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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 20-11-2021, 05:54
Replies: 97
Views: 14,753
Posted By olivert
Re: Why are helms placed so far back on modern yachts?

Tiller for.me whenever possible. Less to go wrong, less blocking up the cockpit (and please don't say how the cockpit is swept by the tiller, it is only when you tack or tube and your crew will be...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-09-2021, 17:10
Replies: 26
Views: 5,337
Posted By olivert
Re: Can I reef the genoa?

Thanks Jim - I stand corrected l. my 20 year old Profurl is typical of my age(!) and everything was single track then. I must say twin tracks wouldappeal if I were changing now
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 10-09-2021, 23:25
Replies: 26
Views: 5,337
Posted By olivert
Re: Can I reef the genoa?

I don't recallver seeing a furling unit with 2 tracks. This begs the question whether your boat had a furling unit or if it is just headfoil. Maybe you cold post a photo of the bottom of the unit. ...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 24-08-2021, 11:10
Replies: 22
Views: 2,603
Posted By olivert
Re: We Bought a Boat!

Well done a wonderful moment
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 22-08-2021, 06:24
Replies: 77
Views: 11,144
Posted By olivert
Re: Advice docking a boat with throttle mounted down low?

Our Twister had a low mounted engine control and a long keel. it really boils down to forward thinking and practice - you can do it and you will become a better boat handler
Forum: General Sailing Forum 31-07-2021, 09:24
Replies: 11
Views: 2,829
Posted By olivert
Re: Wire slapping in mast...

I used to work for a mast maker. What we always did building a mast was to pass down the mast a length of plastic water pipe, diameter according to what cables were to go in.



Stops all that...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-07-2021, 11:27
Replies: 85
Views: 10,197
Posted By olivert
Re: Are ignition keys pointless in the cockpit?

Do many aircraft get stolen?
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 17-07-2021, 11:00
Replies: 85
Views: 10,197
Posted By olivert
Re: Are ignition keys pointless in the cockpit?

Most engine manufacturers build engines for vehicles so an ignition key is required. Most boatbuilders just get on and fit what they are supplied. Therefore we all get stuck with keys and it is only...
Forum: Navigation 11-08-2020, 01:17
Replies: 8
Views: 1,776
Posted By olivert
Re: Compass rebalancing for southern hemisphere

When I used to work for Sestrel compass manufacturers in a previous lifetime, I would have said a 4deg dip was liveable and probably less painful than doing a refill job! As others have said,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-05-2020, 10:51
Replies: 201
Views: 23,001
Posted By olivert
Re: The great multi vs mono debate

Only if you are planning to visit Ninevah.

But I don't really feel taking the Mickey is the best way of dealing with a thread that all you folk clearly don't wish to participate in. I have my own...
Forum: Fountaine Pajot 08-07-2019, 13:46
Replies: 6
Views: 1,545
Posted By olivert
Re: Repair or replace magnetic compass on Belize?

Try asking a commercial shipping agent if they know a compass adjuster. if they do it is a route worth trying
Forum: General Sailing Forum 27-05-2019, 13:12
Replies: 24
Views: 8,599
Posted By olivert
Re: Fixing A Leaky Compass

Please don't everything use alcohol unless you are 150% sure that is what was originally used. You will render the plastic dome opaque. Only actual glass is proof. maybe if you have a flat topped...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 12-12-2018, 14:17
Replies: 69
Views: 20,619
Posted By olivert
Re: Nicholson 31 or Westsail 32?

Pete, you sum it up to perfection
Forum: Our Community 11-11-2018, 11:17
Replies: 53
Views: 9,221
Posted By olivert
Re: Best dinghy for single handed sailor

Everyone has an opinion many are fixated on a particular type but please go back to first principles: what will you do with it? How much must it carry? How fast must it go? How well must it row? ...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 07-11-2018, 02:17
Replies: 10
Views: 7,364
Posted By olivert
Re: Recommend a Brass Lacquer

Back in the 1920s boat owners had this same problem with lamps and portlights and every sort of fitting. When I worked in the classic boat market we received calls every week from guys working on...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 19-08-2018, 02:44
Replies: 42
Views: 11,426
Posted By olivert
Re: Catalina 36 lazy jacks vs. "stack pack" options

[QUOTE=opusnz;2698557] The lazy jack systems were a pain in the a$$ when you wanted to put the mainsail cover on.


I have cleat each side on the mast at boom height. I have enough slack in my...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 17-08-2018, 08:54
Replies: 42
Views: 11,426
Posted By olivert
Re: Catalina 36 lazy jacks vs. "stack pack" options

Lazy jacks - easy DIY job, even easier if the mast is out sometime. I hung mine on the spreaders and you can do nearly everything without 'surgery' (depending on the make and type of boom you have)...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 30-07-2018, 11:27
Replies: 97
Views: 9,682
Posted By olivert
Re: Can I refer to my catamaran as a ship?

You can call it what you may. But why?
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 29-07-2018, 09:39
Replies: 8
Views: 1,522
Posted By olivert
Re: Looking for Unusual Hinge

Looks like a hinge made by YS Fittings in UK back in the days when they were owned by Jack Holt. I looked at the Allen Brothers website (they manufactured and Holt's distributed) but a quick look...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 14-06-2018, 14:55
Replies: 19
Views: 2,240
Posted By olivert
Re: Standing rigging puzzle

I doubt the rigging is original because swayed ends like these were not in common use in the 1970s. (In Europe any way)
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 16-01-2018, 11:35
Replies: 46
Views: 8,617
Posted By olivert
Re: Poor seamanship ??

Notice sail cover still on and I bet headsail still has a tie on. I think he was totally unprepared in the "sure knowledge" it was fine outside and off for lunch somewhere close. A very nasty shock...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-12-2017, 10:48
Replies: 276
Views: 61,599
Posted By olivert
Re: Trailerable blue-ocean: exists?

Boatbuilders need to make a living and have to study their potential market versus costs to do so. These days more and more new boats go to charter fleets where berth numbers is king. The set up...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-12-2017, 07:36
Replies: 276
Views: 61,599
Posted By olivert
Re: Trailerable blue-ocean: exists?

Well, momentum can be pretty good and in coastal cruising I have found many times in light airs that I just keep going whilst the lightweights stop. Touch of the hare and the tortoise. Motoring is...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-12-2017, 07:14
Replies: 276
Views: 61,599
Posted By olivert
Re: Trailerable blue-ocean: exists?

Twister 28. Designed by Kim Holman
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 25-12-2017, 00:08
Replies: 276
Views: 61,599
Posted By olivert
Re: Trailerable blue-ocean: exists?

Surprisingly good upwind, but she was designed as a racing boat under the old rules (uk not us) and was unbeatable for ages. She is a delight to sail upwind and down, carries sail very well and I...
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