Select to expand quoteJake888 said..
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This one is cheap, even cheaper if the Diesel engine still runs.
Looks wrong with the gaff rig. Should be cat rigged. Here is a bigger version at Rhode Island.
Select to expand quoteRamona said..Jake888 said..
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/east-fremantle/sail-boats/gaff-rig-sail-boat/1245136341?utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=ios_VIP&utm_medium=social&utm_source=com.apple.uikit.activity.copytopasteboard
This one is cheap, even cheaper if the Diesel engine still runs.
Looks wrong with the gaff rig. Should be cat rigged. Here is a bigger version at Rhode Island.
I agree does look a little odd with the gaff rig. Possibly a compromise to get under the bridges just down river.
For this yacht does anyone know;
1 Designer - Peterson designed the Blazer 23 but this 31 I am not sure if he did or the builder Glass Yachts Qld designed it "in house"
2 How many were built
3 Any issues with hull or rig - this one has a new 15hp outboatd plus 10hp saildrive so the latter must have been inadequate
4 I would question the 3t displacement - suggest somewhere closer to 2t would be closer
5 The draft with centreboard raised would not be 0.6m as it has the bulb depth as well as hull depth - so around 1m probably
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/blazer-31/235476
Video of one on Lake Mac a while back
There was one in Tasmania for quite a while, I seem to recall it did the 3 Peaks race more than once, though the Three Peaks web site doesn't seem to be operating these days to check.
Select to expand quoter13 said..
For this yacht does anyone know;
1 Designer - Peterson designed the Blazer 23 but this 31 I am not sure if he did or the builder Glass Yachts Qld designed it "in house"
2 How many were built
3 Any issues with hull or rig - this one has a new 15hp outboatd plus 10hp saildrive so the latter must have been inadequate
4 I would question the 3t displacement - suggest somewhere closer to 2t would be closer
5 The draft with centreboard raised would not be 0.6m as it has the bulb depth as well as hull depth - so around 1m probably
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/blazer-31/235476
Video of one on Lake Mac a while back
One sails out of RYCV (50 / 50) and is in Div1. Has beaten Northshore 38s on scratch in some races - albeit they are a tad tippy.
thanks in advance.
Designer Rob White. It says in the add.
Thanks for responses, sorry I missed the designer in the advert. I see Rob retired in 2017 after 30yrs as a sailmaker - good effort.
southportyachtclub.com.au/websitefiles/iNSYnC/2017/Southport%20Yacht%20Club%20iN%20SYnC%20Spring%202017%20WEBSIZED.pdf
This Farr has just been reduced to 20 grand. Lot of boat for the money! Started for sale at 36 grand.
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cervantes/sail-boats/36ft-farr-yacht-new-sails-and-rigging/1239923054
Well known classic. Interesting how the load is shared for the chainplates.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/custom/246770
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
This Farr has just been reduced to 20 grand. Lot of boat for the money! Started for sale at 36 grand.
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/cervantes/sail-boats/36ft-farr-yacht-new-sails-and-rigging/1239923054
I wouldn't want to have rowed out to that one and discover I had left the keys in the car. 
Is this "the" Berrimilla II?
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/launceston/sail-boats/brolga33/1244255078
Cripes if this isn't the best Southerly 23 advert I've ever seen will eat a carrot................I have nothing to do with the yacht, have never seen it...
www.boatsales.com.au/boats/details/1970-compass-southerly-24/SSE-AD-6616190/?Cr=5
Local yacht. Built in Britain. This boat has circumnavigated. Nice interior. Topsides are good but the cabin top needs finishing. The deck is a mess. Some rot under the cockpit but an easy repair. Wooden mast and gal rigging. Good mooring that is only a couple of years old.
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/nowra/sail-boats/free-timber-yacht-and-mooring/1246152505
Select to expand quoteRamona said..
Local yacht. Built in Britain. This boat has circumnavigated. Nice interior. Topsides are good but the cabin top needs finishing. The deck is a mess. Some rot under the cockpit but an easy repair. Wooden mast and gal rigging. Good mooring that is only a couple of years old.
www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/nowra/sail-boats/free-timber-yacht-and-mooring/1246152505
Well, that went faster than I expected. I guess I will run into the new owner today or very soon. Someone had a real win.
Select to expand quoteLooseChange said..2bish said..
RM Yachts are interesting sail boats (there you go Loosechange :).Epoxy impregnated ply construction hulls with epoxy sheathing. Light, stiff and strong. I like the concept, ply allows for big gains in stiffness for performance boats it seems.
