Who owns a Robert Tucker Caprice?

[fergie_mac66]

Plug for o/b socket - I made my own for a Johnson 9.9. Get prongs from suitable plugs to fit in the holes, connect wires to them, grease the inside surfaces of the socket, put the prongs in the holes & stuff the socket with epoxy putty. When it has gone off you will have a perfect socket readymade.

Fat lot of good it will do you tho I suspect, the output from O/B's is pitiful. I made up a rectifier & connected it to the batteries, but the output is pretty low & I simply didn't use the engine enough to make a difference. A solar panel & wind genny will do much more, but will cost a bomb.

nice tip !

 

[Brighterhope]

Caprice Mk3

Hi Everyone
I own a Caprice Mk3 which I have owned for around 16 years. She is made of fibreglass and was believed to have been built in 1974 and is called Mizpah. She sailed very well and gave me a lot of fun around the north of Scotland, but sadly is now in my driveway at home due to work commitments and a young family. I would be very interested in talking to other owners. A few years ago I was in touch with an owner from Australia and I will try to find the link to his website. From recollection I think his boat was called Alinghi. I look forward to hearing from you all.

 

[Brighterhope]

Caprice

http://www.upbiz.com/penryn/ballerina/alinga.html

this is the link to another Caprice owner.

 

[CyrexC]

Caprice

Hello. I am new to the forum. I have just joined having just bought my first boat, a caprice. I would be very interested in an owners association that has been mentioned in this thread.
Can someone please tell me if any progress has been made on this?
Many thanks

 

[dobben57]

Owners Association

... or at least website as a focal point.

I've just registered www.capriceowners.net as a domain in response to the several enquiries on here. I have a Mk IV and years ago, a Mk II, so have some affinity with the class. I sail on the Broads, out of Lowestoft and occasionally further afield, taking 'Trilobite' by trailer, but definitely don't consider myself an 'expert'.

The plan, initially, is to have a a website with an informal register of boats, a forum and a gallery. Happy to back the website and administer it for the first year, at least, and see how it goes. Its success or failure will depend on what material we get from Caprice owners in the way of photos, yarns and input. No 'membership fees', just a mutual help group.

Initial web page should be available by about 20th August. Will post on here when it goes live!

 

[CyrexC]

Wow that is good news! I will watch this space. When it is up and running i will happily contribute any way i can.

 

[dobben57]

Owners Association

Try www.capriceowners.net - it's embryonic but live!

 

[Applescruffs]

They were quite popular at one time but of course a lot of the wooden ones may well have perished by now.
There is one nice GRP one in the yard. There may be some remains of one or two wooden ones too but long since abandoned if there are.

Before you put any effort into forming an owners association make sure you have enough people committed to it to make it a success.

Even the Corribee OA has ceased to exist. Forumite SRP maintains a website thats about all.

I thought that that was the original question he asked...but thanks for repeating it...