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Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 15-08-2023, 12:31
Replies: 6
Views: 546
Posted By Scattercat
Re: Wylo2 Kubota z22 gearbox

Hey well that news is not good at all!
Bummer, I'm is South Africa and the chances of finding a replacement gearbox are exactly zero.
Thanks a bunch for your reply...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 13-08-2023, 02:40
Replies: 6
Views: 546
Posted By Scattercat
Wylo2 Kubota z22 gearbox

Greetings to you all out there.
I have a 22hp Kubota motor on my Wylo2 with the standard gearbox.
The gearbox will not engage forward reliably at every attempt but seems right when selecting...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-04-2022, 00:55
Replies: 98
Views: 14,699
Posted By Scattercat
Re: Seeking "Willy's Jeep" of Bluewater Monohulls

Yours was a simple question. My opinion is simple too. I have been sailing the Southern Atlantic since 1976, mostly solo or with mostly novice sailors. On my third boat now. Two glass boats and now...
Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar 20-09-2021, 07:20
Replies: 40
Views: 3,882
Posted By Scattercat
Re: Capacitor wiring advice needed.

Absolutely correct in every way. Another retired engineering type...�� ps: make that capacitor as big as you can afford in micro farrads and voltage rated to suit the battery in this case 12v..
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-06-2019, 06:51
Replies: 57
Views: 14,511
Posted By Scattercat
Re: Sailing long distance, solo.

Try setting out from your home port, kitted as you would be for your planned voyage and spend two full nights out at sea before tying up at home again. If you survive that then do it again but turn...
Forum: Our Community 03-06-2019, 05:56
Replies: 7
Views: 1,072
Posted By Scattercat
Re: Wind vane steering

That one picture tells me more than a months reading has.
Thank you! Does your vane gear work well and does it tend to oversteer at all? Most interested to know...
Forum: Our Community 03-06-2019, 02:51
Replies: 7
Views: 1,072
Posted By Scattercat
Wind vane steering

Hearty greetings to you all. Im a new-one in this community. Thanks for having me.
I sail a Wylo2 gaffer in the Cape of storms, out of Saldanha Bay Yacht Club.
I love the boat but sitting flat on...
Forum: Meets & Greets 03-06-2019, 02:48
Replies: 1
Views: 763
Posted By Scattercat
New one on the block...

Greetings to all you sailing folks.
I sail out of Saldanha Bay in South Africa on a gaff rigged Wylo2.
Mostly short handed or alone.
Ive been messing about in boats most of this life and started...
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