Construction vid:
Review here are of one model:
Yes, I have liked the RM boats and French boats in general for a long time now, I find nothing wrong with ply or timber boats and in fact possibly prefer it to a lot of other material choices. But like all things it has to be designed for the chosen material and built accordingly.
It is a bit erroneous to call it epoxy impregnated ply construction because when using ply, saturation can only be achieved to the first glue line of the first veneer and bearing in mind that some first veneers can be as thin as 1.5mm that is not a lot of saturation.
Agree, once water is into end grain of ply, its hard to chase out , old days coach wood ply was the best I believe
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Would have to be the best buy I have ever seen , great ride.
Here's one with the lot .. .. what a gem! Until I got to the exploder stove and the saildrive. 
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-defiance-30-stunning-vessel-in-immaculate-condition-throughout/247064
Select to expand quoteMuttonBird said..
Here's one with the lot .. .. what a gem! Until I got to the exploder stove and the saildrive.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-defiance-30-stunning-vessel-in-immaculate-condition-throughout/247064
That's being a bit melodramatic.
Think of the stove as an inducement to let your prowess shine by putting in place what you think is more suitable.
As for the saildrive, again all that need be done is put a decent folder on it, job done.
Now, you were saying?
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/spacesailer-27/238907
Any thoughts for a first yacht purchase??
Select to expand quoteMuttonBird said..
Here's one with the lot .. .. what a gem! Until I got to the exploder stove and the saildrive.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-defiance-30-stunning-vessel-in-immaculate-condition-throughout/247064
It's actually a very good ad. Those stoves were supposed to be illegal but they are still for sale everywhere. Saildrives are OK, they make you slip the boat more often. I like the interior fit out and layout. Has a tiller and an anchor locker. Good deck layout except for the dodger which ruins the ability to use the reefing winches. The mainsheet traveler needs to be across the cockpit so a decent purchase can be made for the mainsail.
Select to expand quoteRamona said..MuttonBird said..
Here's one with the lot .. .. what a gem! Until I got to the exploder stove and the saildrive.
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/sparkman-stephens-defiance-30-stunning-vessel-in-immaculate-condition-throughout/247064
It's actually a very good ad. Those stoves were supposed to be illegal but they are still for sale everywhere. Saildrives are OK, they make you slip the boat more often. I like the interior fit out and layout. Has a tiller and an anchor locker. Good deck layout except for the dodger which ruins the ability to use the reefing winches. The mainsheet traveler needs to be across the cockpit so a decent purchase can be made for the mainsail.
The stoves were withdrawn from sale and they were later allowed to be placed on sale again so they are not illegal. The problem that got these stoves a bad rap was that people would put oversize pots and pans on them thereby allowing the gas cartridge to become overheated to the point of rupture. The stove in this boat has inadequate ventilation around it so could overheat the cartridge, plus I note it is a brand new looking stove that doesn't appear to have been used.
Select to expand quotegonadman said..
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/spacesailer-27/238907
Any thoughts for a first yacht purchase??
looks the goods !
Select to expand quoteSandS said..gonadman said..
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Any thoughts for a first yacht purchase??
looks the goods !
Brought it!
Select to expand quotegonadman said..SandS said..gonadman said..
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/spacesailer-27/238907
Any thoughts for a first yacht purchase??
looks the goods !
Brought it!
Well done, its a nice looking boat. It's a pity I can't go boat hunting down here in Vic.
Select to expand quotegonadman said..SandS said..gonadman said..
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/spacesailer-27/238907
Any thoughts for a first yacht purchase??
looks the goods !
Brought it!
good work , go sailing and enjoy , if legal where you are . the boat looks well cared for.
I don't know the history of this one, there were a few EC31s that were a regular sight on the Derwent over the years, but I don't recall this one... still, I've always liked the look of them!
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/eastcoast-31-peter-cole-31/247063 
Select to expand quoteAll@Sea said..
I don't know the history of this one, there were a few EC31s that were a regular sight on the Derwent over the years, but I don't recall this one... still, I've always liked the look of them!
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/eastcoast-31-peter-cole-31/247063
Looks good.
Select to expand quoteAll@Sea said..
I don't know the history of this one, there were a few EC31s that were a regular sight on the Derwent over the years, but I don't recall this one... still, I've always liked the look of them!
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/eastcoast-31-peter-cole-31/247063
Looks a bargain!
Nice Carter 33 with a tiller!
yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/carter-33/247167
Be a better ad with some other interior photos.
