Recent content by Hawkflier

Thanks J. It is all an upward learning curve. I should know if the sale is going through tomorrow or Tuesday but I am hopeful. Then it will be full steam ahead so to speak! I hear what you say about keeping the 2 battery arrangement. However, as there are going to be some serious work...

Marine Batteries Many thanks for your advice. I will need to do an evaluation of the power demands of the yacht, although this is a little difficult as she is currently in Eire and my access will be in short bursts to get her ready to come back to the UK for the repair/refurbishment program...

After many years crewing, but a 17 year gap in owning a yacht I hope that I am just about to again be an owner.I have lots to get back up to speed upon but the first issue I would like to ask about is the issue of marine batteries. Currently the yacht I hope to be buying has 2 batteries (not...

Hi guys after spending my summer yacht hunting and getting nowhere I am now following up on an X 402. As I will get but one chance to own my own yacht I can't afford a total mess-up. Can anyone direct me to a source of technical information on this yacht. I have contacted X Yachts for help but...

Sigma 38 Quandry, I have just sent you a private message. Many thanks for your advice it is very useful.

Sigma 38 Can I thank both of you for your comments. They will be invaluable to me when I look at the Sigma. The right crew is my worry in that it is going to be difficult to get experienced crews for longer trips, and it will take some time to get the willing newbies up to standard. Although...

I am going to look at a 20 year old Apollo 12 very soon. I really like the look of her and I think that she looks to be in good condition. Does anyone know anything about these Greek yachts? I believe that she has a LLoyds plate. If she is not the one, then there is a Sigma 38 that I am going...

Hi folks, as a new member to this forum I am looking for some crewing opportunities. Although it is 14 years since I last really took the helm, I have been racing for the last 8 years in a reasonably successful crew. 2nd in class prior to last season when the skipper mothballed the yacht in...

This thread has made me think! As a falconer who keeps and hunts a large female Harris hawk I have been thinking about the feasibility of sailing with a hawk aboard. Would she get sea sick? I think she would be a solution to any rat within a 2 mile radius although I think that I will have to...

I have just come across your post regarding a Dromor Apollo 40' (I presume this is the same as the Dromor Apollo12). I have been thinking about buying one this summer. What do you think of yours? How well-founded are they and what about the longer distance cruising capability and comfort...

After not owning/skippering anything for 14 years, and after 8 years race crewing it's time to buy my own yacht. I am looking for something not too old, well founded, and capable of some medium to long distances with the capacity for comfortable live a board conditions, and fairly fast...