Jake888 said..
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/east-fremantle/sail-boats/gaff-rig-sail-boat/1245136341?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=ios_VIP&utm_medium=social&utm_source=com.apple.uikit.activity.copytopasteboard

This one is cheap, even cheaper if the Diesel engine still runs.

Looks wrong with the gaff rig. Should be cat rigged. Here is a bigger version at Rhode Island.

For this yacht does anyone know;

1 Designer - Peterson designed the Blazer 23 but this 31 I am not sure if he did or the builder Glass Yachts Qld designed it "in house"
2 How many were built
3 Any issues with hull or rig - this one has a new 15hp outboatd plus 10hp saildrive so the latter must have been inadequate
4 I would question the 3t displacement - suggest somewhere closer to 2t would be closer
5 The draft with centreboard raised would not be 0.6m as it has the bulb depth as well as hull depth - so around 1m probably

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/blazer-31/235476

Video of one on Lake Mac a while back



One sails out of RYCV (50 / 50) and is in Div1. Has beaten Northshore 38s on scratch in some races - albeit they are a tad tippy.

thanks in advance.

r13 said..
For this yacht does anyone know;

1 Designer - Peterson designed the Blazer 23 but this 31 I am not sure if he did or the builder Glass Yachts Qld designed it "in house"
2 How many were built
3 Any issues with hull or rig - this one has a new 15hp outboatd plus 10hp saildrive so the latter must have been inadequate
4 I would question the 3t displacement - suggest somewhere closer to 2t would be closer
5 The draft with centreboard raised would not be 0.6m as it has the bulb depth as well as hull depth - so around 1m probably

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/blazer-31/235476

Video of one on Lake Mac a while back

One sails out of RYCV (50 / 50) and is in Div1. Has beaten Northshore 38s on scratch in some races - albeit they are a tad tippy.

thanks in advance.

Designer Rob White. It says in the add.

This Farr has just been reduced to 20 grand. Lot of boat for the money! Started for sale at 36 grand.

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cervantes/sail-boats/36ft-farr-yacht-new-sails-and-rigging/1239923054

Ramona said..
This Farr has just been reduced to 20 grand. Lot of boat for the money! Started for sale at 36 grand.

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cervantes/sail-boats/36ft-farr-yacht-new-sails-and-rigging/1239923054

I wouldn't want to have rowed out to that one and discover I had left the keys in the car.

Assume so. What a history.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berrimilla_II

Local yacht. Built in Britain. This boat has circumnavigated. Nice interior. Topsides are good but the cabin top needs finishing. The deck is a mess. Some rot under the cockpit but an easy repair. Wooden mast and gal rigging. Good mooring that is only a couple of years old.

www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/nowra/sail-boats/free-timber-yacht-and-mooring/1246152505

LooseChange said..

2bish said..
RM Yachts are interesting sail boats (there you go Loosechange :).Epoxy impregnated ply construction hulls with epoxy sheathing. Light, stiff and strong. I like the concept, ply allows for big gains in stiffness for performance boats it seems.
Construction vid:

Review here are of one model:

Yes, I have liked the RM boats and French boats in general for a long time now, I find nothing wrong with ply or timber boats and in fact possibly prefer it to a lot of other material choices. But like all things it has to be designed for the chosen material and built accordingly.
It is a bit erroneous to call it epoxy impregnated ply construction because when using ply, saturation can only be achieved to the first glue line of the first veneer and bearing in mind that some first veneers can be as thin as 1.5mm that is not a lot of saturation.

Agree, once water is into end grain of ply, its hard to chase out , old days coach wood ply was the best I believe

Here's one with the lot .. .. what a gem! Until I got to the exploder stove and the saildrive.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-defiance-30-stunning-vessel-in-immaculate-condition-throughout/247064

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/spacesailer-27/238907
Any thoughts for a first yacht purchase??

Ramona said..

MuttonBird said..
Here's one with the lot .. .. what a gem! Until I got to the exploder stove and the saildrive.

yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-defiance-30-stunning-vessel-in-immaculate-condition-throughout/247064

It's actually a very good ad. Those stoves were supposed to be illegal but they are still for sale everywhere. Saildrives are OK, they make you slip the boat more often. I like the interior fit out and layout. Has a tiller and an anchor locker. Good deck layout except for the dodger which ruins the ability to use the reefing winches. The mainsheet traveler needs to be across the cockpit so a decent purchase can be made for the mainsail.

The stoves were withdrawn from sale and they were later allowed to be placed on sale again so they are not illegal. The problem that got these stoves a bad rap was that people would put oversize pots and pans on them thereby allowing the gas cartridge to become overheated to the point of rupture. The stove in this boat has inadequate ventilation around it so could overheat the cartridge, plus I note it is a brand new looking stove that doesn't appear to have been used.

SandS said..

gonadman said..
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/spacesailer-27/238907
Any thoughts for a first yacht purchase??

looks the goods !

Brought it!

gonadman said..

SandS said..

gonadman said..
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/spacesailer-27/238907
Any thoughts for a first yacht purchase??

looks the goods !

Brought it!

good work , go sailing and enjoy , if legal where you are . the boat looks well cared for.

All@Sea said..
I don't know the history of this one, there were a few EC31s that were a regular sight on the Derwent over the years, but I don't recall this one... still, I've always liked the look of them!
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/eastcoast-31-peter-cole-31/247063

Looks good.

Good capable yacht for Bass Strait and west Tassie.