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What criteria does a boat have to meet before it's classed as a "classic" boat? I have just bought a 1968 Macwester 26, Is this a classic because of it's age?... or does it have to be wooden? I'm not trying to start a debate; just wondering which forum to use for my boaty questions (of which there will probably be many!) /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
The definitions of a classic are many and varied. My view is that if she is a classic in your eyes then that is good enough. Your definition of a classic is as valid as anybody else's. My boat is grp and a classic.
 
I dont think anyone will worry if you want to ask questions about your new boat just because its an older one! Practical bits like 'how do I...?' or 'whats this for...'? Are best on Practical Boat Owner, while more general boaty questions or chit chat get a good response on Scuttlebut. Motorboat forum tends to be for - er motorboats and 'stick and string' type contributions dont always go down too well there. But its a good place to talk engines - the bigger the better.

'Classic Boat' is for anything older - like me! If you had the misfortune to own a Seagull outboard, or your new boat has a Stuart Turner engine, finding out why it wont start is best placed on the Classic Boat forum. Likewise if you had a wooden boat and you needed to know how to change the grip thriibley on the garboard, and whether you need the Mk1 or the Mk2 grip thribley - then Classic boat is the place!

But to ask 'what is a Classic boat' is actually a bit of a no-no anywhere round YBW. The reason being that nobody actually knows the answer and you will get 3872 different people all convinced they are right and everyone else is wrong! Thats called trolling - stirring it up for a bit of fun!
 
It's mostly in the eye of the owner. There is a good analogy with "what is a classic car?"
If you just use it for getting from A to B and going on holiday etc, and if it got written off or became uneconomic and you just replaced it with another that served the purpose, it's not a classic.
But if you became attached to it as an individual rather than a generic car, and began to think in terms of money spent on it as your "investment" rather than just routine maintenance, then it's a classic.
 
Thanks guys... I think. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

It's much clearer now. Not sure I should have asked the question now though. I've never actually been accused of trolling before! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif... is that like cottaging?
 
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I've never actually been accused of trolling before! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif... is that like cottaging?

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There are a few dogging experts on here too /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

On topic though, my Galion 22 is a classic - if only because it has more history than most marinas can muster! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
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On topic though, my Galion 22 is a classic - if only because it has more history than most marinas can muster!

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Fantastic /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Re: Grip thribley on the garboard

See! Yet another opinion of what constitutes a 'Classic Boat' - 'any design pre 1965'. Some of those were classic rubbish! 'Wont sail, cant sail' class thrived even then.

And there have been many 'Classic' designs since then from the boards of people like Jeremy Rogers, Alan Hill, Robert Tucker etc etc.
 
Re: Grip thribley on the garboard

Yes but note their name is Classic and Vintage Racing Dinghy Association. Even they would accept that not all vintage boats are classics.
 
Re: Grip thribley on the garboard

Well mine's definitely a classic 'cos it has round portholes and mildew on the berth cushions. The broker also said it still has the original, vintage "racing lumps". Not exactly sure how they work but they're all over the hull so it must go like the wind! /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif
 
Re: Grip thribley on the garboard

Now that I have started a riot I am going to pour petrol on it lol......
I have a sea trekker 18 built by Wright and sons Ipswich designed by cr holman.... does anyone know anything about them
Running and hiding quick....before you throw the hook at me Stephen lol
 
Re: Grip thribley on the garboard

Racing Lumps, now that's a good name for osmosis blisters innit?!

(Classic Westerly Pentland owner) My definition relates to how desireable the vessel is - which affects how its value is retained (or otherwise). Desirability includes sailing ability, designer's reputation, appearance, condition, accommodation etc.
 
Re: Grip thribley on the garboard

Well mine's definitely a classic 'cos it has round portholes and mildew on the berth cushions.

Christ that made me giggle! Some time I'm going to start a thread for funniest, most flippant definition of a classic. Another one is that if the deck leaks it's a classic. If it has deck leaks and is for sale then it's definitely a classic! Maybe mine's a classic because it looks better than a modern boat but is not, in fact, as good!
 
Re: Grip thribley on the garboard

Maybe mine's a classic because it looks better than a modern boat but is not, in fact, as good!

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Well, that means that mine is also a classic!
Built in'87 but to an older era design. Clipper bowed, cutter rigged ketch.
Someone on another forum said that there is no such thing as a cutter rigged ketch, but how else do you call a ketch with two head sails?
 
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Cerberus?

Edit... Just thought that could be considered an insult - not intended - just a lame attempt to think of two-headed animals!
 
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