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Coromandel mast / invicta boat

  • 04 Sep 2017 22:44
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    Anonymous member

    Please let us know how your plans come along. And do let me know if you end up with a spare Coromandel hull or parts.
  • 04 Sep 2017 21:10
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    Deleted user

    Thanks all for the replies - Arne in particular- I have read your work avidly. The mast you have drawn is much taller then the existing mast on the coromandel but the existing mast seems to be built of 2 sections, with the upper section tapered and the lower straight. So it could possibly be sleeved into a straight pipe at much lower cost and easier availability than a tapered pole. 


     The coromandel is really very sorry for itself otherwise I would consider it - and my tastes run a bit more  folkboat...


    The lack of a sliding hatch makes the headroom a bit low, but it's hard to keep a sliding hatch watertight in a small boat in a seaway - I am Irish Sea based so the sea can get a bit lumpy...


    I will contact the owners and possibly take some measurements off the spar


    Best


    Charles
  • 04 Sep 2017 18:39
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    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    The Invicta 26 looks very nice; I looked it up in the SailbotData.com. It appears to have a headroom of 156cm in the higher section (..only 139cm in my Marieholm IF...). The interior layout seems to make it simple to find a place for the mast, as there are no berths in the fore end. A drawback, in my view, is the lack of sliding hatch. In my low IF I can still stand upright in the hatch, protected by the sprayhood, and cook or wash the dishes.

    Now I plonked a JR onto the drawing, just to see how it looks. It may sit a bit too far aft, but the sail can easily be moved 30cm forward without moving the mast.

     

    Arne
  • 04 Sep 2017 13:34
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    Charles,

    The Invicta is one of the prettier versions of the Folkboat derivations.  My next door neighbour (S. Queensferry, Edinburgh)  has one currently for sale, at a very low price, about £6k.  It is a much bigger boat to the Corromandel,  standing headroom in main cabin if I recall.  You would need a heavier mast.  Certainly would make a very good JR conversion.
  • 03 Sep 2017 21:43
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    Anonymous member

    Yes, in a fair amount of detail, but not with me. I will look you up in the members directory and get in touch.

    There are also some measurements in this album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsk22fGvv

    But why not just sail the Coromandel? I love mine!

    Edit: Coromandels rarely come with consistent masts and sails. I've looked at half a dozen and no two were alike. You might need to look at that specific boat. I will send you the spec sheet I have from Newbridge.


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  • 03 Sep 2017 21:35
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    In our local harbour there are 2 boats moored close to each other and both looking rather neglected and sorry for themselves. One is a coromandel and the other is an invicta (26 foot folkboat type long keeled contessa type). I couldn't help but think that if I could get them for the right price, the mast of the coromandel might go nicely in the invicta to turn it into a junk cruiser, for less than buying a new pole and having it shipped. 


    Does anyone have the specs for the coromandel mast and sail so that I can see whether it will do the job?


    Thanks in advance.
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