I think Mariposa was being very diplomatic.
As the owner of both a small tradtional boat and a "plastic fantastic", I would suggest the answer to your question is no. Neither would be my 1980's Freeman.
Nah, they don't like my early 70's Westerly Ketch either. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Perhaps we should ask for another forum - Elderly Plastic Independant Classics (EPIC Forum). Incidentally you don't even need a boat of any description to join any of these fora. There are loadsa people happy to give their opions on anything they know nowt about (Guess how I know this /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif)
Don't think so.
Now if you had a nice period Stuart Turner engine in place of your Ford Cortina engine, that would be different!
Funny that. I just happen to have one available!