Talk:Westsail 32
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Unresolved issues
[edit]- Was it the Atkin Eric or Thistle? The source I think is more reliable says the Eric.
- Figured it out — Thistle was a trunk-cabin Eric. So, I guess the Kendall really was an Eric, and the Westsail was a trunk-cabin Kendall. [1] — Johan the Ghost seance 11:25, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
- What year was Archer's design?
- Any more info on Regis Voyager?
- Were the kit boats fitted with bulkheads at the factory?
- How many kits were sold without ballast installed?
- Could do with more info on interior layouts (mine was a kit).
- How many boats were ketch-rigged?
- 12 layers of fibreglass? I thought 12, but one reference says 24.
- Could use a lot more info on the impact of the design; what double-ended designs followed on, how many were directly inspired by the Westsail, etc.
- True North
- To what extent Bob Perry's boats (Valiant 40 etc)?
- What else?
- Probably should mention the impact of the oil crisis (on the price of resin, and hence boats being sold for pre-set prices at a loss).
- Statistics on the number of Westsails to circumnavigate? number still seaworthy?
- Can we work in anecdotes (eg. about Westsails that have survived rolls, or the one that survived being T-boned by a freighter) while remaining encyclopedic?
- Could do with info on production facilities.
- Any more ideas?
Feel free to add to the article and cross these off. But please provide references where possible. — Johan the Ghost seance 23:31, 20 April 2006 (UTC)
Removed inks
[edit]Wikipedia has a policy of no advertising links, hence I've removed the Worldcruiser link. (Sorry, Bud.) — Johan the Ghost seance 11:25, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Kendall 32 article
[edit]I've made this article the Kendall 32 article too, as I don't think the Kendall warrants a separate article, unless we get a load more information on it. The two boats have a load in common, anyhow. So, we could do with covering the Kendall more in the "Design" section, for example by talking about the interior (very different to a Westsail, but I've only seen one). — Johan the Ghost seance 13:01, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
Images
[edit]The images that were here originally have apparently been removed because they were untagged. It would be great to get them back, or get other Westsail/Kendall images, but they have to have appropriate free licences. — Johan the Ghost seance 20:41, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
- I've filled in with some more pictures.... but they're all of the same boat (mine). If anyone else has some good pictures, feel free to contribute them. — Johan the Ghost seance 16:30, 25 May 2008 (UTC)