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Aug 2020
10:45am, 19 Aug 2020
19,333 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
Canoe-wise, we’ve got an old Coleman RAM-X 15. Lots of people slag them off for being heavy and unwieldy but it’s pretty bomb-proof and has given us a lot of fun.
If I was going back to paddling and expeditioning I would be looking to buy either a Mad River Explorer 15 or a Wenonah Prospector 16.
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Aug 2020
10:47am, 19 Aug 2020
19,334 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
Topper will be fine for mucking about on!! 
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Aug 2020
10:48am, 19 Aug 2020
19,335 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
They say you can car-top a Laser, but I’ve never seen anyone doing it IRL.
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Aug 2020
10:54am, 19 Aug 2020
35,824 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Laser isn't much bigger inside (I say inside, as with both Topper and Laser you're sitting on rather than in!) just a bigger rig. I don't need a bigger rig! It's for Swallows and Amazons and see if the grandson or other family / friends kids want to try it. A Mirror would actually be best, but they're wooden and unlikely to find one that is sound and low maintenance. G
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Aug 2020
10:59am, 19 Aug 2020
19,337 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
Mirrors are ace! Proper Swallows & Amazon’s boats. MrsC and our littlest are currently using one to compete in the club Windward/Leeward race series.
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Aug 2020
11:02am, 19 Aug 2020
35,825 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Angus, where are you again? Further north? Or East Lothian? What sailing club are you at?
There weren't many GRP Mirrors made, I don't think. Presume yours is all wooden (but metal spars?) How do you find it for maintenance? G
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Aug 2020
11:02am, 19 Aug 2020
19,338 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
You’re right though. Wooden boats do take quite a bit of tlc.
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Aug 2020
11:05am, 19 Aug 2020
19,339 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
We’re near Montrose but we sail at Forfar SC. The Mirror we’re using belongs to the club and is all wood. We’ve got our own wooden Enterprise, which is how I know so much about maintenance!!
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Aug 2020
1:36pm, 19 Aug 2020
35,826 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Another plus for the Topper you see. Very low maintenance! G
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Aug 2020
1:52pm, 19 Aug 2020
19,340 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
Indeed
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