Recent content by erich27

As the previous owner of "Whangdoodle " the kicker arrangement was as original set up and always worked well 🙄 Hi Chris, great photos and please pass on my good wishes to the new owners 😀 Regards Eric Holland

Experienced sailor looking for a berth on a yacht sailing to the Caribbean, from the UK or Canaries , early November this year?

Hello Crown, I'd be happy to help you, with your launch trip, our boat Panther(SIGMA 35 ) was in the shed over winter at Dinas Boatyard, Y Felinheli, and we launched from there on the 30th April and went through the Swellies on our trip to the mooring at Holyhead harbour

Wanted : UK Chart Cartridge for Standard Horizon CP180 Chart Plotter

Hello Saltram, Just wondered if you had any luck with finding the cartridge ? Cheers Erich

Great, fingers crossed, thanks

Wanted : UK Chart Cartridge for Standard Horizon CP180 Chart Plotter ( Or just Irish Sea & West coast of Scotland ? )

Hi Jonathan, I'm based near Conway, North Wales ( boat in Holyhead harbour) so just let me know the postage cost and details and will arrange transfer to you etc.? Cheers again, Eric

Hello Jonathan, thanks for your reply and have been out of Wifi signal for a couple of days hence the delay in response, and yes please, and do you want payment and carriage costs etc. ? Cheers Eric H

Standard Horizon CP180 Chart Plotter preferably with UK charts.

We had a FURLEX 200S roller reefing fitted to our last yacht (SIGMA33) and did have problems with it jamming, seemed to be very sensitive to excessive jib halyard tension ( causing the halyard to wrap around the forestay. Our (relatively ) new to us SIGMA 35 has a HARKEN roller reefing system...

Hi Forumites , back home after completing the trip in the required 10 days, as mentioned, 10 days was a rush most of the time travelling non-stop as it was a delivery trip and very much under time pressure from the owner to complete in 10 days, The Calley canal and lochs were superb followed...

Hi Forumites, Thanks so much for all your helpful hints and advice ! I'm looking forward to the trip, starting this Saturday !

Thanks for the response Fifer, and just looking for any tips, along the way good places to overnight etc. ? though it does make sense to try and go non-stop until we reach the Caley canal and then take our time, though the leg up to the Moray coast is quite a long one ! We are aiming to...

I am helping a friend bring his newly purchased 37' Prout catamaran round from near Newcastle (Amble ) round to North Wales, via the Caledonian Canal; and would appreciate input from any members who have done this trip? Thanks .