Miracle for Sale, Edinburgh

I refurbished this Miracle Dinghy last summer, but I've since built another boat, Selkie, my sailing canoe. I've realised that I've hardly sailed the Miracle since I've had Selkie. Time for the Miracle to move on to someone else.

The Miracle is an enjoyable boat to sail, I've cruised in the Firth of Forth, but have never raced her. She's light enough to manage singlehanded (hull weight 60kg) if you are launching from a slipway or a hard. I have usually launched off the beach - launching is OK, but pulling the boat on the trailer back up across soft sand is hard work. If I had easy launching nearby, I'd probably not have built a sailing canoe and wouldn't be selling the Miracle...

What's available: Complete and ready to sail dinghy with trailer and trailer board. Two sets of sails, one quite crisp and new, and one old and a bit baggy. The new set has one set of reefing points. The mast is a two-piece mast. However the two parts are stuck tight - all least I've not managed to separate them, though I've never spent much effort trying. There is also a spinnaker and spinnaker pole. I've never used the spinnaker, but it looks in good condition.

The boat is in Edinburgh.

Offers around 500 pounds. Contact Osbert Lancaster: 07981 528 991 (mobile) or email osbert.lancaster%blueyonder.co.uk (remove % and replace with @ - trying to defeat spammers).

For more information about the Miracle dinghy visit the Miracle Dinghy Class Association - the Newcomers page is a good introduction to the boat.

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Miracle 1302. Completely refurbished summer 03. All timber oiled with Deks Olje.	All the orginial tape and polyester resin replaced with West System tape and epoxy resin, internally...	...and externally. Trailer is a Mirror trailer.
Floor painted with non-slip finish.	Centreboard case good and solid.	Painted floor and oiled timber easy to maintain.
Damage to side decks astern of thwart repaired. According to previous owner, caused by carrying a trolley on the boat.	Repaired port side deck.	Repaired starboard side deck. Damaged ply replaced with new ply and backed with ply - all fixed with West Epoxy.
Hull number 1303. The sails carry different numbers.