Nothing lasts forever, however, with a bit of cosmetic surgery an old Moth can still show up on the weekend to compete another day. Tomaree KA 9022 does that, it's a ply scow built by John Henderson in 1983 (McFrawd design). I'm still sailing her at Seaforth/NSC in Middle Harbour, Sydney. Despite a few extra pounds we go well, sensational in a blow.
These photos show the results of a little elbow grease and a sore shoulder, but hey, she deserves it! Tomaree suffered from a gear failure at the NSW state titles a while back (broken stay), but got away with only a scratch (the mast holed the 1.2 mm foredeck), which was easily repaired.
Why bother you might ask? Well sometimes people forget their 'roots' and regret selling off the source of long standing memories. Not me, as long as there is room in the garage and the wife isn't spitting the dummy, this old girl will remain off the market.
These photos show the results of a little elbow grease and a sore shoulder, but hey, she deserves it! Tomaree suffered from a gear failure at the NSW state titles a while back (broken stay), but got away with only a scratch (the mast holed the 1.2 mm foredeck), which was easily repaired.
Why bother you might ask? Well sometimes people forget their 'roots' and regret selling off the source of long standing memories. Not me, as long as there is room in the garage and the wife isn't spitting the dummy, this old girl will remain off the market.
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