Kevatstocko Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Gday, My 4.3 has a sail number 2762, hull is the same.Sails are new, I just carried the old sail number over.Can anyone give me an idea of the age of my boat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Late model, Mk 2, one of the highest sail No's (Before Foam), at a guess, 30 yrs. Humungous (Mick) may be able to date it closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humungus2 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Nice looking boat. You would be very close Darcy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pointed Reply Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 I purchased 2878 new in October 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korwich Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Usefull info there Rod. Nice to get a confirmed date with a sail No, to match. No idea of how many boats they would have been selling per month or per year back then, (just a guess)? Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korwich Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 When did you buy the 1st Humungus Mick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 So 2762 is probably 32/35 yrs old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humungus2 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Hard one to answer, I will look back through my trophies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevatstocko Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks for the replies .I'll see how I go with insurance. Might be a struggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 You should not have a problem, we have sail number 16 in our club, never been knocked back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobblyoldjimbo Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 With insurance, look at Yachting NSW, there is a link there to, I think Nautilus. I don't think they ask for age of the boat, particularly if you choose to go for just third party. Mine was $50 or 60 (plus they send you a pair of sailing gloves, size is a lottery!). My boat is the oldest in the fleet #16 and I didn't have any trouble. As to cost of repair it's cheap and easy to acquire one or more hulls if required to fix accidents. They glue up really well too! Main thing is to ensure that you don't smash into something light like a DNA A Class! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korwich Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Ha ha ha once again the old chestnut reappears. Once again Jimbo he smashed into me, photo of the damage to my boat. You can't put a bow of an A class into a rear beam support on a Mari by any other method. Yes I was in the wrong but it was he caused it, same as some idiot slamming on his brakes mid traffic for no reason, you run into him, you're in the wrong but he caused it. Also as it turned out he did not obey rule 14. He was a young guy who had borrowed a new boat, I don't know if he had insurance or not, (possibly not) I figured the decent thing was for me to not contest the protest and allow my insurance (which I knew for sure that I had) to cover the costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korwich Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 2762 looks damn good for a boat that could be 35 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobblyoldjimbo Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 You're a good man Phil. It's the same though as cars, you take your old beetle out and hit a Ferrari it's going to be an expensive exercise if not insured. Thankfully even new A's are not as expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine636 Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Hi all, I bought today a Maricat 4.3 and it is sail number 475 - how old does that make it? Is there a register somewhere? Cheers catherine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian.coat Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 Gee. Where does that place my sail no 215? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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