Can anyone identify this dinghy?

[JumbleDuck]

A neighbour of mine has been left this dinghy to sell by a colleague who moved away. He knows nothing about it, and neither do I, except that it's 14' -16' long or thereabouts (I stupidly forgot to measure it), plywood and not an Enterprise. The distinguishing feature to me is a slight outward extension of the gunwhale for about half the length in the middle, perhaps to protect the hull. I'll put it on the For Sale forum for him, but it would be nice to know what it is.

Any ideas?

In case anyone is interested now, it seems in reasonable nick though the paint is a bit rough and there is one obvious patch of filler. Seems to have a full rig, including cover, and a heft launching trolley but no road trailer. He wants £250 for it. It's in SW Scotland, near Castle Douglas.

 

[seadog30]

Hi

If you could post a photo of the black marking / letters near the top of the main sail we could identify it for you

Regards

 

[VicS]

A neighbour of mine has been left this dinghy to sell by a colleague who moved away. He knows nothing about it, and neither do I, except that it's 14' -16' long or thereabouts (I stupidly forgot to measure it), plywood and not an Enterprise. The distinguishing feature to me is a slight outward extension of the gunwhale for about half the length in the middle, perhaps to protect the hull. I'll put it on the For Sale forum for him, but it would be nice to know what it is.

Advertising of boats is not allowed on the for sale forum is it?. ........ You will have to make do with this ad here until the mods see it and remove it! ..... No I'm not reporting it but I bet someone will!

 

[Beau Nidle]

Sail emblem would clinch it but it looks like a GP14 to me.

 

[VicS]

......... it looks like a GP14 to me.

Thats what I thought until I saw the sticky outy bits on the side

 

[Pasarell]

Could be a Heron but the sail logo will be the best guide

 

[michael_w]

Home built GP14.

 

[Kelpie]

Looks similar to a Grad, with the sticky out bits, but hard to tell.

 

[sarabande]

don't tell Lakey. He hasn't finished the trials car yet, and Mrs LS might take a dim view of another project being stored in the front room.

 

[Tradewinds]

Don't think it's a GP14.

Early build Scorpion maybe? It has a finer entry than a GP IMO

 

[PCUK]

Definitely not GP14.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Advertising of boats is not allowed on the for sale forum is it?

I've seen plenty of dinghies advertised there, and I can't see anything which forbids it. Just in case anyone is feeling twitchy, I'll point out that I have no financial interest in this matter.

 

[TSB240]

Home built GP14.

Agree

Rudder design, slatted seats,buoyancy bags, and keel stepped mast rule out either Scorpion or Heron and are very much a GP14 design. Quite a few had locally extended gunwhales to make hiking further out easier!

an ex owner of a heron(1333) a gp14 (2491)and a 3 scorpions (1275 1813 1896)!

 

[VicS]

I've seen plenty of dinghies advertised there, and I can't see anything which forbids it. Just in case anyone is feeling twitchy, I'll point out that I have no financial interest in this matter.

They specifically allow tenders but thats all... its in the rules!

 

[Dave-Shafa]

Sail emblem would clinch it but it looks like a GP14 to me.

Here is the GP14 I owned for comparison.

 

[JumbleDuck]

They specifically allow tenders but thats all... its in the rules!

No reason why this couldn't be used as a tender.

 

[VicS]

No reason why this couldn't be used as a tender.

Its a sailing dinghy.

By tenders I guess they mean things like this one on Apollo Duck http://commercial.apolloduck.co.uk/feature.phtml?id=243128

 

[JumbleDuck]

By tenders I guess they mean things like this one on Apollo Duck http://commercial.apolloduck.co.uk/f...html?id=243128

Edit: Oops, posted ratty reply before following link.

 

[ningcompoop]

By tenders I guess they mean things like this one on Apollo Duck http://commercial.apolloduck.co.uk/feature.phtml?id=243128

 

[alahol2]

My guess would be as per Kelpie, a Graduate (the name kind of reflects it)