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Neil:
I recently bought what I can descripe as THE most complete Atlantic 21 I have ever bought or owned, and is the 10th of its kind that i have owned.
If it hadn't been for the fact that one half of the upper sponson hull had been cut out it would be classed as virginal or totally untouched, and i have never seen one as totally complete as it is, including motor, mechanical speed controller which itself is a museum piece and still in its wrapping. RNLI literature is in abandon and there is even a letter from the senior helmsman of Minehead's 21 with a plan he drew [nts] of the trailor for the boat added that he drew and posted to the original owner in 1980.
I am stunned by its completeness and just so lucky that i only paid £140 plus costs and postage for it.
So, with the one that i got as a wreck for more than i paid for this beauty, I am going to build them along side each other but with a difference between them both eventually.

Neil:
more pics of this gem

KitS:
Lovely stuff.  :-))


I've got one just like that too, but minus the extra drawings etc.  :-)

Martin-S:
Marvelous but where on earth did you find that for £140??

Neil:
i would never have seen it as it was in an on line auction but a friend saw it and sent me the details.
might call it gready on my part but the starting price was just £30 with no bids until i put a bid on to win, and eventually got it plus commissions and posting............just lucky that a friend saw it.
The one sat on the box partly built is one i bought a couple of months before my opp 15 months ago, and in a sorry state, and that cost me £225.
Had thae latest one made it ebay with all the other parts, i could have seen it going for £400 because of its completeness.

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