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Forum: General Sailing Forum 29-01-2021, 10:25
Replies: 48
Views: 6,735
Posted By TomNH
Re: What are your minimum Essential Tools to keep on the boat?

The points about appetite for DIY (and the skills and knowledge to do it) and type of sailing are well made. To join in with the unhelpful extending of the list I have two tools on board that haven’t...
Forum: Product or Service Reviews & Evaluations 08-12-2020, 11:22
Replies: 14
Views: 3,445
Posted By TomNH
Re: Silicone VS PVC Dorade Vent Cowling

We replaced the 30year old Vetus PVC ones on our Swan with Vetus Silicone ones. They’re a bit softer but after 3 years in look like new, and fitted the existing mountings so it was a tool free...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 05-10-2020, 10:00
Replies: 7
Views: 1,894
Posted By TomNH
Re: Foul weather clothing for short but overweight woman

Musto certainly used to offer a medium broad sizing that helped many. I know Helly currently have a ‘medium short’ sizing.
Forum: The Sailor's Confessional 28-05-2020, 09:30
Replies: 113
Views: 31,346
Posted By TomNH
Re: The stupidest/funniest mistakes you've made?

I’ve many to choose from too.

Funniest was sailing a 25’ engineless gaff rigged classic cruiser on the broads in the uk (an interconnected series of lakes on the UK’s east coast) beating up a...
Forum: Our Community 27-05-2020, 23:39
Replies: 28
Views: 3,781
Posted By TomNH
Re: SWAN 40 new owner

I think there are a couple in the Facebook group. Do you have a FB account?
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 22-05-2020, 08:45
Replies: 176
Views: 21,689
Posted By TomNH
Re: Who's you favorite yacht architect?

People Nautor Swan have hired aren’t a bad list:
S&S
Ron Holland
German Frers
Juan K

Oh, and I’ve got a Ron H. I hear what people say about blade rudders, but a well built spade rudder has a...
Forum: Our Community 07-05-2020, 15:35
Replies: 28
Views: 3,781
Posted By TomNH
Re: SWAN 40 new owner

Hi,

On Facebook search for Nautor’s Swan Yachts in the groups. There a Swan Yachts by Ron Holland Group, which I’m an admin for so happy to let you in, I believe there is an equivalent Frers...
Forum: Our Community 05-05-2020, 10:00
Replies: 28
Views: 3,781
Posted By TomNH
Re: SWAN 40 new owner

I own a Swan too. Welcome to Club Swan. There are owners groups on Facebook for each of the designers. Nautor, unlike many builders, do manufacture a lot of bespoke fittings, but have a parts...
Forum: Our Community 05-05-2020, 09:55
Replies: 9
Views: 1,294
Posted By TomNH
Re: GPS / Sat Nav upgrade

I replaced the later version of the Leica on my boat at the start of last year. The successor system does exist but is a commercial product and eye wateringly expensive. I was able to install a new...
Forum: Liveaboard's Forum 29-04-2020, 12:36
Replies: 56
Views: 10,140
Posted By TomNH
Re: Sell my house for a Swan 48?

I’m not going to offer advice on the wisdom of the financial choices but I can talk about the boat. I own a Swan 43 from 1989. They are great boats and built like brick outhouses. But they are laden...
Forum: Auxiliary Equipment & Dinghy 14-04-2020, 10:23
Replies: 15
Views: 2,621
Posted By TomNH
Re: Zodiac MilSpec as a dinghy?

It’s the current version of the vernerable (and venerated) Avon searider. For many years they defined the benchmark for ribs, and indeed the SR5.4 was the world’s first commercial rib, with the Royal...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 14-04-2020, 07:03
Replies: 17
Views: 2,781
Posted By TomNH
Re: What the heck is this?

