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I have owned a silhouette MKII no 878 for the past 16 years. How many silhouettes are left I wonder, have they gone the way of most ply wood boats?Who knows anything about them,do you own one ? Have you ever owned mine?Is there an owners club ?
 
My parents had a Silhouette before me.. no idea what happened to it.. What are they like to sail?
 
yes i had one for 6yrs a silhouette senior nice boat there are alot of silhouette in brightling sea essex plus brightling sea has a memorial to the young lad who was 21 he sailed right round the world ? in his then he got half way round going the oppisite direction then disappeared in the red china sea pepole say the chinese pirates got him sorry i cannot remeber his name. good sailing terry
 
silhouette association

This reply is now ten years old!...but have only just seen it.

I own a lovely Mk11 ply boat built in 1994...so almost new. Beautiful boat!
There is an active Silhouette Owners International Association (just google SOIA).

You probably got hold of them 10yrs ago !!
Cheers!
 
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I have owned a silhouette MKII no 878 for the past 16 years. How many silhouettes are left I wonder, have they gone the way of most ply wood boats?Who knows anything about them,do you own one ? Have you ever owned mine?
Is there an owners club ?
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Very much so http://www.soia.org.uk/
 
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I have owned a silhouette MKII no 878 for the past 16 years. How many silhouettes are left I wonder, have they gone the way of most ply wood boats?Who knows anything about them,do you own one ? Have you ever owned mine?Is there an owners club ?
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A Mk 2 was my very first "Real" yacht. towed her home from Battle to Cambridge behind my mini van mainly in 3rd :o.
the trailer was a tad over weight :D
 
Built here in Plymouth and I went to George Hurley's daughter's wedding reception years ago!
Plenty of these types around with their distinctive shape.
 
My very first sailing experience was in a Silhouette, I was about 14 at the time and my dad's friends had just bought the moulds for them. Scared the life out of me on Rutland Water - I remember looking out of the cabin windows and seeing the water go over the windows, thought I was a gonner! Would've saved me a fortune if it had put me off for life :D
 
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