Starlight 39/35

I don't want to come across as someone who knows much about these boats, but the snaps I have seen show deck stepped masts for the 35 and keel stepped for the 39.
They seem well thought out, not least the strong keel design.
 
RobF said:
Have to confess that I'm saving my pennies for one like this.
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Me too. Wish I was in a position to view this boat seriously as it seems very well kitted out. My only reservation would be the painted hull.
I think around 100 were built.
 
doug748 said:
I don't want to come across as someone who knows much about these boats, but the snaps I have seen show deck stepped masts for the 35 and keel stepped for the 39.
They seem well thought out, not least the strong keel design.
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Spot on. The 35 has a substantial round wooden pillar under the mast step.
 
gregcope said:
Spot on. The 35 has a substantial round wooden pillar under the mast step.
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Its not wood but the steel pillar in my 35 Bowman built boat was veneered in wood by the builder so you could be forgiven for thinking it was tree.

Unless that is, there is a sort of wood that clangs when you tap it with a spanner!

If you want to know anything about the 35, pm me. Had mine for 7 years now and will keep it until I swallow the anchor.
 
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birdseye said:
Its not wood but the steel pillar in my 35 Bowman built boat was veneered in wood by the builder so you could be forgiven for thinking it was tree.

Unless that is, there is a sort of wood that clangs when you tap it with a spanner!

If you want to know anything about the 35, pm me. Had mine for 7 years now and will keep it until I swallow the anchor.
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Thanks. Never hit mine with a spanner so will now check!

Anything else I should know that might be hidden/less obvious?

Fred drift, but I have an annoying forepeak bulkhead leak...
 
birdseye said:
Its not wood but the steel pillar in my 35 Bowman built boat was veneered in wood by the builder so you could be forgiven for thinking it was tree.

Unless that is, there is a sort of wood that clangs when you tap it with a spanner!

If you want to know anything about the 35, pm me. Had mine for 7 years now and will keep it until I swallow the anchor.
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Howard

I looked at a 39 in the boat park advertised a few years ago but my wife tried to get in over the high bridge deck and under the spray hood.
That was the end of that for me.
Has the later ones reduced that bridge deck to an acceptable level now?
 
The 39 has a keel stepped mast.
As far as the high bridge deck/companionway is concerned, at a certain point it was adapted and lowered at the insistence of a buyer and all subsequent boats were built with the lower bridge deck. Quite a lot easier to get into the boat, the trade-off being that the passage between aft cabin and heads has less headroom. The right decision, as far as I'm concerned.
Any questions on the 39, feel free to pm.
 
westhinder said:
The 39 has a keel stepped mast.
As far as the high bridge deck/companionway is concerned, at a certain point it was adapted and lowered at the insistence of a buyer and all subsequent boats were built with the lower bridge deck. Quite a lot easier to get into the boat, the trade-off being that the passage between aft cabin and heads has less headroom. The right decision, as far as I'm concerned.
Any questions on the 39, feel free to pm.
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Thanks Johan. I was set on it but swmbo couldn't handle it. This particular one had a fin keel and a hydraulically adjustable keel mast.

Rob
 
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