FIREBUG
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 8 ft |
| Beam | 4 ft |
| Draft | 1.5 ft |
| Displacement | 88 lb |
About the FIREBUG
From class web site: "Over 1250 planpacks have gone to more than 35 countries. More than 600 of the small sailing dinghy have been successfully amateur built." "Two friends, well known New Zealand designer John Spencer and Peter Tait are responsible for the Firebug. The idea was to come up with a small boat which could be home built at low cost..." CONTACT: Postal Address: Firebug Yachts PO Box 47 042 Ponsonby, Auckland 1144, New Zealand Physical Address: 40 John Street Ponsonby, Auckland 1011, New Zealand Phone +64 9 360 1076 Fax +64 9 360 1076 Email: info@firebug.co.nz
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the FIREBUG yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the FIREBUGyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a FIREBUG? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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Which engine powers your FIREBUG?
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Used sails that fit the FIREBUG
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