Identification ?

[Garry R]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wooden-Sailing-Bo ... 335ac60c8b

On ebay

[Ancient Geek]

Probably a Scorpion possibly built by Westerley Boats of Rock In Cornwall.

[clibb]

More likely a Graduate, me thinks, especially at 12'5", and that high foredeck.

Nick - Intl 14 - 839

[corkman]

A bit short for a Scorpion and the rise on the transom looks too much. Possibly a Graduate? They too had deck stepped masts.

[Ancient Geek]

Yep I think Grad' is a better idea just did not think of it.

[Rupert]

It does look like a grad, except that the foredeck is curved, and aft is a tank, not a deck joined in to the sides. Are the deck layout rules fairly lax?

[Nigel]

SigneT?

[Rupert]

Flat bottomed, are signets.

[Nigel]

Hi Rupert,

that sounds a bit Yoda!

I am just going of the measurements and a grainy photo. A possibility, Nothing stronger than that although the bottom does seem to flatten out according to the sections shown in Burrett. Any thoughts?

[davidh]

Looks nice....a Fleetwind? - though I think a Grad is a better bet

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[JimC]

It does look like a grad, except that the foredeck is curved, and aft is a tank, not a deck joined in to the sides. Are the deck layout rules fairly lax?

I seem to remember that they are.

But tell me guys, are you seriously suggesting that dimensions quoted on eBay should be used to identify a boat?

[Ancient Geek]

Looking at the new Tupperware Grad' on Y&Y.com I tend towards Graduate Fleetwind was a bit too narrow gutted whoever built this cared about the boat a lot.

[Rupert]

Hi Rupert,

that sounds a bit Yoda!

I am just going of the measurements and a grainy photo. A possibility, Nothing stronger than that although the bottom does seem to flatten out according to the sections shown in Burrett. Any thoughts?

I used to race on the same stretch of water as SigneTs - very different to this boat. Fleetwind rather different, too.

[corkman]

Definitely NOT a Fleetwind. I sailed these for about four years from 1964. Fleetwinds had parallel side decks all the way to the transom about 10" wide, with no stern tank; Much flatter on the chine. Graduates were our nemesis at the time. Slightly lower PY but we loved beating them!!! The Grad layout internally came in all different layouts.

Craig
"Nae Finnished yet!"

[alan williams]

Hi
There is freedom to deck a Graduate. My brothers had flat decks as they were easy to fit by my father. However his friends had a very complex decking with a high foredeck, dished aftdeck and rolled side decks. I feel it's a Graduate but a very smart one.
Al