I often find some real treasures on the various auction sites we all cruise through be it daily or occasionally.
At times many of these gems don't get sold due to a wrong or bad listing details, sadly poople just aint speilln proper nah moor or dey aint reedin n tikin da detales proopere



so I figured a thread listing some of the bits we find for sale may well help others in their hunt for boats /parts etc, it may also steer the unsuspecting away from a bad deal if someone else has some knowledge they can add about the various listings.
It may also help with the Mosquito registery as unknown boats pop up (1182 is a classic example of this)

The down side is you might be the only other person 'watching' and be thinking your about to grab a bargin, sorry if I spoiled your party but I've just helped another buyer and a mozzie sailer, so add some more coin to the bank

2 recent listings

Gumtree:
Mosquito Catamaran Centreboards - boyer

I sent a message to them asking for more details... the reply:
The sail number is 1680
One of the main sails not in very good condition - But other is in very good condition and is the brand Goodall
The jib will need replacing not in very good condition
If you could please supply a email or mobile number happy to send more photos
Trailer- Believe is registered just can't find the sticker- But would end 3rd of January 2014
No sail box fitted or supplied




what have you found of late ?

newly listed eBay

Mosquito 656

not quite a mossie, but this has to be the most over priced old cat in Oz. I wouldn't pay fifth the asking price.

Hi guys,

In regard to #656 mentioned above, does anyone know any more about it???

I have a mate seriously considering it, and so I was wondering if any of you folk knew the boat or its owner and could give me any further info that would help my mate make his decision. He just missed out on #1680 and is fairly keen to try Mozzie!

Cheers

656 would be a bit of an unknown simply because of the 20years of storage that the seller has stated....

best bet would be to ask the questions via the eBay message system then get a forum member to have a look for you.

I saved the pics from the add and ran them through my photo program and the thing looks very tidy from the photos I could actually work with. Half if them are just too far out of focus to bring up clearly enough....iPhone pic quality

Contact the seller and ask for pictures to be emailed directly to you, I'd be chasing pics of the sails, boom, rudders, centreboards, none of which have been shown....
once you have those ask for some better general shots

eBay wont let you message a email address, but you can get around it by doing this style of thing.....
mymail(at)Hotmail(dot)com(dot)au



I assume your mate has had a gander at these.......

http://www.theracingcat.com/index.php?page=boats-for-sale


and whats his 'price-range' so we can keep an eye out

[quote=PIRATE]Gumtree:
Mosquito Catamaran Centreboards - boyer
/quote]

so who got em

Cheers. Yes, I think he has contacted the seller. He just wanted some 'inside info', which may tell more than the seller wishes to divulge. His price range is 'best value possible'...

Hi Hack,

there where a huge number of Mossies built in those days, but I would say that from the description and care taken this looks like a good set of hulls, so at the right price could be ok, but the rest is so dated, the buyer would only realy be buying 70's shaped (narrow, not much rocker) ply hulls, if that is what he is after, could be a good solid set of hulls.

Thanks Gary.

Does anyone know how to contact the bloke selling 17xx as advertised on the national webpage???

I've sent you 2 PM's.....

hope they help

hi Hack,

Jeff Southall is the guy selling the 17XX. Her started a tread on here a while back about it

http://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=262771#Post262771

Let me know if you cant get hold of him on here and ill get you in touch.

cheers.

Thanks guys.

I believe my mate has made contact and they're in the process of negotiation. Thanks for all the assistance. This means we'll have 5 Mozzies in Port Vincent before Christmas!

Good to hear Hack, hope it goes well for your mate




This one has been advertised a few times, I first saw it about the time I was looking at Jurassic Karp and it had been on the market for some time prior to that.....

Original price was $900 --- dropped down to $750 --- after talking to him, he went as low as $600

a good haggle might get it for less

needs some minor work but the base looks good and its complete....


sail # 1282

Mozzie for sale

Needs some work , located in Ballarat Vic






I've asked the usual questions and will add them when I get them.....

Swan Hill Vic

$2500

couple of Sth African boats for sale on their version of gumtree



yeah I know.... not really relevant here in Australia but.... interesting paint jobs and sail colors

relisted....



didn't make the reserve price

anyone shed any light on this one ????

relisted again .....

$500 starting price and yet the last sale went for $660.21

Bundaberg QLD 4670

sail number 1673

and yet again......

newly listed on gumtree....

Carter hulls....

ZAPPER
Sail # 1736 Gumtree add.....


ZAPPER, 1736

Zapper is also on the Mossie Website.

