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I have just purchased a FolkSong 25 with which came a brochure from Eric Berquist which shows the layout of the bulkheads and all sail dimensions. This may interest some other owners, if so just ask and I'll pass on a JPEG of the brochure.
 
Good luck with your Folksong26 John, (did you decide on an outboard in the end, have you any pictures of her?) and with your viewing Dean. Bill Whatley has a good blog going on the Folksong26 (google it!) but I was looking into setting up a website and possible association to support the marque with the kind help of Seajet but have to say the few hundred a year to run it has stopped me in my tracks at the moment. I cannot justify that at the moment!

I bought mine last Thursday and it is being transported to Chichester Harbour today :D

This is how it looked in Hollyhead this morning, it will be on the M40 at the moment!!



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Folksong 25

Thanks for your good wishes, they are fully reciprocated. Zagato looks a nice boat, how are you transporting her?

Calanda is moored at Brighton but am looking for a berth further west as travel to boat is considerably eased by this. Chichester is a possibility depending on cost. There is a lot of work to do before she is sea worthy to my standards but am hoping to make considerable progress over the next few weeks. Calanda has no inboard engine and so that space is available for other stuff such as a water tank and storage. There is zilch in the way of instrumentation and electrics but that is good in a way, I am competent to do them and don't have to put up with other's ideas of how things should work. There are few gelcoat cracks around the mast base (front) and 2 of the stanchion bases which I shall have professionally looked at, my GRP work is robust but not attractive.

Best of Luck

John
 
Sounds like a great project John, great to be able to do the work yourself in the way you specifically want her to be designed and finished.

My boat is being towed. The guy was recommended by the Yacht Brokers I bought her through. He is fully insured, tacho etc and is full out with work. The main part for me was his price, half as much as most quotes! His name is Paul Clark Tel. 07855 353916.

Chris
 
Deep water moorings, Chichester etc.

John & co,

In about 1987 I had a mad moment and sold my beloved Anderson, to get a Carter 30 fin keeler with ideas of living aboard at least some of the time.

Marina prices naturally chose that moment to rocket, so Plan B was trying to find a deep water mooring, ideally in Chichester.

I tried Hayling Yacht Co, quite good on price at the time but tidally restricted, and one thing to watch is whether one can keep and launch a tender, I found tender access 1/2 tide even if the boat was afloat.

Hayling Island S.C, the moorings were so exposed & rough my normal inflatable was too small, and mooring strops had to be replaced every 3 months; nowhere to keep a dinghy ashore, and the slip covered in stones.
The clincher was when the moorings launch supposed to go out, refused to pick self & elderly mother up from the mooring as he was tired...

Most other moorings around Chichester seemed a lot more expensive, one thought may be Thornham, nice place but very tidally restricted, probably not ideal without an engine either.

Next tried Gosport Boatyard with a deep mooring in Spider Lake, Portsmouth.
OK, but definitely requires their ( good ) launch service just to get to the boat, miles away and very exposed to thieves & weather, in that order I'd think.

I hope you do find a good mooring, but it may become a case of steeling oneself and paying through the nose...

Do beware the tender stowage & tidal access problem though.

I always regretted selling my Anderson, ( not really for mooring reasons though the fin was expensive & hassle to moor ) she'd been left unused, and by sheer luck & a bit of persistence I was able to buy her back...
 
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Ubergeekian said:
Coo, you lucky thing. What a gorgeous boat. A Folksong was on my list when I was looking for anew boat this time last year ... I was very, very tempted but decided to go for something with more accommodation.
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"Uby" What boat did you get in the end? My headroom is 4' 4" at its highest :eek: but suits my needs very well :D Still no answer about the Citroen spares by the way.......and I'm scared to give him a call I'll be on the phone all week otherwise :(

John thanks for the brochure pics :) will e-mail you!

Arrival of boat yesterday,

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The previous owner left me his working drawings and a pot of touch up paint which was a nice surprise. This is the simplest page :eek: They show just how much is involved in building/designing a boat! He was an engineer which helped ;)

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"Uby" Ive always had fantasies about taking my trousers off in a boat but hey I must be reading the wrong sailing books :eek:

Guy pics of the rigging as requested - taking ages had to cancel the last download, just seized. More to follow eventually.



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Guy I have taken many more details pics of the rigging etc for my own use when it all has to go back up again, let me know if their is anything in particular you need to see.
 
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Thanks for the pictures. Is that a Proctor mast as it looks the same as mine except it has swept back spreaders?
You have answered my question, you have lower stays going fore and aft . My mast only has one insert so I need some kind of junction piece to set this up. I think I might have to have one made.
What are the drums at the front of the boat for?
Cheers
 
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