Recent content by Chris456

Hi there thanks for that. I am currently looking at putting lead cheeks on the long iron keel to see if that helps, but definitely think I need more in the bilges as you say.

Thank you all, really helpful and I think I will need to add reefing as I only have 1 reefing option on the sail at the moment. I am pretty sure I don't have enough ballast either so will keep adding until she feels right.

Hi, I am the owner of a beautiful 120 year old 19ft Mevagissey Tosher. She was recently renovated in Fowey, but with her large gaff cutter rig, single handed sailing is almost impossible in anything over a force 3. She has a very shallow draft (1.3 m) and an iron keel with no ballast and I have...