a Centaur - anything considered... Find me a Centaur....Centaur.. gotta have one.
I want one that is one step away from a final meeting with a JCB and a skip
Osmosis, floppy keels, damp interior, jiggered engine preferred
£1500 fo9r a bad one £2,000 for a good one
I am so looking forward to this summer sailing and exploring with wife, children dog.
a bloke my age should not be so excited
but I need an layout Centaur with a spade rudder and a buggered engine - £2K max
Find me a Centaur - anything considered... Find me a Centaur....Centaur.. gotta have one.Find me a Centaur - anything considered... Find me a Centaur....Centaur.. gotta have one.Find me a Centaur - anything considered... Find me a Centaur....Centaur.. gotta have one.Find me a Centaur - anything considered... Find me a Centaur....Centaur.. gotta have one.
I’d ask around, but for the life of me I can’t remember what it was you wanted……..
No…damn, It’ll come back to me.
At l the risk of appearing ignorant, why a. Centaur exactly? What attributes does it have that others don’t?
I get the size issues, but are there no other similar vessels that fit the bill?
When you get 1 you wont want to part with it, and so the fleet increases and the effects of that sailors afliction grow.
Or as a mate said in the club bar “Dylan Winter doing the daft things so the rest dont have to”
Keep up the good work
Can understand the need for a bit more room for you and ‘er indoors, but rest of the family and a dog??
Think of the smell when they get wet!!
Remembered looking at this some time ago, seems the guy makes a habit of fitting outboards to yatchs.
http://www.atomvoyages.com/articles/improvement-projects/249-outboard-1.html
Outboards aren’t lobster-pot-proof either, unless the shaft swings up through an open transom or up on a transom-mounted bracket. Even then, not so good. Once I was trying to sell a boat and on the demo the outboard prop on my transom-mounted outboard snagged the warp of a crab pot and the mess held the ob shaft underwater. I had to strip to my skivvies, go overboard, and cut the warp away with a knife. No sale was made that day. Now, have you considered a jet drive salvaged from a wrecked jet ski…..?
Dont miss that one Dylan it looks like what you want………..make an offer!
Dylan
Best wishes for the new year, and we hope you find that Centaur, you know it’s the right boat.
Looking forward to seeing you again the next time around :)
Drop us an email if you need any Centaur or MD2B info…
Simon and Jake (HYC Brough) “Magnificent Centaur “
If you find the right Centaur and buy it. If you then complete the o/b well scheme and get the boat seaworthy.
If you manage to get her to Scotland and successfully complete you summer cruise with the family (and the dog) and then finish up on the west coast………… and believe me I really hope that you do, so that we can all follow it on the blog……….THEN you have to find a buyer for the Centaur (which could take quite some time) and presumably pay to lay her up ashore until you do. More expense or do you have a cunning plan?
Westerly Tiger – £1500!
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/yachts/westerly-tiger-PAA86698
“Although a few inches shorter than the Centaur, they are slightly beamier, and as a result offer very similar interior space. With their well ballasted fin keel and 4′ 3″ draught, the performance is significantly better than the Centaur ( although Centaurs also sail very well ).” – http://www.yachtsnet.co.uk/archives/westerly-tiger/westerly-tiger.htm