Early Int. Moth info.
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David H,
I have got the Yachts and Yachting report on the Moth Worlds held in New Zealand in Jan/ Feb 1981 which Dave Iszatt won sailing K3796. There is a small B&W photo with the report showing Dave going upwind and a scow KA8779 tanking downwind. I could try scanning this and sending it to you if it's any use. I won't be able to do it till Sunday evening at the earliest though I'm afraid, as I am away from at home presently.
Cheers
Ian M
I have got the Yachts and Yachting report on the Moth Worlds held in New Zealand in Jan/ Feb 1981 which Dave Iszatt won sailing K3796. There is a small B&W photo with the report showing Dave going upwind and a scow KA8779 tanking downwind. I could try scanning this and sending it to you if it's any use. I won't be able to do it till Sunday evening at the earliest though I'm afraid, as I am away from at home presently.
Cheers
Ian M
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David, that's great news re voices from on high, I'll look forward to reading it eventually...............Oh, and am I on a % for starting this thread??
Sami.
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Seems to have gone a bit quiet here. I found and dug out the old newletters and looked at a few - it reminded me of who the guys are who did designs through my period in the class. John Pearce is another person who did quite a few, starting with one in 1974-5 called 'Sidewinder' that I never saw.
Paul
Paul
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For all the keen Mothististas....
Latest Y&Y...........................
D
Latest Y&Y...........................
D
David H
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Ray Hutchings and myself testing out my 1974 Aussie scow Moth "Billabong" last week.
Shorts , T-shirt and sunblock in early April , I love the Isle of Wight.
Shorts , T-shirt and sunblock in early April , I love the Isle of Wight.
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Ah the pleasures of Newtown Creek...... but where did you launch from?
Of course - this is a section of exaulted water you are sailing on - this is where Jack Holt brought the prototype GP14 for it's maiden sail/row/motor..... in those days it was a far quieter spot!
Seems like there is a growing classic scene on the Island...are you guys all going to get together at some point - if so say and I'll make it across the Solent to join you!
D
Of course - this is a section of exaulted water you are sailing on - this is where Jack Holt brought the prototype GP14 for it's maiden sail/row/motor..... in those days it was a far quieter spot!
Seems like there is a growing classic scene on the Island...are you guys all going to get together at some point - if so say and I'll make it across the Solent to join you!
D
David H
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We've got a permit for the rural dinghy park at Hamstead.
A bumpy 2 mile drive down an unmade lane to get there , I wouldn't want to try it in a little car , and there are no facilities when you do get there. Beautiful scenery though.
With a lightweight car topable dinghy like the Moth you could also launch from the bridge at Newtown.
A bumpy 2 mile drive down an unmade lane to get there , I wouldn't want to try it in a little car , and there are no facilities when you do get there. Beautiful scenery though.
With a lightweight car topable dinghy like the Moth you could also launch from the bridge at Newtown.
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Looks great - do you know the design? It looks similar to '74 World Champ Rob O'Sullivan's boat, though that had wings of course - the bump in the middle of the bow block is distinctive.
I'm putting this link here rather than in the For Sale section in case anyone else sees it - it appears to me to be a rare Magnum 7:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/International-Mot ... 27ba887896
So did everybody buy the latest Y&Y with my pic from Eastbourne '83 on the first page of the Moth article?
Paul
I'm putting this link here rather than in the For Sale section in case anyone else sees it - it appears to me to be a rare Magnum 7:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/International-Mot ... 27ba887896
So did everybody buy the latest Y&Y with my pic from Eastbourne '83 on the first page of the Moth article?
Paul
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Gosh, what a paint job. That moth looks quite a lot like mine. What are the characteristics that define it as different? If only I had a barn....
The Y&Y article was excellent!
The Y&Y article was excellent!
The Peril
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
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Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
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Finn 469
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One day the complete Moth hull shape history will be published..........and pigs will fly! Even the Magnum saga would take a while.
Yours is a 5 IIRC, with quite a wide transom with turned-up short chines but with a finer midsection than the similar 3; the 6 has a narrower transom and usually a rudder gantry but similar chines. This has no chines, and you can see in the side view that it has a lot of rocker, which only the 7 had. The 8 was the first with a mast stub and deck-attached boom, and had harder bilges and a bit narrower again.
Paul
Yours is a 5 IIRC, with quite a wide transom with turned-up short chines but with a finer midsection than the similar 3; the 6 has a narrower transom and usually a rudder gantry but similar chines. This has no chines, and you can see in the side view that it has a lot of rocker, which only the 7 had. The 8 was the first with a mast stub and deck-attached boom, and had harder bilges and a bit narrower again.
Paul
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thanks Paul. Later in the year, post op, I hope to be able to bring the moth to some meetings, or to somewhere near you, so you can show me the features in detail!
Am contemplating taking it for a pre-op spin this afternoon
Am contemplating taking it for a pre-op spin this afternoon
The Peril
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World
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"Looks great - do you know the design? It looks similar to '74 World Champ Rob O'Sullivan's boat, though that had wings of course - the bump in the middle of the bow block is distinctive". PaulM
Hi Paul ... My scow is an Imperium design , built by Kit Lawson in Lancashire. He sailied her once , found it 'too lively' for his taste and then promptly tucked her in into his garage for 30+ years. It came with the original sail. The photo was taken the day we picked her up from Sami in Pompey in September 2008.
Talking about photos , I haven't seen the Y&Y article yet , but one of your 1983 Eastbourne World's photos shows a few moths on the beach including a scow with a red hull ... that's Red Ned which Ray Hutchings has restored ( shown on a previous page , with varnished decks & yellow hull ) ... Red Ned is really quick.
Regards , Len.
Hi Paul ... My scow is an Imperium design , built by Kit Lawson in Lancashire. He sailied her once , found it 'too lively' for his taste and then promptly tucked her in into his garage for 30+ years. It came with the original sail. The photo was taken the day we picked her up from Sami in Pompey in September 2008.
Talking about photos , I haven't seen the Y&Y article yet , but one of your 1983 Eastbourne World's photos shows a few moths on the beach including a scow with a red hull ... that's Red Ned which Ray Hutchings has restored ( shown on a previous page , with varnished decks & yellow hull ) ... Red Ned is really quick.
Regards , Len.
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The Peril
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World
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Another moth - no idea what but looks like it could be nice:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/International-Mot ... 3cb7945729
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/International-Mot ... 3cb7945729
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It's another 'Stockholm Sprite'; the ply-covered wing tubes were an option to trampolines, I believe.
Paul
Paul