Guest Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 hi, anyone had any experience with these yachts? going to have a look at one next week - looks like a nice little yacht in the pictures - quite good volume for the size, nice lines. read the article in the boating mag last month - perked up my interest a bit - any other experiences out there?? cheers D Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Gulf 30, An excellent boat, they sail well on all points of sail, But their main advantage is also a weakness, they are lightly built and can be prone to movement around the keel / hull joint. They were built for the Gulf and not Stewart Island though. They are getting on in years so how she has been maintained will have a large bearing whether she is worth buying or not. Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 We had one in our family for many years, great boat , did everything well for its size and age. Birdsall always did design fast hulls but the cabins often look like an afterthought. I think the article might have mentioned that . The kauri was still good as you'd expect... I think by about then it was restricted felling/use for boatbuilding only. Personally, I think the cold moulded kauri boats from that period in NZ boatbuilding are amongst the finest boats in the world. The materials and skills were and still are right up there. edit, And I agree with Steve. Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 512 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Used to race against one up at Sandspit names "Stratus". They go like sh*t off a shovel. Bit like a Stewart 34 light. The others have said the rest Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 We've got a Birdsall 37, sister ship / same design as Rhubarb mentioned in the Boating Article. I have no experince with the Gulf 30 but rate Birdsall's (our one) very highly for balance / handling and general sea keeping ability. You have to try very hard to get ours to broach... Beu knew how to make a well balanced boat, and yes cabins where some sort of after thought typically... Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Hi Sundreamer, I crewed on Stratus for many a year, Don McKay owned her, He sails a lidguard 42 (regardless type) now. Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 512 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I raced on Rudolf Onnes' Lotus 10.6 Golddust. We had a gang that drove up every second Sunday from Huntly to race the winter series. Many a good piss-up afterwards. We had some great racing against Stratus Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I was at Rubarbs launching and did a few miles on Burzurka (spelling warning), which was a 35ish from memory and was living at Weiti at the time. The old man build a Gulf 30, which I can't remember what's she's called these days. She was a goodie and went damn well. Good space for a 30fter as well. The old mans one should be sweet and rot free. When just hull and decks he and a mate chucked in a few buckets of Everdure then got in with mops and was chucking it everywhere. Mum got very concerned when they werer laughting a little too much and wouldn't come out, then started singing 'Rain Drops keep Falling on my Head'. Me and Dads mate son had to go in and drag them out, they were totally off their knuts with the fumes :) Link to post Share on other sites
Marshy 30 Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 So thats what happened to you KM? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 So thats what happened to you KM? Knot from that time but I have done similar silly things so Yes probably part of it Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 We've got a Birdsall 37, sister ship / same design as Rhubarb mentioned in the Boating Article. I have no experince with the Gulf 30 but rate Birdsall's (our one) very highly for balance / handling and general sea keeping ability. You have to try very hard to get ours to broach... Beu knew how to make a well balanced boat, and yes cabins where some sort of after thought typically... headsail halyards dont seem to hold up too well on these birdsall boats.... Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 We've got a Birdsall 37, sister ship / same design as Rhubarb mentioned in the Boating Article. I have no experince with the Gulf 30 but rate Birdsall's (our one) very highly for balance / handling and general sea keeping ability. You have to try very hard to get ours to broach... Beu knew how to make a well balanced boat, and yes cabins where some sort of after thought typically... headsail halyards dont seem to hold up too well on these birdsall boats.... Yeah and the spinnaker poles have a habit of scaring the sh*t out of cocky young bowmen Everyone else could end for end it Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I know of a Birdsall 37 with a gennaker embedded in the forestay! Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I know of a Birdsall 37 with a gennaker embedded in the forestay! Had, AA, Had, as in past tense, the gennaker isn't there anymore Remarkably JH had nothing to do with that incident... And, you know, we would have been all over you and the 8 legged one if it weren't for that one little... errr... clusterf*ck Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Yep, you were applying a loose cover from astern Link to post Share on other sites
Atom Ant 0 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I know of a Birdsall 37 with a gennaker embedded in the forestay! Had, AA, Had, as in past tense, the gennaker isn't there anymore Remarkably JH had nothing to do with that incident... And, you know, we would have been all over you and the 8 legged one if it weren't for that one little... errr... clusterf*ck Nah, sorry Fish I don't know it! But I like your positive attitude Link to post Share on other sites
Chewing Gum 17 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 The kauri was still good as you'd expect... I think by about then it was restricted felling/use for boatbuilding only.Personally, I think the cold moulded kauri boats from that period in NZ boatbuilding are amongst the finest boats in the world. The materials and skills were and still are right up there. Yeah - I reckon boats constructed that way are hard to beat We have had our Regardless 9 years now Link to post Share on other sites
John B 106 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 We spend a lot of time with a Regardless ourselves over any given season, a good friend has one. Link to post Share on other sites
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