help with boat id

[BGarner]

Hi

I am hoping someone here can help with identifying the boat I have bought recently. It was advertised as an Arran 18 but I found another thread on here which shows an Arran 18 and this is not the same.

I could not manage to post a pic so I put a link to a myspace account,, hope this works.

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cf...imageID=1245786

Many thanks

Brian

 

[sailorman]

the Arran 18 i think was made by "Banham " of Cambridge

 

[BGarner]

Thanks Sailorman, Btw that was damn quick.
I do have a bit of info about the Aran 18 but the thread here on the prevoius Arran 18 has made me doubt wether this is an Arran 18 at all.

Brian

 

[jonathankent]

The link only seems to be taking me to the main Myspace webpage /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[BGarner]

Hi

The link seems to work from my end, Is it possible to insert a pic in the message?

Thanks

Brian

 

[jonathankent]

Yes.... use the image markup. When posting a reply, click on the reply button rather than a quick reply, then click on the image command - paste in the address into the pop-up box and you're done. Best 2 preview post first to check it is displayed correctly.

BTW, are you logged into Myspace when viewing this pic... might explain why I can't see it??

EDIT: yes I think thats it... you need to be logged in to view. Have you got a Photobucket account or something where you can host it... we could all see it then.

 

[BGarner]

I dont think I was logged in but it may have remembered my details and logged me in automatically.I have just created a photobucket album.

http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee34/B-Garner/DSCF0777small-1.jpg


Here we go again.

Brian

 

[jonathankent]

Thats the ticket... we can see it now /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[BGarner]

Thanks I have edited the origonal post to show this link.


Brian

 

[sailorman]

i gont recall the Arran having that chine it was more rounded bilges

 

[BGarner]

Thanks Sailorman.

Looking at the thread
http://www.ybw.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/894818/page/0/fpart/1/vc/1

It seems my boat is quite different from the one shown there.
It seems that I dont have a clue what I have bought.

Brian

 

[ShaunG]

I had one of those about years ago....... was my first proper yacht

2 lockers on the aft quarters, with a recess for an outboard at the stern??

I was in the same position as you and spent ages trying to find out what it was.

I decided that it was an Arran 18 as well, i will find some pics and post them here later.

It would appear that there were a couple of different verisons of the Arran 18 and the model that you have, i had are the later versions.

I was once told that it was an early Hurley 18, the appearance was similar but it is much nearer to a Arran 18.

This link http://www.yachtbrochures.co.uk/grp.htm was not around when i had mine but they state they can provide a copy of the original sales brochure for an arran 18

 

[BGarner]

Thanks very much for that.

Yes it does have the two lockers and the inset for the outboard.

It must be that the picture in the other thread I mentioned was an early version of the model.

I would dearly love to see some pictures of your boat. I am especially interested in how it was rigged. I do have lots of bits and the sails etc but I am not 100% certain of how they all go together.

This is my first "bigger" boat and at the moment it is undergoing restoration. I am very much a beginner at this game and need all the help I can get

Thanks for your reply

Brian