I recently bought a boat and it came with this for free. problem is I don't know any thing about sailing. he said he paid $700 for it and couldn't afford to finish it so i was thinking about doing it but have no Idea how.
Does anyone know where to put the mast as there is no obvious spot to put it and the point at the front looks too weak.
If I decide to sell it how much do u think it would fetch?
Thanks in advance
Max
It looks like its never been completed .The mast would sit on a wooded block ( not fitted) just in front of that beautiful round coaming.
The hull looks as if it would sail, row or motor rreally sweetly. . have a look in a magazine like Australian Amatuer boatbuilder, you would surely see something the same
id agree is land yacht ... just in front of the coaming should be a the spot .. thier would be a mast post under that front deck to take the load of the mast .. tap around with a scrap piece of wood and u should here the diference .. ( infront of coaming and directaly above the cnterboard case of that bulkhead thingy :) )id say after a fair bit of sanding and some nice vanish work it would be anny were from 500 to 1000 ? mabey i duno lol
I think it may be a Sabre, wooden of course, most are fiberglass, They used to be an Olympic classification and i think they still are. Lots in sailing clubs, everyone has a few sitting in the racks, seldom used, needing love
I sold one recently with a trailer $ 200 had it on market for two years, started at $1200, the market set the price.
Yes, the mast block is not attached as yet. Maybe Google wooden boat assocciation Goolwa Sth Aust may give better clues.
It could be a great one to finish building if you have the time and work area. Potentially its good, could be quite fast if light enough. simple mast rig , forestay and two side stays. retractable keel and rudder take a bit of work, had to remake rudder on mine, no problems for a wood working bloke, rudder and centreboard [keel] are usually a hand built laminate of different timbers. can cheat by using a sheet of formwork ply, but dearer marine ply better.
if its fun your after,finish it off, or a great one for kids to learn. use plenty of empty plastic milk bottles for flotation under seat area and make sure the walled off bow compartment is full of floatation material.
I don't know what it is but it definately isn't a Sabre. (Sabres were never in the olympics either)
You might be thinking of a Finn dinghy which is an olympic class. It's not a Finn either. It just looks like an unfinished home project.
Yep hoop, your right, 
saber not olympic boat, 
still think that photo bears a lot of resemblance to Sabre. there is a great sabre web site for the association 
saber not olympic boat, still think that photo bears a lot of resemblance to Sabre. there is a great sabre web site for the association
agree with the keeper bit. dont leave it out in the weather, please.
properly finished it will look and sail like a dream
cheers for all the advise guys. I think i will eventually finish it off but i have to try to find a mast for it from some where. also where to put it.
go to a wood shop and buy a length of 100mm X50mm douglas fir with no knots, rip in half, glue together. 1 mast. use the dinghy as a place to learn techniques that you then use on the bigger boat
smaller boat , smaller mistakes
