Which boat has the best owners forum?

tudorsailor said:
There is the Oyster owners' website that is called www.oyster-owners.com

There is no subscription to have access to the site, but you do need to own an Oyster! Most users have older smaller Oysters.

It is independent of Oyster but approved of by the company.

This video explains a bit more https://youtu.be/vesbFang6us

There are other Lightwave owners on the site. Maybe you should join!

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I was rejected :-) They should make it clear from the start that it is for owners only from the outset, so we know where we stand. The aloofness, along with my preconception of the brand, pretty much put me off oysters. However the video has restored some faith. What did Groucho Marx say about club membership? lol
 
tudorsailor said:
There is the Oyster owners' website that is called www.oyster-owners.com

There is no subscription to have access to the site, but you do need to own an Oyster! Most users have older smaller Oysters.

It is independent of Oyster but approved of by the company.

This video explains a bit more https://youtu.be/vesbFang6us

There are other Lightwave owners on the site. Maybe you should join!

TS
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Forgotten I'd joined this a while back... to my shame !
 
Sadlers and Starlights have a strong owners association (although I haven't experience of others). Much of the energy has moved onto the Facebook Group and it seems to have an unusually high proportion of women contributors for a sailing forum which, to me, is a very good sign. We also have Vyv Cox who has a Sadler 34 and is extraordinarily helpful but we can't (yet) claim exclusive ownership as he crops up in many places.
 
Poey50 said:
Sadlers and Starlights have a strong owners association (although I haven't experience of others). Much of the energy has moved onto the Facebook Group and it seems to have an unusually high proportion of women contributors for a sailing forum which, to me, is a very good sign.
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That's because it's on Bragbook...
 
Graham376 said:
Another vote for Moody Owners Assn. Lots of maintenance information in the library, even production drawings for some models. Many members are "hands on" and there are few maintenance jobs they haven't done. There's also the social side, with a few organised events around the country and Med.
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Plus one more. I know it's drifting from the OPs request but can't miss a chance to give MOA a chuck up! Three years ago I put a new engine plus prop, shaft etc in my 1977 Moody 33 and had a great deal of advice from some very knowledgable guys. Spot on.
 
capnsensible said:
Plus one more. I know it's drifting from the OPs request but can't miss a chance to give MOA a chuck up! Three years ago I put a new engine plus prop, shaft etc in my 1977 Moody 33 and had a great deal of advice from some very knowledgable guys. Spot on.
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I first sew my 42 on the MOA site before buying it , I did get a look into the site with the help of a friend and found it had lots of useful info , I am ashamed to say I never joinned but then I not really a club type of person , I strip our 42 down to the bare bones over the last three years and I have to admit it may had save me plenty of hours work of finding out stuff I could had don't much quicker .
 
Poey50 said:
...it seems to have an unusually high proportion of women contributors for a sailing forum which, to me, is a very good sign.
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I would say the same of the Island Packet forum, of which there are many lady owners/helms, and I agree it’s a Very Good Thing. The type of boat and (majority US) demographic means it’s mostly couples but there also a number of us family cruisers in the mix. Depends what the OP is looking for.

I would also put a plug in here for the excellent Leisure Owners Association, of which we were formally members. May not cover the size of boat the OP is considering but it’s a massively helpful and supportive group of people.
 
Another vote for MOA, comprehensive technical info. though like in here the quality varies, but you soon identify those who can not resist giving advice on things they have not experienced. They have an extensive social calender ( the winter weekend meet/AGM next year is in Dundee) but are remarkably tolerant of those like me who prefer to plough a solitary furrow.
 
Not an owners' group as such, but the Old Gaffers Association, which has a superb website ( free to anybody just google it), a Facebook page, and a quarterly magazine is superb, and historic articles about all sorts of things are free for all to read. Even this poster's well-thrashed relic has featured recently.. Go and have a look, it is well produced and glossy material and any yachtspersons will find something of interest.

Another thing people might like is Nick Vass's MAB Facebook page, for lovers of classic plastic. It's called 'Glassic Yachts'.
 
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im on the jeanneau owners facebook page and website, both free and have been very friendly and helful with the many question i have had, also am with a specific sundream 28 owners facebook group with plenty of members on there
 
Best site is the amelyachtownersgroup. 1000 active members with HUGE database of how to’s for our boats.

I own an Amel now... sailed to NZ via a thousand islands
 
Paddy Fields said:
I was rejected :) They should make it clear from the start that it is for owners only from the outset, so we know where we stand. The aloofness, along with my preconception of the brand, pretty much put me off oysters. However the video has restored some faith. What did Groucho Marx say about club membership? lol
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It was made clear earlier that the forum is owners only, you missed it. Not allowing non owners into an owners forum is a sensible policy. Please be reassured there is no particular aloofness at Oyster or amongst Oyster owners. I know plenty.
 
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tudorsailor said:
How many Moodys are there afloat ie what is the percentage of owners who use the owners' website?
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We have Total membership of 2270, of which 2177 are full members, normally the skipper. I don't have proper figures for boat ownership but the boat list has 94 pages, with up to 30 entries per page - I'm not going to count them:). Having said that, some pages are only half full and a few entries take 2 lines. The website is well used, in particular the info exchange which is similar to pbo forum with member's maintenance discussions. We also have 3 per year 70 page magazine.
 
tudorsailor said:
How many Moodys are there afloat ie what is the percentage of owners who use the owners' website?

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I just happened to be reviewing some old PBOs before recycling and came across a series of articles by Peter Poland which includes numbers built.

So...

Moody 33 just short of 500
Moody 30 around 160
Moody 29 around 150
Moody 27 more than 160
Moody 31 more than 300
Moody 28 70
Eclipse 33 more than 250
Moody 336 around 200
Moody S31 nearly 150
Moody 39 82
Moody 40 56
Moody 34 165
Moody 346 254
Moody 35 192
Moody 36 118
Moody 37 and 376 313
Moody 38 163
Moody 38 later version 37
Moody S38 60
Moody Eclipse 38 24
Carbineer 44 and 46 32
Grenadier 134 not given
Moody 52 7
Moody 44 18
Moody 42 54
Moody 47, 471, Culveneer 500, Marksman 47 and 50 31
Moody 58 Custom and Culveneer 600 4
Moody 41 and 419 113
Moody 422 and 425 188
Moody new 44 114
Eclipse 43 38
Moody 46 and 47 101
Moody 54 55

This was up to 2005.
Since then the Moody marque resurfaced, but sales figures not in these 2009 articles.

So over 4000 built I think...
 
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