snapgragon 23

[goldscoter]

i am recently after purchasing a snapdragon 23.it was built in 1969 somewhere in england and thats where my information ends.i havnt been able to find any owners association or anyone with previous experience with these boats. i was looking primarily for help with things like the placement of the water tank,electrics etc.if anyone knows anything,or anyone who does, it would be greatly appreciated.
thanks

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[maxi]

Search under :'snapdragon & mirage owners association', they do exist & you should find your info there.

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[Stemar]

Welcome to the madhouse!

Your Snapdragon will have been built like the proverbial brick privy by Thames Marine, who were based on Canvey Island. There's an owners' association, details <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.tradboat2.co.uk/editorial/azindex.htm> here </A>. (Click the blue bit to follow the link and have a little hunt.)

I don't know the 23, but have a 24.

If yours is anything like mine, which has encapsulated bilge keels, the water tank is under the quarter berth. Lift the cushion to get at the filler. With a clean bum and decent sails, she'll go nicely off the wind, but is best regarded as a motorsailer if the wind's much forward of the beam. That apart, she'll look after you long after you wish you'd stayed at home.

I doubt the electrics will be very standard in a 35 year-old boat, so I'm afraid you're pretty much on your own there.

Good luck - they're a great little boat!

 

[l'escargot]

Have a look <A target="_blank" HREF=http://homepages.rya-online.net/snapdragon/pdffiles/snapdragon23.pdf>here</A>

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[Clive_Rigden]

Forgive me for asking but are you based in Malta ?

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[goldscoter]

no im actually in the west of ireland.i dont think there is another 23 within a 50 mile radious.i bought it off a guy in dublin who only used it to sleep in when he was too drunk to make it home from the pub.had three foot of water in it and mould in the engine.the mast rigging etc were off another boat.have purchased a new mast and sails off a 1950s wodden gentlemans yacht that was being scrapped.the boats going to be a bit of a frankenstien, but ill love it all the more.thanks for the links,huge help!!

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[goldscoter]

as far as i know,the 23 and 24 were hugely different boats.the 23 is a lifting keel, and seems to be slightly more performance orientated(not saying much)there is no water tank on the boat,and no electrics, except a starter for an engine that it doesnt have

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[Clive_Rigden]

I only asked because a guy from Malta was asking about a boat on the Classic Boat Forum which turned out to be a snapdragon 21.

This name & address might be useful too:

For more information contact Mrs S Byde, Snapdragon Owner's Association, 83 Lymington Avenue, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 2AL, UK

Good luck, you're obviously going to have some fun /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

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[Guest]

Funny ....... all the papers and Bristows etc. - all quote 23 as Self Draining Cockpit ..... mine NEVER was till I raised cockpit sole myself ....

I loved my 23 ..... she was a good boat, solid built and able to take a pounding ... but very wet in any seas.

I took out the original Vire 6 and put an outboard into a self-cut well at back of cockpit ...... The engine bay was too low for most engines with its limited height. But Petters etc. fitted ....


<hr width=100% size=1>Cheers Nigel ..... <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.geocities.com/solentlifeuk/>http://www.geocities.com/solentlifeuk/</A>

 

[Guest]

This is where history plays up ..

My father and I used to 'race' a 23 ...... YEP ... RACE a 23 !!

It was a lifting keel version and Number SD09 ..... we were told that first 10 lift-keel versions were considered more for Club Race and then later boats were 'beefier' and the longitudinal profile altered ---- that I know is fact about the bow - having had our #9 alongside a later one - our bow did not incline up as the other did.

My 23 later when I 'grew-up' and bought my own toys ..... was a triple keeler and needed a good breeze to get going.

As to all Snaps ...... each size was significantly different to each other ... one post here mentions the 24 ..... so different to 23 as to the uninitiated would think from different builders !!

If you have Lift Keel version ...... its the best 23 ...... in my opinion .....


<hr width=100% size=1>Cheers Nigel ..... <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.geocities.com/solentlifeuk/>http://www.geocities.com/solentlifeuk/</A>

 

[goldscoter]

Re: This is where history plays up ..

how would i know what number my boat is?there doesnt seem to be any obvious markings or at least none that i have noticed. the sails i have are not really for it, and so i dont have its sail number either

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[Guest]

Re: This is where history plays up ..

As far as I could find ..... I had no number moulded or cut anywhere on my boat ...... the only ID was the Sail Number issued by Snapdragon on commissioning of boat.

You don't have original sails so thats difficult .....

But really it not worth the effort - get her up to condition and enjoy her !!


<hr width=100% size=1>Cheers Nigel ..... <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.geocities.com/solentlifeuk/>http://www.geocities.com/solentlifeuk/</A>