Talk:Westsail 32

Unresolved issues

 * Was it the Atkin Eric or Thistle? The source I think is more reliable says the Eric.
 * Figured it out — Thistle was a trunk-cabin Eric. So, I guess the Kendall really was an Eric, and the Westsail was a trunk-cabin Kendall.  — Johan the Ghost seance 11:25, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
 * What year was Archer's design?
 * Any more info on Regis Voyager?


 * Were the kit boats fitted with bulkheads at the factory?
 * How many kits were sold without ballast installed?
 * Could do with more info on interior layouts (mine was a kit).
 * How many boats were ketch-rigged?
 * 12 layers of fibreglass? I thought 12, but one reference says 24.


 * Could use a lot more info on the impact of the design; what double-ended designs followed on, how many were directly inspired by the Westsail, etc.
 * True North
 * To what extent Bob Perry's boats (Valiant 40 etc)?
 * What else?


 * Probably should mention the impact of the oil crisis (on the price of resin, and hence boats being sold for pre-set prices at a loss).
 * Statistics on the number of Westsails to circumnavigate? number still seaworthy?
 * Can we work in anecdotes (eg. about Westsails that have survived rolls, or the one that survived being T-boned by a freighter) while remaining encyclopedic?
 * Could do with info on production facilities.


 * Any more ideas?

Feel free to add to the article and cross these off. But please provide references where possible. — Johan the Ghost seance 23:31, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Removed inks
Wikipedia has a policy of no advertising links, hence I've removed the Worldcruiser link. (Sorry, Bud.) — Johan the Ghost seance 11:25, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Kendall 32 article
I've made this article the Kendall 32 article too, as I don't think the Kendall warrants a separate article, unless we get a load more information on it. The two boats have a load in common, anyhow. So, we could do with covering the Kendall more in the "Design" section, for example by talking about the interior (very different to a Westsail, but I've only seen one). — Johan the Ghost seance 13:01, 21 April 2006 (UTC)

Images
The images that were here originally have apparently been removed because they were untagged. It would be great to get them back, or get other Westsail/Kendall images, but they have to have appropriate free licences. — Johan the Ghost seance 20:41, 30 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I've filled in with some more pictures.... but they're all of the same boat (mine). If anyone else has some good pictures, feel free to contribute them. — Johan the Ghost seance 16:30, 25 May 2008 (UTC)