Moth on Ebay

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:09 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 7215507297
ignore the Heading, this is an International Moth, looks like a Skol..... Might have a bid myself ont his one

Post by Ed » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:04 am

Jeez....how can anyone expect to sell a boat with so little information.

No photos, no text, and they don't know what the boat even is!!!

cheers

eib

andrew · Post by **andrew** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:34 pm

This boat is for sale close to me and I've been to have a look. It does'nt have an aft tank and the moth web site has a skol pic showing an aft tank. Why was it called a skol ?

Andy MacLennan · Post by **Andy MacLennan** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:36 pm

Hi Andrew

Why don't you take some pics and post them on here - that way we can all add our input!!

Andy

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:27 pm

The Skol IIIs were built as self drainers (with stern tanks) by Rondar, the Skol IIs were mostly composite and a lot were home completed.
Skol....... Cheers
Having now seen the second picture I totally agree with Andrew, wonder if it was a prototype, the IIIs did have a reputation for being a bit "porky"

Garry R · Post by **Garry R** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:55 pm

Was it called Skol after the Danish/Norwegian drinking greeting where the boats were often "Bottoms up"!!!

davidh · Post by **davidh** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:05 pm

Bummer - I was at Chichester YC yesterday for the last Snowflake race and could have come back via Emsworth and taken some more Photo's.

Moths seem to be 'hot' subject at present - I'll try to get back down to Weston next week to Photograph the one left in the elephants graveyard there.

David