RobbieB
Super Anarchist
Charleston area ZIM dealer High and Dry Boatworks took delivery of 10 ZIM ILCA's in late March. ALL are sold with the next delivery coming in June.
After seeing the boats this weekend and talking to the dealer both of us agree these boats are just like all the older boats that are ILCA legal.
It was funny for me as I stood there looking at the boats and thinking, "Wow. There's nothing different, (outside of the gelcoat finished deck to hull connection) and while it was a bit anti-climatic I'm pretty sure that's the point. If it's a true OD class it SHOULD BE anti-climatic!
$7,300.00 appears to be a "Basic" race ready rig, but nothing fancy. No carbon bits and some of the rigging lines are thicker than what's "preferred, (just like in the good'ole LPE days). It also looks like one of the outhaul package blocks was missing from every boat which is obviously a learning curve thing from the factory folks.
On boat has reported a leak which is currently being problem solved by the dealer but it's looking like a bailer related issue. I didn't ask if they installed the "new screwless" auto-bailer I've heard about.
Kids have been sailing 4 of these rigged as 4.7's and outside of the leaky one everyone seems very happy.
So there's the report folks.
After seeing the boats this weekend and talking to the dealer both of us agree these boats are just like all the older boats that are ILCA legal.
It was funny for me as I stood there looking at the boats and thinking, "Wow. There's nothing different, (outside of the gelcoat finished deck to hull connection) and while it was a bit anti-climatic I'm pretty sure that's the point. If it's a true OD class it SHOULD BE anti-climatic!
$7,300.00 appears to be a "Basic" race ready rig, but nothing fancy. No carbon bits and some of the rigging lines are thicker than what's "preferred, (just like in the good'ole LPE days). It also looks like one of the outhaul package blocks was missing from every boat which is obviously a learning curve thing from the factory folks.
On boat has reported a leak which is currently being problem solved by the dealer but it's looking like a bailer related issue. I didn't ask if they installed the "new screwless" auto-bailer I've heard about.
Kids have been sailing 4 of these rigged as 4.7's and outside of the leaky one everyone seems very happy.
So there's the report folks.