by Doug Wotring » Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:06 pm
Very true there are much better and legal boats on this sites classifieds.
However, these boats on ebay offer a very cheap alternative to someone new to the hobby that does not plan on attending sanctioned regattas, or to be a club boat so a new member can be involved while building a new boat.
I have in the past purchased a non legal boat (Canadian Built EC-12) that was ruled as nonregisterable. It was sold to a interested party in another club. This person was not likely to get involved at a higher expense, and knew thye boat was not legal for competition.
This boat has now undergone a complete refit, and has added to the # of a small club fleet which will enhance the enjoyment of all on that pond......despite it never being able to win a trophy