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hi there im new to this forum but have just aquired a old yacht and as much as it pains me this boat is going to be dismantled her sail no is s253 and history is unknown apart from it was sailed out of yaringa and was a nice yacht in her day unfortunately she was left to fill up with fresh water on the hardstand prettywell much swelling and rotting the hull all stainless fittings mast and sails are good there is a yanmar diesel inboard which i am told was running about 3 years ago but now condition unknown although there is no water inside the motor push/pull pit are in excellent condition prop and shaft seem good also have internal cushions and cockpit cushions these were stored in a garage with sails so condition is good compass grabhandles spinnaker 2 storm jibs 1 new genoa main sail and a kevlar genoa spirit 2 burner stove auto helm with bi data bladder watertank 50 litres anchor furler hatches windows if anyone is interested in any of these parts call me 0449 537 962 regards adrian

hi Adrian
where about are you ?
NSW?
8philip8

If that is the yacht i think it is she was owned by a bloke named Alan who sailed out of Blargowie yacht squadron he spent a lot of time on her getting here back up to scratch i had a look inside her, as at that stage i dreamed of owning a tophat and was amazed how awful the fit out was, he sold her and she went to Yaringa I wonder if Simon Keliot the broker at Vic sail in Hastings would have any info on her seems a shame to see her broken up maybe there could be some keen guys here who would enjoy rebuilding her she could belong to the tophat club just an idea

8philip8 wrote:hi Adrian
where about are you ?
NSW?
8philip8

we are in melbourne

bornfreee wrote:If that is the yacht i think it is she was owned by a bloke named Alan who sailed out of Blargowie yacht squadron he spent a lot of time on her getting here back up to scratch i had a look inside her, as at that stage i dreamed of owning a tophat and was amazed how awful the fit out was, he sold her and she went to Yaringa I wonder if Simon Keliot the broker at Vic sail in Hastings would have any info on her seems a shame to see her broken up maybe there could be some keen guys here who would enjoy rebuilding her she could belong to the tophat club just an idea

yes i had that idea as well but not cost effective it would cost around $25000 bucks to get her going again you can buy a lot of boat for that money but if any one wants a challenge im up to offers but you better be quick as dismantelling has to start on monday as it has to be out of marina asap

Gday Adrian,
Have seen some of your gear on eBay.
what are the grab rails you mentioned, any photos?
Also you may be limiting your marketplace, if you dont offer to post the items....just a suggestion.
regards

Shaun wrote:Gday Adrian,
Have seen some of your gear on eBay.
what are the grab rails you mentioned, any photos?
Also you may be limiting your marketplace, if you dont offer to post the items....just a suggestion.
regards

G'day Shaun, the photos on the ebay listing look suspiciously like those on Dulcamara's cabin roof. Looking at your photos of Blue Moon, she doesn't have them.

In my experience, they're easy to sand, clean and varnish whilst off the boat and look really, really nice and are functional to boot.

Michael