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[Ken T]

The Seal is a nice class of boat. My father in law built a Seal 28ft and we spent quite a time sailing around Rothsay, great fun !. And the time we got the mooring rope caught in the rudder hinge, and it was blowing a gale, and I had to go out in a dingy to get the rope off, all good fun !.

if you fancy a challenge, how about : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120397687170    

it sounds as if its watertight and all the bits are there. It looked good a while back, and the Snapdragon is a popular boat.

ken

[Gaffers]

The Seal is a nice class of boat. My father in law built a Seal 28ft and we spent quite a time sailing around Rothsay, great fun !. And the time we got the mooring rope caught in the rudder hinge, and it was blowing a gale, and I had to go out in a dingy to get the rope off, all good fun !.

if you fancy a challenge, how about : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120397687170    

it sounds as if its watertight and all the bits are there. It looked good a while back, and the Snapdragon is a popular boat.

ken

ooooh how tempted am I...........  :-/

The wife will kill me!  

[Marks DTM Calib]

I read the title and thought you were referring to a Range Rover

[Ian_D]

The Seal is a nice class of boat. My father in law built a Seal 28ft and we spent quite a time sailing around Rothsay, great fun !. And the time we got the mooring rope caught in the rudder hinge, and it was blowing a gale, and I had to go out in a dingy to get the rope off, all good fun !.

if you fancy a challenge, how about : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=120397687170    

it sounds as if its watertight and all the bits are there. It looked good a while back, and the Snapdragon is a popular boat.

ken

I think that would be a little bit TOO much of a project for me, I don't have the space to keep it at home, so I would make it hard for me to work on the boat (ie powertools etc)

[Ken T]

It just went for £340, in good nick they are going for £5000

Ken

[Ian_D]

It just went for £340, in good nick they are going for £5000

Ken

Now you tell me there worth 5k!  

 

[Gaffers]

It just went for £340, in good nick they are going for £5000

Ken

Now you tell me there worth 5k!  

 

You prob would have spent about 2k doing it up

[Ian_D]

It just went for £340, in good nick they are going for £5000

Ken

Now you tell me there worth 5k!  

 

You prob would have spent about 2k doing it up

And? Would make £2660 if I sold it, plus have the fun of using it over summer!    

[GG]

Why boat when you can caravan  

[GG]

Notice the lack of towbar on mine   I have a HGV 1 licence, don't want to tow on time off, but know a lot about weight and axle weights and the weights you were suggesting would push the omega to its' limits  

[Ken T]

Yes I remember when the Seal 28 went in the water, it tool a crane to get it out the back garden !. However sailing a decent sized yacht is fun, lots of nice places to explore.

There is a chicken and egg here, if you want to be able to hitch it up behind the Miggy and tow it, its gonna be small, and cramped and lacking in facilities. If however you want a boat that can take rough seas and sail in safety and comfort eg over about 24ft, then putting it on a trailer will cost in time and dosh and somewhere to store it. You will have to lower the mast for a start.  So boats this size really need a mooring that can cost a fair bit per year. However, you can have luxuries like decent gas cookers with ovens, and fridges (to keep the beer cool !) a proper toilet ( the Seal 28 even had a shower ), and several good berths, plus a reliable, electric start, engine  when the weather gets a little bit past it   ( no messing about with outboards and pull cord starters in force 6 gales).

It really depends on what kind of sailing you want to do. Its great fun moving without any engine, perhaps start off small and move up as and when you want.

cheers Ken

PS need any crew ?  

[Darth Loo-knee]

Whatever boat you get, get a bigger one  

[Ken T]

have you got room round your lock up to park one ?.  'Cause I  got a mate who's got a smallish fixer upper.  I think its called QE2.

ken

[Darth Loo-knee]

Had ships and all sorts around that lock up believe me  

[Ian_D]

I’m not sure what I’m after really! I don’t have a clue about sails / masts, so it would need to have an engine!  

I’ve got my eye on a 20ft Norman, that is actually located in York, which is handy. It comes with a trailer too, and there is mooring available if I want it.

IF I decide to buy this, I would probably keep it moored in the water for say 9 or so months, and then put it on the trailer over winter (I guess that’s better/safer for the boat?)

As for sea going... again, I don’t have a CLUE about the sea... do you need a different license? Do you need radios fitted? Do you need permission to go in the sea? I don’t know anyone who has / had a boat, and thus the only small boat I’ve been on is a little hire dingy thing in Greece!  

I guess at the moment, I'm after something 20ft ish as its not too big, and nor is it too small. I may have the boat 6 weeks before I decide to upgrade, or on the other hand I may have it 6 years! I just think I should walk (ok then walk quickly!) before I run!

Back to the towing… this would mainly be to move the boat from the mooring to home / storage (max of 5-6 miles each way across town), the towing weights for the Omega are about 1650kg I think.

The boat I’ve got my eye on I 'think' is the Norman Conquest (890kgs) so lets say its got the engine on the back and a few other bits, I cant see it been more than 1350kgs at the most? And the trailer doesn’t look that heavy, and I would guess its under 300kgs (end of day, its 2 wheels, and a bit of box steel holding them together!).

As for ‘Need any crew’ … I don’t know! You’re based in Leeds area if I remember correctly? If so, and I don’t find anyone else willing to help who’s close by I may give you a shout if you fancy a giggle!  Hehe!

Ta Ken

Ian