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Knackered dinghies

ezra_ · 2015-03-14 19:38:44

I have two old 420s rotting in a yard. One trailer (probably gone too far). Full set of sales and gear for one of them, the other has a mast but nothing else really. Hulls are sound on them both. As the parents are looking to move, we are looking to get rid of them. Has anyone any idea where they can be given away or…

14-03-2015 8:38pm

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ezra_

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I have two old 420s rotting in a yard.
One trailer (probably gone too far). Full set of sales and gear for one of them, the other has a mast but nothing else really. Hulls are sound on them both.

As the parents are looking to move, we are looking to get rid of them.

Has anyone any idea where they can be given away or scrapped? No idea what to do with them.

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#2 14-03-2015 8:50pm

ratracer

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ezra_ wrote: »

I have two old 420s rotting in a yard.
One trailer (probably gone too far). Full set of sales and gear for one of them, the other has a mast but nothing else really. Hulls are sound on them both.

As the parents are looking to move, we are looking to get rid of them.

Has anyone any idea where they can be given away or scrapped? No idea what to do with them.

What part of the country are you in? Maybe a local sailing club might be able to use them?

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#3 14-03-2015 8:59pm

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There was someone on this forum not long ago looking for donations of old dinghies......

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057374973

there ya go.

Not sure "knackered" dinghies is what he was after, but you never know!

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#4 14-03-2015 9:48pm

ezra_

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Just mailed them, thanks!

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#5 15-03-2015 12:25pm

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all contributions gladly accepted :-)

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#6 21-03-2015 4:49pm

ezra_

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Hulls and gear gone with the lads.

Hopefully they can be of some joy to your members in the future.

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