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Messing about on the Water
Sep. 16th, 2018 08:22 pm My daughter has long been fascinated by boats. She grew up with 'Swallows and Amazons', has had two holidays boating on the Norfolk Broads and on the rare occasions when money allowed has hired a dinghy in Poole Harbour.
She recently lost two of her grandparents and inherited some money. Most of that is earmarked for finally being able to afford a step towards the first rung on the housing ladder, but the dream of owning a dinghy also floated to the surface.
New dinghies are crazy money, £9000 for a new fibreglass Gull for example.
On the other hand, if you love older boats and are prepared for the love and attention that a wooden dinghy requires, then a second-hand wooden boat is only a fraction of that....
( Fate sort of took a hand... )
She recently lost two of her grandparents and inherited some money. Most of that is earmarked for finally being able to afford a step towards the first rung on the housing ladder, but the dream of owning a dinghy also floated to the surface.
New dinghies are crazy money, £9000 for a new fibreglass Gull for example.
On the other hand, if you love older boats and are prepared for the love and attention that a wooden dinghy requires, then a second-hand wooden boat is only a fraction of that....
( Fate sort of took a hand... )
