zebedy Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 Looking to get back into sailing thought an Arrow looked like fun. Does anyone have idea of where I can find a good second hand boat. I understand they have had a recent sail plan upgrade. I live in the Coffs Harbour area but happy to travel.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobblyoldjimbo Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 There were a couple on fleabay and gumtree over the last few months, one had a brand new set of sails but I suspect they were the old design. Keep an eye out and one may come up. Or, build one yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted February 16, 2014 Report Share Posted February 16, 2014 zebedy, post your location and you will more than likely hear from the local Arrow sailors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow325 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Hi zebedy, Yes the Arrow has had a sail upgrade - same sail area but reduced boom length to sheet directly off the clew and a square top now a much more controllable sail with no loss in performance. Photos from the recent nationals athttps://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0Bw5frPV9W0wuV0JsV2xPZDhXaWM&usp=sharing As noted above post your location and the relevant State Association can be in contact re available boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted February 17, 2014 Report Share Posted February 17, 2014 Very diplomatic, arrow325 " No loss of performance" The new square top has enhanced appearance, and appeal, and has improved performance markedly. Nobody would buy one otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Strong assumption there darcy when I spoke to the SA guys regarding upgrading our Arrow they were still not convinced on the speed side of things but the Arrow looks more modern with a square top therefore should help demand for boats plus the added safety advantage of a shorter lighter boom section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow325 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Agree with your first 2 points darcy apperance and appeal has increased. A few things happened with the new sail. After the trial of 3 sails at the 2011/12 nationals almost the entire fleet changed over to the new sails for the 2012/13 series. The big point is that where even our national champions were sailing with 12 year old sails all of the sudden everyone had new sails. Together with Chris Cairns there are a couple of excellent young sailmakers producing sails.This has had a bigger effect on the Arrow performance than the change to the sail itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowmanic Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 ZebedyI sail an hour up t.he road at Grafton on an Arrow. I am planning an upgrade so my boat is available with Landenberger square top and lots of extras. The hulls have seen some work ( national titles numerous times) but still minimum weight and a sponge full after sailing. The Arrows are a great class and on the increase since the sail upgrade. Find me on Facebook and send me a message. More than happy to get you into an Arrow somehow. Cheers Tony Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfeline Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Hi Guys, I have tacked this on here because I see some arrow sailors. I'm very new to the forum, I sailed mozie's a long time ago well up to mid "90's" I just bought Arrow 1616 (foam sandwich) down here on Kangaroo Island and am wondering if anyone can shed any light on it's history? Also wondering what plan number the Arrow's are up to at present? Can someone tell me more about the square top sails?, benefits and otherwise? An What does a new sq top cost? Are there any used ones around? If not although I got with it a well worn but serviceable pointy top, are any other reasonable one's available? and if so, what's one of them worth? Happy sails to you:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobblyoldjimbo Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 This interesting, I did a quick read on the site and it said ply only. Is it ply or any material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow325 Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Fibreglass and composites were allowed from the late 80's. Initially this was fairly restricted with the association only allowing boats built by registered builders. This has been relaxed to allow these alternatives as long as the restrictions (dimensions, weight and internal frames) are complied with. 1616 would have been built in the late 80's. Couldn't be certain of the builder - Graeme Bunney from Queensland built quite a few boats about this time but there were other builders in the Southern States as well. 1605 is another foam boat still sailing in Queensland. Square top sails are great - see comments above. Might not be too many second hand ones yet as they have only been in for a couple of seasons. See http://arrowarafura.com/contacts/ for contacts SA assoc may be able to let you know if there are any sails around near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madboutcats Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 If you chase up Steve Rogers at Normanville he will be able to fill you in on what sails are available in SA and who used to sail Arrows on KI, Warwick Graham is the SA secretary and will be a great resource, if you join the Arrow association you will get a monthly newsletter on whats happening and be kept in the loop, they mostly sail their States etc pretty close to KI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingfeline Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Thank you for that info, I'll check things out a bit further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 are you still looking for an Arrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humungus2 Posted March 3, 2014 Report Share Posted March 3, 2014 Buy a Maricat if you can't find one. I know a good second hand one with excellent sails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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