Just seen this on Apollo Duck:
 
http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk/advert.phtml?id=409846
 
Could be a bargain for someone - but I'll bet those decks get hot, hot, hot! in the sunshine!

I'm sure this used to be red with wooden decks so somebody has been busy.........

Indeed was at one point, owned I think initially by John Cooper, then Paul Gilbert (?) and I remember sailing against her in Looe when owned by Tony Blackmore.  Someone has done some serious structural work since - I think Tony was having some problems with the decks and carlins in the big waves at Looe.  Would be a very good 1st Merlin for someone as should still be reasonably quick if pointed in the right direction.

It did. I had "Thunderclap" from new for 9 years. Eventually it ended up with Tony Blackmore who put on the carbon decks. Not sure what happened to it after that but it looks smart.

Actually, whilst the carbon decks do get hot in the dinghy park, when you're sailing there's no temperature difference twixt carbon and white.