For Sale 14' 2009 dinghy hull and trailer

arkamelis · 19 December 2011, 00:01

hi all
i am going to put my dinghy and trailer on ebay, havnt a clue what its worth, its just the hull and it would need a part for it if you wanted to use it to sail again. the trailer i brought not so long ago and paid £250 for it so if intrested let me know or if not could some give me some idear of what i should sell it for

Cheers Matt

ps i would put some pics on if i new how, but i can put some in my photo album

Searider · 19 December 2011, 09:55

What kind of dinghy is it?

arkamelis · 19 December 2011, 20:28

hi searider
its a 14' sailing dinghy, theres some pictures of it in my photo album
cheers matt

9D280 · 20 December 2011, 09:49

No idea of the dinghy type, but it looks like you'll need quite a few bits to get it sailing again!

Looks like it has(d) a bowsprit, and the holes towards the transom on the gunwhales would support a huge asymetric spinny so try looking at the Laser / Topper / ISO ranges for a start.

arkamelis · 20 December 2011, 20:00

hi 9d280
thanks for the info, i havnt got a clue what your talking about tho. I just used it to go up and down my local canal, put a 2hp mariner on the back and had some great days out on it, i know it needs many bits to get it sailing again what i ment was it just needs a small piece for the front to make it a complete hull,but not sure weather that is realy required ? do you have any idear what one of these would fetch the way it is ? oh with the trailer aswell

Searider · 20 December 2011, 21:57

Is there a hull number on the upper right hand corner of the transom?

This might help identify it.

arkamelis · 20 December 2011, 22:21

no theres no marking at all,apart from the name i gave it on the side now, i was thinking of sticking it on fleabay for £500 with trailer and bottom cover,does have a top cover but dog put a hole in it" mut "

9D280 · 21 December 2011, 09:51

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Originally Posted by arkamelis

what i ment was it just needs a small piece for the front to make it a complete hull,but not sure weather that is realy required ? do you have any idear what one of these would fetch the way it is ? oh with the trailer aswell

Possibly not. The "blunt" bit probably is nowhere near the water when sailing, so doesn't matter if it isn't a perfect knife edge.

The names I gave were a going in guess for that kind of dinghy. I have since had a crawl round some dinghy sites, and so far nothing jumping out as what you have.

The bow may not actually end in a point - there are dozens of dinghies out there with "blunt" ends - the Mirror being the classic example. When I saw your pic it looks like there is a 2" hole in that front section - that would probably be for a bowsprit for an Asymetric spinnaker, so unless there are some more bolt holes or other method of attatching it, there may not be a "pointy bit".

Google the Topper Buzz, it has a very similar shaped bow (small blunt triangle) but the stern is totally different.

arkamelis · 21 December 2011, 10:32

hi 9d280
thanks for you input, think ile just stick on the fleabay and see what i can get for irt, its just in the way now taking up space i could do with, once again thank you for your info.
matt

9D280 · 22 December 2011, 16:38

If the buyer tells you what it is, do tell us.

arkamelis · 22 December 2011, 22:52

cheers 9d280
fingers crossed i can sell it, might end up with it for life, if i carnt get rid of it, i can get something for the trailer at least.

speak soon

RAD · 01 January 2012, 23:03

Firstly the trailer is not road legal until it has mudguards both sides.

That boat looks odd, if you want to know more, stick some pics up on yachts and yachting forum, someone may know there. It doesnt have any holes for shrouds or somewhere for the mast to go. Better pics may help but it isnt a Laser/RS/Topper range

Is it grp or plastic?

arkamelis · 01 January 2012, 23:40

hi rad
blimey that was how i brought the trailer, got it of ebay, the guy i got it from didnt mention anything about mudguards, worst comes to the worst i will have to get some. not sure what the boat is made from but does feel like plastic, whats grp?.

arkamelis · 08 January 2012, 20:51

the trailer has a new winch, jockey wheel and tilt rollers,also has a light board.

9D280 · 09 January 2012, 12:13

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Originally Posted by arkamelis

whats grp?.

Glass Reinforced Plastic. AKA fibreglass.

A winch on a trailer for a 14' dinghy sounds a bit overkill to me..... or the trailer wasn't originally built for the hull.

Just to get a better freel for the trailer, how many bolts hold the suspension units on? Or does it have an axle?

arkamelis · 09 January 2012, 22:14

hi 9d280
i can tell you the trailer was not for the dinghy, but when i brought it, guy did say it would carry a 14' boat, i think he was using it to get hes small rib about. i did use the winch to load it onto the trailer and found it very usefull, if i carnt get rid of them both i might just sell the trailer and try and get back what i paid for it.
the trailer has indespention units, four bolts i think but i will check soon, oh i think i might have to get some mudgaurds for it aswell has someone from site pointed out.
spk soon Ark

arkamelis · 07 February 2012, 20:59

hi all
put the trailer and boat on ebay, got loads of interest, but no sale.Will wait till later in the year and try again.

ark