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Old 24-11-2023, 14:25   #1
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G'day all,

Till now we've only ever fluffed about on the forum as guests, picking up bits and pieces of info and advice..........we've now brought our first boat (just little one .....) and though we've never sailed we're halfway to being cruisers

like sailing, we're completely new to forums. our tribe consists of Simone (mum bandicoot), David (dad Bandicoot), Kris 9, Fleur 7 & Marley 5 (the baby bandicoots) and we're based in inland Australia, boats in Trinidad.

feel free to drop a line with any advice as we go along.

we're not interesting but the boat is so we've started our thread over here: https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums...on-281584.html

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Old 25-11-2023, 02:13   #2
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Welcome aboard CF, we wish you well.

You do understand that a boat built to chase a record 50 yrs ago, was probably not built with durability, but speed in mind? What do you expect to find when you go see the boat?

And, you do realize it is still northern hemisphere hurricane season? Till the end of December?

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Old 26-11-2023, 01:14   #3
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thanks for your concerns, but more so the way you voiced them, your personal approach rather than the usual 'better than thou' is much appreciated. this was a huge concern to us, following the standard procedure our requirements were:

- a boat no more than 10-12yrs old.
- must be local (Aust)
- no timber below waterline
- between 38'-45' so as to be manageable single handed.

we looked at few cats that all had major issues, unfortunately due to budget we couldn't find anything close to being suitable. on paper BB is everything you should steer clear of but once we delved a little deeper these fears were put aside.

Phil, who we brought her off hadn't spent the past 14yrs just sailing her, he had actually gone over the original hulls, fixed up anything suspect before re-glassing them. then extended the hulls approx 400mm (deeper below waterline) and had mini keels with a flat bottom designed and installed. essentially anything below waterline is made from fibreglass/kevlar, no timber and is all built as separate 400mm watertight sections the entire length of the hull. theoretically it'll take sink her

to be honest I didn't understand exactly what he had done till I met him and he showed me the design. I guess in theory you could say it has a baldheaded hull below waterline that is attached to yet completely separate the original hull..... though I don't know anything about boats design, in my eyes it is exactly what I would design in regards to redundancy.

not sure if that makes sense. he also set it out so that he could single hand it, he only sort crew for longer passages to make it easier. at least I have a wife and three kids to take on this role
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Well, Big Bandicoot, I did notice you did not answer my questions. I really do wonder what you expect to find when you meet the boat. And I am concerned about when you will meet her as well.

Fwiw, if you look at my profile, you can see what I wrote about my background before coming to CF. I have over 175,000 sea miles. I am not fluff.



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Hey 'Bandies'.. Welcome to CF..
Best wishes for your Grand Adventure and keep us updated on how things progress.
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Old 26-11-2023, 13:42   #6
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apologies Ann, I guess the quick answer is that I expected to find (and did find when I went and saw her) exactly what was in the survey report. old, exceptionally well built boat redesigned and upgraded for safe/fast passage making.


G'day boatman61,
thanks for the welcome!!

we'll gradually keep the updates coming our thread as time permits
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