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boats from other classes. There are such things as "all classes"
ad pages, at the UK
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Year built : 1990
Construction : Carbon / Kevlar Foam
Description : Fully modified to 97 rules including extensive re-fit in 2003/4. Twin wire. 1 pre 97 rules carbon mast, carbon boom and bowsprit. Spare alu boom. New 97 Rules carbon mast (pro built by Tropical Engineering), main and Jib from Ratseys (new in 2004 excellent condition hardly used). 2 spare suits pre-97 rules sails. Carbon Foils. 2 kites. New Combi trailer in 2004 excellent condition. Lying Cardiff UK. £2,500 ono.
Contact : Nick Hankins: nickhankins'at'coedmieri.freeserve.co.uk
Telephone : 07765 895875
Date Posted : 09 Jun 2005
Year built : 1993
Construction : Carbon Kevlar Nomex
Description : This boat was designed and built by Duncan Barr in the early 1990\'s. Stiff, light and very strong.
Snout + wings + self tacker + carbon mast + off centre pole make this boat ready for 2005 conversion.
Sails are old pre-97 Batts.
Box trailer.
£1850
Contact : Chris Tack: chris_tack'at'hotmail.com
Telephone : 07968 849 278
Date Posted : 13 Mar 2005
Year built : 1992
Construction : Ply Glass and Carbon
Description : King Tubby was third in the 1995 Nationals and won the 1997 Nationals. Since then she has moved to Scotland and had a thorough refit, including a new carbon mast and sails from Lowton & Gray. Vertical topsides - quick through chop. Not very narrow - easy to sail. New house and spouse force reluctant sale.
Top and bottom cover. No trailer. Spare alu mast, spare Caws sails.
See photos at www.geriatric-gigolo.co.uk .
£2750 ono
Contact : Bruce Lenton: bruce'at'lenton-family.co.uk
Telephone : 01434 618 474 / 07803 018 699
Date Posted : 12 Mar 2005
Year built : about 1980
Construction : Plywood
Description : Boats For Sale
FOR SALE
Cherub Sailing Dinghy complete on combi-trailer, all wood, requires a little finishing, very fast, red/white Hull. Symmetric Spi.
Price: £250.00
Town: Plymouth
Contact : Paul Webster:
Telephone : 01752 336115
Date Posted : 09 Mar 2005
Year built : 1962
Construction : Ply
Description : An old and very original boat, Not showroom condition but floats and doesnt fall apart in a blow (the only time it goes). Original 1963 measured main, wooden boom, wire luff spinaker. A centre thwart has been added to stiffen it up at some point as has a fair bit of polyester resin that is holding it together.
Make me an offer if you can give this boat a good home
Contact : Matt Young: m.j.young'at'care4free.net
Telephone : 01383 873411
Date Posted : 17 Jan 2005
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That depends completely on your aims.
To win the Nationals you will need to have been in the class a
while and will know exactly what you need!
For a first Cherub with the aim of becoming a top end of fleet
sailor after practice the choice is wider. It also depends on
if you wish to do boat surgery. You certainly want an asymmetric
spinnaker, and design wise anything post 2600 (and some earlier
e.g. Forman 8) is probably OK. Although it can be done successfully
I wouldn't advise a ply boat if you want to bring it up to 1997
specification or beyond. Much better to get another boat - or build a new
hull - after a season in the old boat to get the hang of sailing
it. It takes everyone at least a season to get to the stage where
boat speed makes much difference anyway. Foam Sandwich is the preferred
method of construction, but good ply boats are fine.
If you're considering purchasing a modern boat you're welcome
to contact any of the Class Association committee
to discuss the boat. They'll be familiar with the majority of
boats up to around 10 years old.
That covers Open meeting Level Sailing. If you want a boat to club sail, and especially if your club will use the revised handicap figures for older boats, then you can have a wider choice. All Cherubs are light and responsive, and enjoyable boats to sail for a lightweight crew.
Boats with a sail number below about 1900 really date back
to the first era of Cherub Design. They are significantly better
in light airs than modern hulls, but very much slower in planing
conditions. These are going to be 30 year old ply boats - almost
certainly - and were never designed for the sorts of loads that
a modern full size rig can generate. Don't put a full size modern
rig and asymmetric kite and expect them to survive a F7 in Plymouth
Sound. However use them on a lake or reservoir, be sensitive about
extreme conditions, and you have a very enjoyable vintage sailboat
that doesn't weigh a ton (a 1968 Cherub is still lighter
than an RS200!).
Between 1900 and 2600 you have boats from the 1970 design revolution.
Huge numbers of Forman 4s. Lots of these were amateur built, and
the build quality varies. Some were dreadful, but
only the good ones are likely to have survived.
Foam sandwich has been used
on and off for Cherubs right back to 1970. Epoxy/foam boats (1980
on) seem to last for ever if reasonably looked after. Older boats
will be polyester, and I haven't seen any to offer any opinions.
I'd like to see one of the 1970 foam Jennifer Julians if they
still exist!
Jim Champ