AndyG
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Can anyone help with an enquiry about E Boats. I believe there is a website devoted to the E Boat, does anyone know the site address ?
E Boats
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VicS
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byron
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Try a search under the German name for E Boats
Schnellboot
http://www.alexander-advertising.co.uk
Schnellboot
http://www.alexander-advertising.co.uk
AndyG
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Many Thanks VicS, that's the one I wanted.
castaway
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Andy
I had an E-Boat, super fantastic, loved every moment of it and so easy to live with.
There are a few pics of it on this site.
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Regds Nick
I had an E-Boat, super fantastic, loved every moment of it and so easy to live with.
There are a few pics of it on this site.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.yachtsite.co.uk/fairweather>http://www.yachtsite.co.uk/fairweather</A>
Regds Nick
Gunfleet
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It's a sailing yacht thing, Byron. A sort of big tippy dinghy with a lid and 4ft headroom. God knows why it shares a name with the Schnellboot.
castaway
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John
I think its due to the designer's name Julian 'E'verite (I think). And actually even with the limited head room there is plenty of space below and I'm 6ft+.
They are tippy but only compared to a stodgy cruiser, and they have sailed the Atlantic. I had 10kts out of mine one before it broached and nearly went over.....but that was prob because I was trying to take a pic of the speed log at the same time!!
Regds Nick
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I think its due to the designer's name Julian 'E'verite (I think). And actually even with the limited head room there is plenty of space below and I'm 6ft+.
They are tippy but only compared to a stodgy cruiser, and they have sailed the Atlantic. I had 10kts out of mine one before it broached and nearly went over.....but that was prob because I was trying to take a pic of the speed log at the same time!!
Regds Nick
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Gunfleet
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I wasn't criticising the boat, Nick, just describing in short form. It is interesting, though, that you reckon people have crossed the Atlantic in them.
J
ps you must be one of those v bendy 6ft plussers!
J
ps you must be one of those v bendy 6ft plussers!
Jacket
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I think several were raced in the early mini transats.
byron
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The German Schnellboot came first. The E Boat was a WW2 MTB/MGB etc. For many years there used to be one on the Hamble. Maybe the dinghy tippy E Boat has ideas above its station /forums/images/icons/wink.gif
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extravert
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Extraverts
Not completely relevant, but may be of interest...
After the E-Boat Julian Everitt design the Extravert which had a fractional rig rather than a masthead one. It also had a coachroof which most E-Boats did not. Most unusually though it was made of welded aluminum. It was manufactured in small numbers by Linkleters boat yard in Amble, but proved to be too expensive to make to be successful in large numbers. Sailing they were very similar to Sonatas, just slightly faster.
Not completely relevant, but may be of interest...
After the E-Boat Julian Everitt design the Extravert which had a fractional rig rather than a masthead one. It also had a coachroof which most E-Boats did not. Most unusually though it was made of welded aluminum. It was manufactured in small numbers by Linkleters boat yard in Amble, but proved to be too expensive to make to be successful in large numbers. Sailing they were very similar to Sonatas, just slightly faster.
Strathglass
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They were designes as mini ton racing craft. The one which I know about crossing the oceon was very much modified.
They are very good at keeping their handicap in winds up to 4 ish then above that good sonatas tend to beat them. With a good crew of four they will hold there own with most craft and can be sailed in most weathers, if the washboards are in and secure. With a smaller and less experienced crew crew they tend to be a bit of a handfull as the weather gets up.
Very nice to sail and surprisingly roomy.
But not really a cruising boat, they have been known to capsise on a mooring with the keel up. I have bent the masthead windex on mine after a big broach ( the kite should not have been up ) but we just carried on with the race without any other problems.
I had fitted polystyrene foam inside mine to give positive buoyancy as I mainly used it for racing. Cuts down storage space for cruising.
They are easy enough to tow as they weigh about a ton, but may be too beamy for towing on the continent unless they are tilted.
I owned on for about five years. To get similar performance you have to go to a much larger and more expensive boat.
Iain
They are very good at keeping their handicap in winds up to 4 ish then above that good sonatas tend to beat them. With a good crew of four they will hold there own with most craft and can be sailed in most weathers, if the washboards are in and secure. With a smaller and less experienced crew crew they tend to be a bit of a handfull as the weather gets up.
Very nice to sail and surprisingly roomy.
But not really a cruising boat, they have been known to capsise on a mooring with the keel up. I have bent the masthead windex on mine after a big broach ( the kite should not have been up ) but we just carried on with the race without any other problems.
I had fitted polystyrene foam inside mine to give positive buoyancy as I mainly used it for racing. Cuts down storage space for cruising.
They are easy enough to tow as they weigh about a ton, but may be too beamy for towing on the continent unless they are tilted.
I owned on for about five years. To get similar performance you have to go to a much larger and more expensive boat.
Iain
vyv_cox
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Re: Extraverts
The construction technique was very interesting, too. They used two welders working simultaneously on opposite sides of the hull to control distortion. Conventional manufacturing would involve large presses and high cost to remove distortion but skilled welders could achieve very high standards of symmetry "free" of charge.
The construction technique was very interesting, too. They used two welders working simultaneously on opposite sides of the hull to control distortion. Conventional manufacturing would involve large presses and high cost to remove distortion but skilled welders could achieve very high standards of symmetry "free" of charge.
castaway
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Byron
My E-Boat was called "Enfilade" meaning to... "cut thro the enemy fleet from the side firing and causing distruction" so maybe there is a link!
Regds Nick
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My E-Boat was called "Enfilade" meaning to... "cut thro the enemy fleet from the side firing and causing distruction" so maybe there is a link!
Regds Nick
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.yachtsite.co.uk/fairweather>http://www.yachtsite.co.uk/fairweather</A>
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