Finn on Ebay

Rich · Post by **Rich** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:28 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Finn-sailing-ding ... dZViewItem

PeterV · Post by **PeterV** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:52 pm

It's another Tiptree Finn. Having not seen one since I sold mine in 1976 there seem to be loads now coming up for sale! If it really is a Proctor mast that must be pretty rare, I've never seen one.

Post by **Rupert** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:12 am

The mast pic has olympic rings and the builders plate says Mader - have I lnked to a different Finn to you, Peter?!

Brookesy · Post by **Brookesy** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:28 pm

This one looks pretty good to me, the Maders were quite competitive and well built. Mader still build very competitive boats particularly FD's and Stars. Would make a good CVRDA boat.

JohnK · Post by **JohnK** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:25 pm

The one with the "Proctor C" mast is at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Finn-239-GRP-Sing ... dZViewItem

John

PeterV · Post by **PeterV** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:11 pm

Sorry Rupert, yes there's two for sale, the one with the proctor mast is the Tiptree. We've got a Mader at Baltic Wharf, they're quite reasonable boats. Most of the Maders in the UK were supplied for the 1972 Olympics.

Post by **Rupert** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:20 pm

That explains it then, Peter! Finns really appeal, but I think I would be biting off more than I can chew.

PeterV · Post by **PeterV** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:48 pm

Go for it Rupert, I was 10.5 stone when I bought my first Finn, I'm only 12.5 now.

David HL · Post by **David HL** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:59 pm

Hi there. I used to own the Tiptree Finn above, and sold it to Dan, who is selling it now. It IS a proctor mast, and was in pretty good shape last time I saw it. I spoke to Dan a few days ago.