Gumtree:

In Leabrook SA 5068 we have.....
a mozzie for $2,450.00 Negotiable



click here

18ft-mosquito-catamaran on gumtree

oh well.....linky....
Salisbury S.A "mosquito"

Don't know how I missed this one .....



on gumtree... click for 1727

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/some...gain-better-than-hobie-yacht-/1042878796

Oldie but a goodie?

1727 is sold.

Another one on Gumtree.....

located at Hope Valley in S.A

20 year old 16 foot mosquito class catamaran. Boat in good working order and lots if fun to sail. Needs a little big if work to brjng it up to full race readiness. Trailer in good condition & months rego remaining. You will not be disappointed .
1 x main sail good condition
1 x main sail damaged can be repaired
1 x jib sail good condition

link for 1407

looks like she's been sold...

eBay mozzie.....



Catamaran-16-ft-Mosquito-with-trailer-included



Mosquito Catamaran:

-16 feet in length


-It is in great working order (It has recently been repainted)

-Towing-trailer is included.

-Comes with all the required parts (refer to pictures)

-Comes with 2 main sails and 2 jibs.

-Great for both experienced and beginner users.






I think its sail number 1455..... link

cheapy on Gumtree.... $300

located in Hobart / TASSIE

Gumtree link

catamaran mosquito ..... $450.00 Negotiable !!!

Not much info on this one....


click for Gumtree link


edit:
message sent asking for a few more details...

a little more info has been received along with 5 more pics (PM me if you want the additional pics)

relisted again.... 194 on Gumtree

I bought Mosquito 194 for parts for my Arafura Cadet project, which I am posting about here:
http://www.catsailor.net/index.php?/topic/6099-arafura-cadet-build/

Mosquito 194 certainly is an oldie but a goodie.

Lots of quality old fittings in VG condition.

I think the hulls are ok ... I will know more soon. I will check to see how much they weigh and if they are watertight.

If the hulls are OK it would be a shame to wreck a good old Mossie for parts, I think. It would be better to use it as a training boat for up and coming young Mossie sailors. (In my humble opinion.)

I was thinking that someone might want to build a 'new' mozzie using these old hulls to create a good but cheap platform. I don't see why they can't be used ...

Mosquito 194 will be doing more to encourage young cat sailors by providing parts for my AC than it would have otherwise I reckon. I don't see why using an old boat for parts for a new boat is a problem ... a mozzie is way too much boat for my kids.

194 has been advertised for quite a long period and the owner only received a couple of calls about it, sadly the older girls get little attention and being chopped up and utilised elsewhere is a better end than finding the rubbish fire


Unfortunately not all of us can see or enjoy the potential the older boats can give, Twice Shy for example has been an absolute blast and has taken trophies on several occasions when I was outclassed by far more modern boats..... it can be done but it takes commitment and determination to get there.

Matthew has already found a home for the hulls and they'll be stored for spares or future re-assembly .....

its a good outcome for 194....... I just hope Matthew takes her out for one last broad-reach

Sorry, I have already started to (carefully) disassemble 194. I wouldn't have sailed her as is. Nice set of hulls (I think) but not quite sailable in current state. No centreboards either.

Never fear - 194 will live on for sure. I am actually tempted to take her on as a project myself.

The hulls will definitely be kept.

another gumtree mozzie....

not much info but the price is right !!!

Salisbury Area SthAust.


$450 for a registered trailer AND the boat !!!

The seller says the sail number is 1636. It looks to be a good entry level boat and the price (with registered trailer) is great.

eBay Mozzie "525"

oldie but comes with a trailer, needs some work, nothing major tho ..... priced accordingly

$300 will buy-it-now

click me for 525




couple of things you may miss with the pics.....
1: the mudguard is bent out of position on the port side
2: there's a very interesting "sail-box" under the tramp
3: there are 2 sets of centreboards
4: the beach roller cradles are excellent !!
5: the trailer has a SPARE WHEEL....

just sayin....

An old boat but has been modernised in some respects. Another good entry level boat.

I was supprised at how clean and 'sharp' it all looks, with my photo program you can always find a whole host of uglys hidden by a poor quality pic, in this old girls case its supprisingly neat.
I haven't priced that car-top sail-box but I'll bet they aint cheap by any means. General overall condition is good and at a great price how could you go wrong !!

the deck is lifting at the front shroud point but he's shown that and it looks a real easy fix, the only other bit I could see was a small deck separation at the transom, 2 drops of resin and a nail and its fixed.

mmmmmm

do I need 3 ?

someone grabbed a bargin

SOLD

One is Tassie....

