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Otter dinghy on combination trailer for easy launching,
Bermudan mast/rig sails and alloy Gunter mast with Mirror rig
that I have used for cruising.selling as I am too far from my
cruising area and no longer use . Near Burnham on sea ,Somerset
£500

Hello, my otter 573 has a friction pad made of a short length of rubber hose adjusted by 2 screws which flatten it making the board stiff in the case, you dont want to hold it down firmly as it needs to lift when you sail into shallow water by mistake! my board will still move as i found out when i ...

hello james, my otter 573 has foam slabs along the side bouyancy tanks,this was only part filling the tanks. i had to reinforce the side /floor area as otters seem weak in this area and is a problem if badly fitted on your trailer. several have come up for sale needing repairs to the sides where rol...

Hello, has anyone had a capsize and the otter turning turtle real quick ? this happened to me recently and the centre board which was raised going downwind dropped into the slot ,could not pull up. the mast was stuck in mud so not the best situation!! I was at my local sailing club,Durleigh so we pu...

hello chris, my otter is 573 pictured in the post below about sails, the rudder looks original .the one in the earlier post is very similar, looks like a rope to hold the blade down where mine has shock cord to let it lift when i get shallow.the uphall is different ,mine goes through the stock. If y...

nice looking otter for sale on ebay ,new sails,
finishes oct 31 st ,somerset.
might be of interest .
Dave.

hello i have an otter 573 which i bought to learn sailing and have a bit of fun. my sail have been fitted with two lines of eyelets by my local sheet maker to allow me to reduce sail by approx 24 inches and just above batten pocket for second reef. i belong to a local club but they mostly race but m...

hello,
there is a otter jib on ebay at the moment,finishes 22nd.search otter dinghy.
i have a mirror jib as my spare,similar size and very cheap.i am looking at a main from a different class at the moment for my otter number 573 so will let you know if it will fit.
good sailing,fair winds!
dave.