but it's not pleasent, fill your washhand basin with warm clean water, dip your face in and breathe in through your nose, works a treat for Hay fever.

Just googled 'cigarette cards showing sailing dinghies', first image International Canoe K31 & 29 https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=cigarette+cards+showing+sailing+dinghies&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJ6cGl24jWAhVkBMAKHZY6ArwQsAQIKg&biw=1366&bih=662#im...

Classic sailing dinghies in China.
Looks like a job for David H, nice story for him to research ?
Though not if we have to mount a rescue mission behind the bamboo curtain.

Good news about Chinese buyers, let's hope their is a market developing for classic boats in China, always more boats available than buyers.
Perhaps their is a Forum in China for sailing we could twin with ?
Very difficult country to access with google search etc.

What would it be worth ? Might be cheap labour and costs in China, but not here, cost of labour to manhandle X amount of boats into containers, add Driver of Truck plus fuel, difficult to see any margin, you can't get rid of wooden boats on ebay for 99p. I would have thought the dealer who has purch...

Hmmm, ok, I tend towards optimism myself.
However I know nothing about shipping, I can see the sense in putting items in empty returning containers.

Perhaps not such a worry,
https://www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Saili ... 29190.aspx
scrap metal in a dinghy probably wouldn't buy a McDonalds.

Now sold.

Selling my Aquabat dinghy, good entry level singlehander, sails like a Topper, would suit beginner adult or youths first old boat. Trailer is worth buy it now price, this is a dedicated 'Fireball' trailer, it is the one you can actually launch from either by hand or attached to car, trailer is fully...

Here is a link to boat.

http://s1149.photobucket.com/user/aquab ... t=3&page=1

Jules,
Theirs a Sprint at my club, exceptional unrestored condition, I am sure it comes with a double stacking trailer and a new cover, all controls led to both sides of boat, if interested I will try to contact Paul, he is a member of CVRDA.

Hi Jules, I have sailed Topper and most variants of Minisail, they are pretty much the same. Minisails being larger will carry weight better. I would also think Minisails are faster. I am selling my Aquabat which is a Minisail clone, this is centre/aft main, but can be sailed just aft or off the boo...

Really heartening to read that most boats will be sold and efforts being made to preserve best boats, well done everyone concerned.

The owner of company I work for purchased whole company buildings, machinery etc for £1, sounds ok, but he had to take on debt, which was almost value of company.

What is it costing to leave relevant boats (none ethnic) in polytunnel ?
Lottery funding, have you seen some of the things they give money to.
Concentrate on sailing dinghies.
Have an online presence, where people with relevant skill sets can take over a particular boat.