Agreed - looks just like the end fitting a for my endoscope.
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-02-2020, 17:33
Replies: 15
Views: 4,559
Posted By TomNH
Re: Viewing NMEA Data Stream

No worries. I’m not sure your existing hardware will work with Seatalk NG as I think it is N2K with a different connector, and thus all CAN bus at the physical layer and will require different...
Forum: Marine Electronics 05-02-2020, 09:09
Replies: 15
Views: 4,559
Posted By TomNH
Re: Viewing NMEA Data Stream

The Actisense NGT N2k to USB gateway isn’t too expensive and there is a variant with a Raymarine connector. The Actisense NMEA reader software is quite good, and free. Obviously you’ll need a...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 09-07-2019, 14:16
Replies: 23
Views: 3,766
Posted By TomNH
Re: Teak in interior design

My boat is a 1989 Swan and its interior cabinetry is lovely, but thick (3mm ish) veneer with solid, or laminated teak for trim. Bluntly if Nautor weren’t doing solid teak (and I’ve not seen one that...
Forum: Navigation 09-07-2019, 14:09
Replies: 23
Views: 5,085
Posted By TomNH
Re: What charting systems do you use?

Sailing the English Channel, as far north as Holland and south as Southern Brittany..

Paper backups - passage and coastal charts (UKHO or SHOM) with some harbour plans but mainly relying on the...
Forum: Our Community 21-05-2019, 09:12
Replies: 13
Views: 6,092
Posted By TomNH
Re: Time Zero, MaxSea navigation

If you want high end pc based navigation with a sailing focus, and racing bias, then look at Expedition. It’s the Rolls Royce solution used by Volvo race boats, TP52s ET al and actually written in...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-03-2019, 13:08
Replies: 48
Views: 28,191
Posted By TomNH
Hydranet triradial vs. 3Di Nordac/Endurance

There’s quite a bit of uninformed opinion here. I replaced our sails last year with 3di Nordac. I considered the options you are and debated quite a bit, including with highly regarded local...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 11-03-2019, 16:30
Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Posted By TomNH
Re: Flare Replacement Choices

So for me the issue is about what's most effective. Given modern electronic aids, and my boat's equipment, I'm most likely to be asking for help electronically. Unless I'm in the liferaft, when I'll...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 04-03-2019, 12:09
Replies: 5
Views: 1,094
Posted By TomNH
Flare Replacement Choices

Hi,

My flares are due for replacement this season, and I'm wondering about alternatives.

My context:
- The boat is a 43' offshore performance cruiser.
- There are is regulatory requirement...
Forum: Marine Electronics 06-02-2019, 09:07
Replies: 95
Views: 35,405
Posted By TomNH
Re: What's the Best Wind Sensor?

I’ve only a little to offer: we’ve got a B&G 213 on a carbon hockey stick mount. Despite their new range of sensors B&G still seem to use these for high end race boats. I’ve had bearing/seal failure...
Forum: Marine Electronics 31-12-2018, 08:51
Replies: 149
Views: 27,648
Posted By TomNH
Re: Boat internet system recommendations

Hi,

I've got a fairly cheap and simple system that might do what you want. There are two components: a teltonika RUT550 and a ubiquity bullet. The RUT550 is a 4G router with provision for 2...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 16-11-2018, 08:24
Replies: 7
Views: 7,056
Posted By TomNH
Re: Divinycell foam construction from mid 1980s?

My 1989 Swan 43 has Divinicel cored decks (and longitudinal hull stringers). I’ve seen no problems with them at all, and I have been assured that water penetration at hull penetrations shouldn’t be...
Forum: Navigation 02-04-2018, 12:18
Replies: 59
Views: 21,084
Posted By TomNH
Re: Android or Apple tablet?

I think there are a few key factors that drive your use of tablets:

- do you/will you have a wifi network on board which provides access to the boat's data sources (GPS, AIS, wind, depth, radar...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 18-02-2018, 07:24
Replies: 7
Views: 1,686
Posted By TomNH
Re: Snap schakle for runners/check stays?

There are essentially two types: those designed to release under load (for tripping kites etc) and those designed not to release under load (halyards etc). I'm guessing you would expect to ease the...
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