Shrimpers any good ?

[davidwf]

Opinons on Cornish Shrimpers any good? appeal to me because you can get an inboard. Wondering how good under sail.

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[VicS]

There is an owners association <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.shrimperowners.org/index.html>http://www.shrimperowners.org/index.html</A>

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[davidwf]

Found that but they are bound to be biased, what I'm looking for is good and bad points.

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[StephenSails]

Expensive but very well built.

Parts seem a bit expensive as well if you buy them from Crabber themselves.


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[trouville]

Yes solid very very expensive and very small the company dident used to be very helpful. a disabled person wanted to and did fix one up to sail around the world they refused to have anything to do with him
There was an artical about it scandel if you ask me it was also in the pbowner around 14/15 years ago when they were popular and normal people could aford (just) to buy boating magazines

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[stiknstring]

I had an outboard version for two years from new. On reflection, (and if I had had the money) I would have bought the inboard version. Friend of mine has one of these in Fowey for racing and despite the additional weight of the diesel over the o/board he regularly wins. Seems to be litttle difference in performance between the two. They are well built and solid and have bags of character no matter what the true traditionalists think. Quite heavy for a trailer boat and you would want to think hard about getting a permanent mooring. Due to small waterline length, you can't expect much in the way of speed and while she is not bad downwind, you would not want to beat to windward all day in her although she goes well into moderate chop such as you get in inshore waters. However she has a motion more akin to boats of heavy displacement and goes through the water rather than over it. Pick your weather well and they are alot of fun. Under power she slices along but better to rest up and wait if against tide and any sort of moderate chop (such as you get in the Solent). The owners association is vibrant with local sections in all areas for racing and cruising in company. Some of these strong little boats have done some long passages to France and the CI and they regularly put up embarrassingly fast times in the round-the-island race every year. Relatively cramped inside, they are suitable for weekending only (IMHO) for two close friends. There was (and maybe still is) a reliable secondary market - I sold mine within a week (actually sight unseen!) to someone who had been beaten out twice to boats by not travelling immediately and making an offer - he was determined not to lose another one. This is reassuring when/if the time comes to look for something different. Can't remember any obvious pitfalls except perhaps that the rig did not favour pointing high into wind so close reaching was not overly efficient. Overrall I was very pleased with mine (despite the sail number "666"!). Good luck to you if you do go ahead.

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