Limbo 9.9? any good?

[UK-WOOZY]

theres a Limbo 9.9 at my club but wasnt sure if they are a good boat. im not into racing but dont want a slow sailer either. am after a decent cockpit and nice cabin. also concerned about the balsa construction or how mucha limbo is worth

 

[ex-Gladys]

theres a Limbo 9.9 at my club but wasnt sure if they are a good boat. im not into racing but dont want a slow sailer either. am after a decent cockpit and nice cabin. also concerned about the balsa construction or how mucha limbo is worth

All boats of a certain age are likely to have balsa core in the construction somewhere, usually decks. It's fine, you just need to know how to "deal with it". Rule 1 don't just screw a fitting into the deck. For things like winches, if you don't have winch pads, you use a hole cutter to cut an 18mm hole (for M5/M6 bolts). Let the arbour go through the inside, but leave the inner skin intact. Fill with thickened epoxy, when cured, drill your bolt hole through the epoxy, backing plate inside, job's a good 'un

 

[trioptic]

I have a Limbo 9.9, Laidback.
We use it for club racing, coastal races around Cornwall and family trips to the Isles of Scilly. ( The family is 6 big).
The lifting keel is ideal for the islands as well as our drying harbour in Penzance.
She is an excellent downwind boat , and goes into the breeze well also though not pointing quite as high as say the Deltas in our fleet as we do not have inboard sheeting.
Feel free to pm me for pics/details etc

Hi - I wonder if you still have the Limbo 9.9 - I am looking at one at the minute and you said she dries out OK - is that on soft mud? - Have you had any problems with water intake getting clogged or the prop at all - Be good to know thanks