Mosquito Sailing Catamaran FOR SALE $1,500.00

sail number is 319

The ad says "plastic hull" ??

Theres a quite a few earlier boats that were glass hulls and timber decks, quite heavy and not without issues with the difference in materials as the hulls would have been polyester resin (I believe chopped strand mat = weight)would have been fine at the time, but as they age the decks usually became seperated.

Quite repairable (if required)though, if worse came to worse, could be redecked with modern glues and glass.

well fibreglass is known as "GRP" meaning "Glass reinforced plastic"

Hi all,

Anyone spotted this one?

Price seems right...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Catamara...in_15&hash=item2c8722d9e8&_uhb=1


I notice that it has 'dagger' style rudders by the looks. Why isn't this a favoured option for most current mozzies?

Any amount is too much for Glass Hulls from my experience . They are too heavy, too flexible and usualy the skin has broken away from all the framing inside . Better of with a ply boat, it least it can be fixed.

I took one of these to the tip years ago, rolled the hulls off into the hole, kept the trailer and rig though .

Dagger rudders have generaly been dropped from cats. The ones I have used had too much slack in them and scratched the blades, also most have no fail safe if run aground, which makes damage likely when you have 2 to pull up in a emergency.

looks like its gone

hi all
just seen 2 mosquitos on the gold coast for sale
there are on gum tree
ID NUMBER Ad ID 1051980416

I have seen these mosquitos down the southport sailing club and look in very good condition
they look like been newly repainted new mast new rigging new sails etc
please call ben for more info
ben will be able to give a more accurate description
all contact details are on the gum tree site add

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mermaid-waters/sail-boats/two-mosquito-catamarans/1051980416?ref=ais

or here.
....


catsailor forum link


Same boats

It might be wiser for the seller to sell them individually rather than as a pair.

There are not that many people who would want to buy two Mossies.

Yeah been there done that
I am rare .

Gumtree add in Sth Aust....
Sail number 1477
$1,800.00


1477

The ad says, "Marine ply construction built by Jim Boyer."

I didn't know there were Boyer plywood boats. Does anyone have any information on these?

There were timber Boyer taipans built even after they had made the moulds (timber boats have been in fashion at times) so the same probably goes for Mozzies as well.

This one was Jims own boat, very nice, I was there the first time he sailed it, way back when! I am getting old!

13 foot 3 inch resin impregnated hulls???

gumtree mossie

yeah Mark, that one's an odd-ball.....
from what I can see about the only thing mozzie related is the mast size, but even it looks short

Poor Fella might have his Paper Tigers mixed up with his Mosquitos.

And Hello Mark

Yeah hey mark

I am ummming and arrring about selling Beckit 1824 at the moment.

I have got a job in Port Hedland and have to move there for the next 2 years. I don't really want my boat sitting there doing nothing, but I have spent a lot of time, money and effort building the boat, putting on good gear and setting it up well so have a lot of attachment to it.

I guess I can either keep it some where or sell and build again upon my return, but the lead time for a new hull was pretty long last time. Is there a good place people know of where I can store it on the trailer inside for 2 years at a decent price?

Luke

G'day guys

Just listed my Mosquito on Gumtree if anyone is interested.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/m-my-ad.html?adId=1053934022

Cheers

Cam

That link doesn't seem to work. Try this one.

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/port...t-very-good-cond-incl-trailer/1053934022

Aldebaran V, 1765 is for sale.



Excellent racing history. Cat and sloop rigs, timber hulls in pristine condition, new beams, good tramp, Boyer carbon foils, competitive Clifton sails.

Beach rollers, registered and road worthy trailer with spare wheel, sail and storage boxes.



There is no maintenance required, the winter fit-out is completed, the fittings are good standard, this boat is ready to race.



Ready to perform at his usual standard.



See Gumtree for further details or PM me.
The Gumtree link is now active
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/para-hills/sail-boats/mosquito-racing-catamaran/1054991633

direct link... clicky !!

relisted and price reduction

definitely NOT a Hobie Catamaran
in Clarence Park SA 5034

click-> gumtree link

Cataraman 16 ft mosquito $600.00 on gumtree

named -> Total Eclipse

This one is sold. It is 1722 "Fine Cotton" previously of Adelaide Sailing Club but now sadly neglected. It looks like a Boyer boat to me and if so someone has got a bargain.

