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Sad old gal. I hope there's someone out there with a lot of time on their hands.

If I was in or nearer to S.A. I'd be making a beeline for her already ....

Shellback Dinghy, Own Your Own Classic Wooden Boat (eBay item 320719148390 end time 30-Jun-11 08:23:21 AEST) : Cars,...

I had a beautiful TS12, that I bought from the owner/builder., with timber mast and boom, handsom honey colour timber deck and a racing green hull.

She didn't look at all like this poor thing. The...

Now that is one thoroughly fine restoration. I hope you had a great Easter sailing her.

Looking at the rot in my Hartley the suggestions of a Sonata or an RL as my next step up do get a little attractive but I'm sure that they, like the old Laser (just sold) in my front yard , have...

I don't do a lot of posting here but just wan't to say to you two (SimonP and BoatMik) that I thoroughly enjoy getting these Rescue and Adoption posts. Meanwhile, having just sold the laser, I'm...

You had me at hello Mik,

Actually the pics of the boat had me before that but heck, what a romantic bit of history. If only I lived a lot further South than Sydney.

I don't know who'll end up...

If you wanted a little boat that needed a bit less work:
Trailer Sailer. Beautiful Timber Wood Boat (eBay item 230571910402 end time 19-Jan-11 16:20:04 AEDST) : Cars, Bikes, Boats

and here's the perfect tow vehicle for it: Progressive Automotive, 1941 Ford chassis, 1942 Ford chassis, 1943 Ford chassis, 1944 Ford chassis, 1945 Ford chassis, 1946 Ford chassis, 1947 Ford...

Ahh she's a pretty thing. If only my wife would let me have four boats. I might have to convince a friend to buy her so that I can still see her now and then. Thanks for that Bruce. Thanks also for...

Well at least she's "not far off 'skinning' and then only needs the regular infrastructure". FOr a second there, I thought it looked like hard work.

Simon
You're a genius: a river to your people. I'm on it.

If I weren't about to buy the second shitiest looking house I've ever seen (no witches but maybe a ghost or two) I'd be all over this. Good luck with it.

So how hard do you think it would it be to reinforce the slides for the leaning planks so that she might be safer if the wind picked up a bit, and do you think it's likely to need a lot of running...

What a sweet looking little skiff. If one group of my neighbours, (I live in a block of four) weren't soulless robots, I'd have that sitting under a cover, under a tree, in my yard in a heartbeat.

Quite right boatmik. The vendor is just a person selling a boat that her father once dreamt to float and good luck to her. There are some impressive examples of this boat around in all sizes and...

I really do have to put my name down for a mooring one day and think seriously about moving on from trailer sailing. What a beauty.

It is an effective bit of marketing. After meeting the seller, I went online and, despite the unimpressive amount of info specs on the boat and the unimpressive number of active forum members, the...

Well as I said earleir Simon,

I have seen it up close and it is a glass. The only timber I saw was the tiller

By chance I met the owner of this boat about a month ago and after expressing interest (because I loved the idea of fitting a hull from scratch) I had a chance to look at her. I was also given some...

They are a good looking boat with a very catchy name and very good website. I particularly like the links for community + school promotion. One thing I couldn't find on the site though was a...

I wholeheartedly agree with you AJ. I'm very new to club sailing and I'm really surprised at how poor the participation rate is. My kids have both played soccer and even the small clubs around here...

Well Mik, Russell Moore from the NS14 mob says my boat was first measured in Dec' 1980. He doesn't know what design but told me to try Sandra Donovan, the NSW NS secretary. So if you can't work out...

Just heard back from the NS14 mob. A fellow called Russell Moore says "it was first measured in Dec' 1980 and owned by a G Butler, in Sylvania Heights. In 1985 it was owned by a B Hume, in Moorebank....

Well it's not exactly a complete wreck.
As for the router, I haven't had a spare hour yet. Kids, work, commitments; in short, as Zorba once said, "the whole catastrophe".

Hi Graeme,

I've just bought a timber decked, fibreglass hulled NS14 called Hullabaloo, with the number 1316. There are some pictures of it posted here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39865863@N04/...

Note the state of the art boom made, I believe out of galvanised downpipe. Yes, that's right, the pipe that attaches to your guttering. :2tsup:

Well this ought to narrow it down: four photos and an NS14 Boat Rego number: 1316

Yeah: "if" he sees me having fun. The key to my extra extra thorough search for info. I want to be damn sure I'm up to it before I start. I want fun with boats, not anxiety and...

Thanks MIK,

I like your idea a lot ..and I fear your idea a lot: I'm still freaking at the idea of deck replacement: trying not to ignore your good advice for a short cut repair cause I know it...

Well Mik, I don't know if you got the update on this topic but I finally got a chance to post those pics. I look forward to hearing what you think.

Rik

OK AJ, here we go,

Well here are those pics at last: helping my darling meet a deadline got in the way..

FOREDECK

Exterior
No holes but lots of very dry, grey patches.
Wide shots in pics...

Thanks B.O.A.T..

Thanks. I should be able to get some pics tomorrow but I notice that to upload pics here I have to give a URL. Does that mean I need to find a hosting site for pictures or is there some other trick?...

Yeah, the glass hull makes everything better doesn't it. Seeing how poor the exterior was I'd have walked if it the hull were wood: it would have been good for mushrooms, period. I don't know what...

Yes it is delightful little TS12. Never failed to draw an admirer or three when I launched or sailed her. Sorry to see her go but the darling wife just couldn't see the need for four boats. I'm...

Before I get to my project, I'd just like to say that I love this place. I've been reading, learning, laughing and loving the mixture of passion, knowledge and amusing posts since I stumbled across...

Well Michael, you are a generous man. In the 24 hours since I picked up my "new" boat, a beautiful old plywood NS14 with the sail number 2587 (and the mysterious letters BMFG on the stern) I have...