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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 01-03-2024, 07:25
Replies: 31
Views: 3,208
Posted By Hesti
Re: Looking to buy a boat but a lot of rust on the engine!!

Absolutely true. Ours saw us, understood that we were under time pressure to buy as we had a long absence from work already approved. It lured us, we got hooked, put it in a boatyard for the most...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 29-02-2024, 12:53
Replies: 31
Views: 3,208
Posted By Hesti
Re: Looking to buy a boat but a lot of rust on the engine!!

Whenever you have to work on the engine, screws might not turn willingly but might possibly break off. The alternator and the rest of the engine electrics might cause trouble due to corrosion. The...
Forum: Dollars & Cents 27-01-2024, 04:53
Replies: 32
Views: 3,259
Posted By Hesti
Re: Prepaying for repairs

Sounds like a story from the book "Don't stop the Carnival".


And no, the request from the yard is not fair to you and I would agree that you should walk. All the risk would be on you - that is...
Forum: Health, Safety & Related Gear 18-01-2024, 12:31
Replies: 2
Views: 797
Posted By Hesti
Sailing Vessel THE GUAJIRA overdue

Dear all


from a contact on another forum, I have been asked to post the following. I understand that the official search may be over.



I do not have any further information and can not...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 14-12-2023, 13:10
Replies: 3
Views: 699
Posted By Hesti
Re: Next Sabbatical? Getting the flying Dragon ready again ...

Slow progress: New engine mounts, engine aligned, all seacocks replaced with bronze ones, small black water tank, all done in summer by a boatyard.

Engine descaled in autumn.

The miracle of...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 03-06-2023, 10:37
Replies: 28
Views: 1,795
Posted By Hesti
Re: Best Practices to Make Sure Jib/Genoa/Traveler Tracks Don’t Leak?

Never is a very long time ...


Do you have enough space to glue the screw from below (head below the deck) into the deck and fix the track with nuts from above? That should discourage the screw...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-05-2023, 06:48
Replies: 24
Views: 2,341
Posted By Hesti
Re: How much...?

Mast and sails are available and in good condition?


I guess if what you get (Hull, interior including upholstery, rigging including sails, engine, rudder, cooker, possibly fridge, spray hood...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 05-05-2023, 06:30
Replies: 55
Views: 6,463
Posted By Hesti
Re: Raising the Main Solo

Will the boat heave to under jib and with tiller hard over? Then raising the jib, heaving to and raising the main (with the mainsheet slack) while hove to might work. It works on many boats - you...
Forum: Multihull Sailboats 17-03-2023, 12:36
Replies: 57
Views: 6,825
Posted By Hesti
Re: "Unusual" project - having trouble getting the right build - custom needed?

The reason why the production boat builders are unhappy about removing a bunk is likely, that that bunk is structural reinforcement and they would have to get the naval architect that designed the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 17-03-2023, 11:27
Replies: 3
Views: 699
Posted By Hesti
Re: Next Sabbatical? Getting the flying Dragon ready again ...

One of the bigger topics is engine mounts and shaft seal. The engine itself had a lot of work done on it in early 2019 including descaling of the head, regrinding of the valves etc. and runs nicely....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 17-03-2023, 10:37
Replies: 3
Views: 699
Posted By Hesti
Next Sabbatical? Getting the flying Dragon ready again ...

There is no denying - we (the wife and me) are getting on a bit. Living in Germany, where the official retirement age now is 67 for our age group, we are not sure if we will still be able to go...
Forum: Marine Electronics 23-09-2022, 08:34
Replies: 52
Views: 10,492
Posted By Hesti
Re: Best brand for instruments/plotter

Does any of the brands have a bright red or yellow button to get a MOB fix in a single button push? If yes - I would seriously consider to go with that brand.


Yes, the modern electronics have...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 15-08-2022, 09:47
Replies: 66
Views: 11,914
Posted By Hesti
Re: Backing out of slip - suggestions

Feathering (not folding) propellers reduce the prop walk somewhat.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-10-2021, 10:51
Replies: 11
Views: 2,247
Posted By Hesti
Re: Najad 330, got my eye on one, any experiencez

Possibly. They have two things in common - good reputation and a bit beyond my means.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-10-2021, 09:39
Replies: 11
Views: 2,247
Posted By Hesti
Re: Najad 330, got my eye on one, any experiencez

Najad as a builder has a really good reputation. The boats are sometimes regarded as a bit in the motorsailer field.


There are owner associations.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-10-2021, 23:57
Replies: 10
Views: 1,599
Posted By Hesti
Re: Adding keel ballast

Is this the designer of your boat? https://www.bruceroberts.com/ If yes - why not try and get his view?

As stated already by others, the additional weight combined with the leverage from the...
Forum: Our Community 03-10-2021, 04:03
Replies: 51
Views: 5,678
Posted By Hesti
Re: Antagonists - or just me

Some more boatyard gripe:

Twice I have had work done on the engine. In both cases, I had to clear out a few litres of Diesel from the bilge afterwards. As we have a liner inside, it is not...
Forum: Our Community 03-10-2021, 03:37
Replies: 51
Views: 5,678
Posted By Hesti
Re: Antagonists - or just me

Some more ...

With the need to have a lot of your work done by boatyards, roughly budget for around 10 % of the price of a similar sized new boat for the upkeep for maintenance and repairs. Per...
Forum: Our Community 03-10-2021, 02:29
Replies: 51
Views: 5,678
Posted By Hesti
Re: Antagonists - or just me

About the fact, that once on the hard, you are at the merci of the yard - that is so true and not just where you are. I have seen boatyards in Europe pull beautiful wooden boats in the summer and...
Forum: Our Community 02-10-2021, 06:19
Replies: 51
Views: 5,678
Posted By Hesti
Re: Antagonists - or just me

A recommendation from my better half: Finland. Happiest people on earth, good boat yards and very very very correct on business. Not cheap, but very very very correct.

I would add all of...
Forum: Our Community 02-10-2021, 05:30
Replies: 51
Views: 5,678
Posted By Hesti
Re: Antagonists - or just me

Sounds like you are being fleeced. Perhaps by a well set up fleecing machine. Do you have a chance to talk to diplomatic representation of your home country and ask for advice?

Beyond that - how...
Forum: Our Community 18-09-2021, 12:18
Replies: 36
Views: 7,534
Posted By Hesti
Re: Bowspirit - potentially dangerous?

They are dangerous if you have to crawl out on them in a seaway. They are pretty safe if you do not have to crawl out on them in a seaway. So, if you have a perfectly working roller at the front or...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-09-2021, 12:07
Replies: 9
Views: 713
Posted By Hesti
Re: Bent sailboat mast

Is the mast still standing or already on the hard? On the hard, it would be easy to determine, if the mast itself is bent or if just the stays were stretched a bit and the curve can be trimmed out...
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 18-09-2021, 11:58
Replies: 24
Views: 3,918
Posted By Hesti
Re: Catalina 25 bulkhead rot

Is it just surface mold? Or is the wood already soft?



If it is just surface mold that can be scrubbed away with a pot cleaner and some methylated spirit - I have made good experience with...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 10-09-2021, 12:15
Replies: 12
Views: 879
Posted By Hesti
Re: Bent wire - cause for concern?

Yes, should be replaced. Likely a few hundred. It is pretty common. There are owners who just straighten the wire, but the right thing is to replace. Because some strands in the wire had been...
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