Mosquito Catamaran No.1282

click me to go to gumtree

1282 was listed on Seabreeze.com around a year ago...... originally she was orange in color

The one from Leabrook, 2nd listing.....

Mosquito All Rounder, twin trapeze, with bonus 6x4 trailer


$1,950.00 Negotiable


Leabrook SA 5068

2 mainsales (1 flat, 1 full), 1 jib, and 1 spinnaker (with pole but not rigged)


"clicky"

relisted.. -> here

gumtree link

AldebaranV 1765 has been reduced for sale, $4,900.
Thanks Kingy for linking my revised ad on Gumtree. You beat me to it.
Gumtree link: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/para-hills/sail-boats/mosquito-catamaran-reduced/1058342802
Previous posting here has 'lost' its photos because I moved them from Photobucket. So see Gumtree for details. Any interest welcomed, Phillip.

Mosquito Catamaran #1589 @ Balina NSW

Gumtree link

Mosquito 1759 'Toughen up Princess'


- Boyer Fibreglass hulls, daggerboards & rudders, built in mid 90's
- Minimum weight
- New mast, boom & rigging
- New Irwin Mainsail & Pink spinnaker
- Near new Goodall Jib
- New Alligator Sails Tramp & Pink Hiking Straps
- All new ropes, with Spectra halyards & control lines
- Rudders have recently been realigned, with a carbon crossbar
- Custom made tarp boat cover, with travelling bow covers
- Comes with 12 months Registered road trailer - with coffin

- Boat is ready to race, no maintenance required.
- All configurations ready to go - Cat / Sloop and/or Spinnaker
- Rarely sailed due to work commitments

This boat will be available immediately after the National Titles at Speers Point NSW (Jan 9th), either for collection from Speers Point, or we can deliver it back to Melbourne.

$7,500

Phone Matt Stone for more info - 0438 222 262
Photos in links below.

[img]https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd....2351382_b25e490d19128d56141d00604bf33f9a[/img]
[img]https://scontent-a-sjc.xx.fbcdn.net...8ddf002249b932b1555fa2d8&oe=54C79489[/img]

Mosquito Catamaran in very good condition


$1,500.00 Negotiable
Largs Bay SA 5016

Gumtree link -> 688

relisted link => 1282

Sorry guys, trailers not registered - my mistake.

Catamaran Mosquito
$1,650.00 Negotiable

Coopers Plains QLD 4108

sail number 1366

not much info on this one....

eBay link to -> BUZZ-OFF

"URGENT SALE... $750 negotible"

Fulham Gardens SA 5024

sail number 1142

Must be urgent...... price dropped to $500

gumtree link -> 1142

Trailer suitable for a Mosquito or similar. In good condition, needs a little TLC but a great start point and not registered. A good size metal coffin box and additional storage box on the front.

$350

not much info on this one.....

Road Registered trailer galvanized
Complete plywood catamaran mosquito in TLC - Needs repairs
Pick up only from Canberra

link to eBay


Messaged the usual questions.... awaiting a reply

1704 for sale on eBay...

linky -> to 1704

Aldebaran V, #1765 is SOLD.
Please make welcome to the swarm, Craig Miller of Frankston YC, Victoria, 0418 411 833. (Published with Craig's permission.)
Thank you all for your interest and support in the sale.

CHAT BLANC 1819 Will be for sale at the end of this season

Four seasons old. (sailing it’s fifth now)
On minimum weight

Built by JK Fibreglass with JK boards and rudders (carbon stocks)

Ashby Sail… Good for club racing but showing its age.
Goodall Spinnaker kit with Irwin 2 Colour Spinnaker, one season old.

Goodall Tramp in excellent condition

Ronstan 7:1 orbit blocks on main sheet.

“Bags” full boat cover, including cover for spinnaker setup so you can leave it rigged.

Beach wheels.

Serviceable, roadworthy, Vic registered, trailer (No Tie)

Extras: Spare Boom, 2 older Jibs with blocks and sheets for MK11, various spare wires.

At the end of the season I will be selling it with a new sail purchased for the State Titles in March and all this seasons nicks and scratches attended to, as “nothing to spend suit new boat buyer."

$16,000

If anyone wants to cut my season short and make an offer for “as is” please feel free to contact me.

Boat can be viewed at McCrae Yacht Club. I will post some more photos when I take some current ones. This one is from 2014 States

Simon 0411 512 212
simon.clavin@gmail.com

More photos on the Association web site:

Association Web Site

Mosquito Catamaran

$1,100.00 Negotiable

@ Fairview Park SA 5126

Gumtree link for 1171