All I want for Christmas!

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

I saw this rather nice yacht, Elley Grey at Portsmouth today. She had a 'for sale' board on her. On looking her up later I found that she is actually a replica St Malo pilot cutter of 1886 built of GRP – 14 layers apparently.

Full details here:

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Just reduced and an absolute bargain at £595,000. Couldn't persuade Mrs B though..

Colin

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

A nice GRP full size model

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Colin. Very nice, it has the look of vintage, and is GRP with all the benefits that brings.

​Don't be mean like me……treat yourself!!

Ashley

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

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Yeah – I know I've already got one but Liz has always said she'd prefer the 12"=1ft scale version.

DM

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

So…..did you get it ??????

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

Yes Ashley, but I had to take it back as not being of merchantable quality. It had a leaking propshaft seal admitting two cupfulls of water a day.

Colin

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Gah! foiled at the last minute. I bet that leaking propshaft seal repair would have cost ….ooohh … twice as much as the boat originally cost to build…at least, if not more.

Ashley

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