Scampi 30

[Wansworth]

Anybody have opinion about this boa,one for sale here inGalicia,thanks

 

[michael_w]

Demon rating bandit. Points like a tourist. Very difficult to beat.

Reasonable accommodation for a mid-70's half tonner. Look at the bulkheads as these boats would have been driven hard and probably put away wet. Wacky engine arrangement on some boats. Engine in the fo'c'sle, hydraulic drive to the back of the keel. Or engine under the companionway and a P bracket or to the hydraulic arrangement.

I'd have one.

 

[DownWest]

Sounds a successful racer of its time. Big genny and small main. The sailboat data mob think it is good, depends on the condition of the one you have in sight. Looks like the engine is parked well forward? unless a V drive.

Arrg, cross post with Michael

 

[mrming]

It was a very successful boat at the time and a lot were built.

There are Mks 1-4 and two rig sizes. The small rig is conservatively canvassed. The twin spreader, tall mast version is the rating bandit as referenced by michael_w above.

I looked at two relatively recently. One small rig which was in beautiful condition but I want to race occasionally so it didn’t suit. One tall rig which had been put away wet for years and was in poor condition inside. The small rig boat had the engine in the forepeak, and the other one had a conventional set up.

Both the boats I looked at had clever interior features. It’s a beamy design and has good cabin space as a result.

I like them, and if I could have found a tall rig model in good nick I would have bought it. I ended up with a Westerly Fulmar instead.

 

[Frogmogman]

Anybody have opinion about this boa,one for sale here inGalicia,thanks

Hope it’s not a basket case

 

[Wansworth]

Hope it’s not a basket case

Great?

 

[penfold]

Are you sure about the hydraulic drive? I thought they just had a prop shaft running over the keelbolts. Given most seem to have had a Farymann one pot a hydraulic drive would be decidedly sedate given their power-robbing tendencies. My only memory of a brief sail on one was the cockpit was a bit tight for a racing crew.

Demon rating bandit. Points like a tourist. Very difficult to beat.

Reasonable accommodation for a mid-70's half tonner. Look at the bulkheads as these boats would have been driven hard and probably put away wet. Wacky engine arrangement on some boats. Engine in the fo'c'sle, hydraulic drive to the back of the keel. Or engine under the companionway and a P bracket or to the hydraulic arrangement.

I'd have one.

 

[Concerto]

Never sailed on one, but raced against a well sailed one for about 4 years in a Nicholson 30 on the East Coast circuit in the early 1970's. Great boat to race against and certainly went well upwind. Worth looking at if you enjoy sailing.

 

[doug748]

Anybody have opinion about this boa,one for sale here inGalicia,thanks

As I am sure you know, the Scampi and Albin Ballad have a shared DNA though the Scampi is the sportier of the two. Both were very handy racers in their time. I very nearly bought a Ballad once, for they always performed well in club racing. However, the accommodation felt a bit narrow in saloon area for what I wanted, from what I can see the Scampi is better in that regard.

The Ballad had a quite slender fin keel which was encapsulated lead and this has worn well with few reported problems. I am fairly sure the Scampi was similar, this is a very good thing for a number of reasons, unless you intend to regularly dry out on stone. Of course these keels are not impregnable, check at the rear keel/hull "joint" for signs that someone may have piled into something

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