Just retired this year
Apart from boating on south coast, charitable works at National Trust ( just completing interview and training took5 hours and I haven’t even served in house yet) plus any charitable bodies you belong to like Table,masons, menin sheds etc
And doing diy for children’s...
We have a box section bowsprit which mounts in the bow roller but it just there to push the attachment point for the Karver top down type furler forward for the cruising chute .you don’t fly the Genoa or jib if you fly the cruising chute though mainly as no real need .
Should you be interested in first aid kits for boats a number of companies online will sell you all you need and for a few£ update the supplies etc. it’s mainly a SuperYacht service(also for private jets out of Farnbourgh etc) but a search of web will give shedloads of info or look at what ARC...
Indeed our 1976 centaur fresh out of the waterlooville factory had external very basic rope halyards ,no wire or dynema then and 2 external winches on mast plus the boom roller handle to reef on front. Brass hanks on the Ratsey Lapthorn sails in heavy or very heavy weight sails. Kicking...
We only have small plastic windows in the sprayhood as windscreen below but when we had the plastic replaced we also had three canvas covers made with pop studs by a firm in Thorney island marina . I’m sure the cheap tarp works but canvas covers are and alternate solution-in attached you can see...
Don’t forget you can join the Westerly Owners association very cheaply -assuming you halyards are off the mast yo might wat to replace any old ones with new ones from say jimmy green or such like before rerigging .
When we first went to Tenerife in mid 1980s it was truly cheap in the south but having just returned from Gran Canaria the one thing we thought really cheap were the bus and taxi fares -seemed dozens of taxis at least in Las Palmas and even the buses were regular and cheap. Venturing further...
In terms of a marina choice between Lym and Yarmouth I guess we tend to choose Lym due to space availability as booking at Yarmouth can prove hard (I’m not saying you cannot book a berth we just find yacht haven or others at Lym means more likelihood of space .) If you are lucky you can have a...
You might find asking around Gosport marina offices gives a few names. While I have never used one I recall a number boats in Haslar have had pricey stern arches built by a local fabricator . Another source of suggestions might be local Gosport riggers .
We are a Gosport boat Haslar) so know this choice well and have previously had 10.8 m now 12.8m so much same size Personally 8/9 days might not be enough allowing for any bad weather delays but leaving that aside if tides suit you could either as suggested hop to Lymington or Yarmouth for first...
I have my ocean signal so no issues there hopefully but as you say a monopoly wholesaler in tiptop for those in south . A few years ago there was a firm on hamble using rollers but they ceased trading -I just wondered if sail cleaners in south had become subject to evils of other water based...
A fewBrixham pictures -the one thing to be wary of is fishing boats rushing in and out at warp drive to land a Rock eatery but you really just follow the breakwater down to the marina. Ignore the small pontoons in foreground btw as these are sailing club ones and too shallow/unstable . There is...
We are not much longer than you at12.8m and have easily reached Brixham in daylight on a number of occasions from Portland inshore channel - marina staff are very helpful although shoreside facilities rather tired but do check re space ie available visitor berths . I’m told Brixham marina can...