N2808
Name: Wild Oats
Design: Aftermath 2
Designer: David Mathews
Year built: 1974
Build type: Amateur
Builder: David Mathews
Construction: Four planker
Hull type: Single Bottom
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ntoa 12-Jan-2007 |
The life of N2808 Wild Oats.? Design: Aftermath 2, designed by David Mathews in 1972 Boat written off - February 2002 |
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Ken Goddard 28-Dec-2007 |
"Wild Oats" was built by David Mathews, a Trent Valley member, to his own Aftermath design, N.2604, which was very succesful. The first owner was Paul Turner and a later owner was John Murrell. By the 1990's the boat had been brought back to Trent Valley by a Long Eaton man, for his son. Unfortunately the son was not interested on sailing and the boat was left lying around and rapidly deteriorated. I bought the boat in 2002(?) noting that although the boat was a write-off, it had a good mast and a lot of useful fittings, which I subsequently sold. The mast was used on N.2300 for a year and is now destined for N.2647. The boat was burnt at a Guy Fawkes night around 2002 within a few weeks of my purchasing her. Ken Goddard N.2300 |
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paul turner 14-Jul-2008 |
This was the second Aftermath boat from David Mathews and initally she didn't measure but after the judicious use of some car body filler she was cleared by the eagle-eyed Harry Dalby. Initally she had no transom flaps as I thought she would be so stable these would be unnecessary but the retro fit was soon in place! Being of a certain colour with a tendency to nose dive, she was soon referred to locally as the "yellow submarine". Won a few pots/opens and then sold her to A N Other at Up River for ?1,100, and bought N2810 (a Cheshire Cat) instead from Mike Perry (which I absolutely HATED). Heard no more of Wild Oats until Ken brought her down to TVSC in a very sorry state and she was put out of her misery. |
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ken goddard 14-Jul-2008 |
From Ken Goddard Re: Wild Oats and a slight correction, I didn't bring the boat to Trent Valley. It was brought by a schoolboy who lived in Long Eaton, who had been given the boat by his father. The boy completely ignored the boat and left it to rot without a cover. The hull?was far too far gone when I bought the boat (which I did for the?mast, elvstrom bailers etc) and burning?was the only realistic?course of action.? Ken Goddard |
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