Recent content by JAYEL

Thurrock Yacht Club, 5 mins walk from Grays Station, on the Fenchurch/Southend line, or A13 from central London Come down and take a look. Access to water at all states of tide. All marina facilities at do it yourself prices. Helpful and knowledgeable sailing staff. Lift out facilities. Large...

My Trapper 300 has been in the cradle since November 2014 whilst I had the hull repainted and renewed all the running rigging. Now getting it shipshape for a March lift in so I thought I'd run up the YSE 8 to check all OK. Water was not making it through the block. I renewed pump impeller, still...

Just bought a Finca in Manacor, Mallorca, and investigated a couple of marinas close by on the bay of Alcudia, Colonia De San Pedro, all the marine facilities you need, Restaurants etc,6000 euro per annum for a 7 mtr fin keeler, Just two Km west,Son Serre de Marina, small marina,fishing smacks...

Getting back to the water problem, there is a large plug in the top of the engine where the engine anode can be replaced,remove that and pour in the anti freeze mixture.and left to winter, plug in or out, dosen't matter.

Looks like a blakes to me. If you are out of the water,stick a socket set extensioin up the water inlet and give it a sharp blow with a hammer, Clean both surfaces and coat with seacock grease. Job done!

Got what you might be looking for amongst my boaty junk, send me your email adress in a PM and will send you a pic, see what you think

Just replaced the main traveller on my 30yr Trapper 300, same track. Barton Marine down in Whitstable were most helpfull and sent me the traveller by return post. simple!

Because my Trapper 300 rocks and rolls as the RoRo freighters make their way past towards the Thames Estuary, putting a lot of strain on my Bow roller Fairleads, I thought I would fit some fairleads into the toerail to run the mooring strops through. Have you seen the price of these bolt on...

My Trapper 300 is in it's cradle for the winter and I want to scrape the keel back to the metal, then after smoothing the surface, I want to repaint. What do I need to prime the lead with and then repaint, before finally prior to spring liftin, finish with the antifoul. I have tried to do this...

I have a Trapper300 and I have just realized that the mast has a forward rake when the more experienced yotties reckon that it should be raked aft by 12-18" to improve pointing and upwind performance. This means lengtening the forestay/ furling gear by about 1ft. This will raise the genny so it...

Antifoul curry Tried it 3 years running on my Trapper moored at Tilbury. No good. Tried it mixed with Tabasco, No good. Gone back defeated to regular hard antifouling.

This post ia aimed at all those who race 28ft Fin keelers. Fleur de Leigh, my ageing Trapper300 has not done to well in races this season, so I am investing in a new suit of sails. What I'd really like to know is how to set the mast to get the optimum drive fron the vessel? At the present time...

Hi Jason, I have a Radice folder on my 28ft Trapper300, which I fitted because of precisely the same problem that I had when the boat was fitted with free moving blades[ not linked by gears]. Perhaps your boat has broken a tooth off the gear so one blade fully extends while the other blade only...

NASA log - no signal Have the little magnets corroded off? If its just the plastic paddlewheel spinning you will get no reading.

30k in my back pocket How about a Sadler 32, sturdy sea boat and pretty quick too, and I know where theres one going for 27k in Essex. Top specs,Immac condition.