Recent content by Hereward

Looking for some wisdom. My new-to-me boat came with a SL Anchorman manual windlass (441 I think, with gipsy & drum). It works ok to recover the anchor but I cannot get it to release i.e. it turns CW but not ACW. Releasing the clutch nut has no obvious impact on the gipsy. Previous owner...

Sorry to revive a one-year old discussion, but just wondering if anyone has looked at this software package: http://www.neptune-navigation.com/ Seems to do most of what the OP was mentioning albeit for quite a price. Is it as good as it claims?

Thanks everyone for some great ideas. Sounds like soft shackles are definitely worth a look. Nevertheless, I will learn to sew because, point taken, I'm sure it's a skill worth having.

I've just realised that the new mainsail I fitted at the start of the season is incomplete. It doesn't have the rings for fixing the tack reef cringle to the ramshorn (the "spectacles", as I have seen them referred to). I'll go back to the sailmaker at the end of the season but I would rather...

Thanks to all for the replies. Looks like I will simply have to take it apart and clean it up. I can imagine that if the levers were free to move independently, the system is workable using a fixed throttle setting for manoeuvres. I have seen from earlier forum discussions that these early...

My old Yanmar YSB8 has the 2-lever control system (a big one for the gear change and a small one for the throttle). I wanted to replace with a single lever system but it seems that cannot be done, so I am trying to make the best of what I have. The problem is the friction between the two...