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I am hoping to buy a 12ft. sailing dinghy built with mahogany planks on steamed oak frames and fastened with rows of copper rivets. I am told she is 'dry sailed' as her seams have been payed with high modulus Sikaflex to keep her watertight. I am not familiar with this treatment but I hope it...

I am looking to buy an attractive 12 ft. clinker sailing dinghy which I am told is ' Dry sailed' as all the seams have been payed with high modulus Sikaflex to keep them watertight. she is built of mahogany on steamed oak frames and fastened with copper rivets she is 59 years old. I intend to...

Thanks Andy, I'm in Chichester. I have the brochure thanks. I've been looking at the gp14/Wanderer/ Wayfarer rigs- they are all fractional rigs whereas the Sunspot is masthead rig like the silhouette /leisure 17 /Sunstar. But I'm not sure that matters . If I obtain a non Sunspot original rig...

I recently aquired a Sunspot 15 in nice condition except it has no mast .Otherwise it is in good order so I am anxious to find a used Sunspot 15 mast or very close match. Any help/advice gratefully received.

The Sunspot 15 that I have recently aquired has no mast although in all other respects it is delightful and together. If anyone has any ideas where I might make contact with anyone who may have one they may sell to me I should be very grateful.

I have aquired a Sunspot 15, which I regard as a classic, but I don't have a mast for it . I am putting out feelers every where I can think of in the hope of finding one rather than having to improvise. Any help or leads would be very much appreciated.

The mahogany grab rails on my recently aquired Sunspot 15 are almost devoid of varnish and I would like to coat them with epoxy rather than varnish as I think this would be more effective and would add strength to the wood. I would wish to thicken the epoxy slightly for ease of application with...

The mahogany grab rails on my recently aquired Sunspot 15 are almost naked of varnish but otherwise appear sound. I should like to treat them with epoxy rather than varnish after stripping them completely as I think this would give them added strength. I would wish to thicken the epoxy slightly...

I have comeaccross a Sunspot 15 that I would like to buy. It has a mast that comes apart in two halves a bit like a toppers mast. Has anyone else come accross this on a Sunspot 15 or any like small cruiser?

I have come accross a Sunspot 15 with a twopiece mast ie top piece fitting into the bottom piece. I don't think this design was produced with such a mast. Can anyone give me any information on this?

I recently purchased a Mirror Offshore cruiser that has a mainsail but no genoa although it does have a furler for such sail. I am looking for an appropriate genoa but have so far met with no success. Does anyone have any ideas where I may find one preferably second hand?

I have recently bought a Mirror Offshore Cruiser that has a furler foil etc. but no genoa sail to put in it . I am searching for one. I am told that you cannot fly any old genoa of appropriate size in a furler it has to be specially made for that purpose and that they do not often appear on the...