Recent content by machurley22

It's been years since I last posted or even visited here but thought it worth breaking my silence to report that I'm currently tied up in Tobermory alongside Nathan's old Kudu and her new owner Jane.

It depends where you sail IMO. I have the beautiful original floorboards but never use them since I think the dinghy floor is much more likely to be damaged with them in place if landing on a rocky shore.

To be honest, I'm hard put to decide which of them is the worse ambassador for these two excellent but widely differing designs; Seajet with his monomania resulting in an inability to see any real merit in any other yacht of an even remotely similar size (as you say LittleSister) or Nick Vass...

There's always been confusion on the 'net about the Hurley 22 numbers. This SailboatData page shows a drawing which includes a label describing the ballast as "IRON .714 TONS" which is 1600lbs and would make the rest of the boat 2300lbs, the exact opposite of the data panel on the same page...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKSBWCPSlk

It nearly always flows anti-clockwise round the bay (except when it flows clockwise) and isn't fast enough to give any real trouble although the transition as you cross the middle of the bay can catch the unwary unawares. :)

Are you quite sure of your calculations?

I'm almost certain it's the model prior to the 608, the Plastimo 609 like wot I have, turnbuckle version as already stated.

Skyhook.. Apologies for the appalling pic but I recently bought a pack of two of these suction hooks from IKEA and a single one is currently easily holding about 2 to 3kgs on a smooth surface. I'm quite sure someone of a practical bent could modify and disguise them to secure a chart plotter...

At the start of this season I motored south single-handed down a very narrow winding channel I had only motored up once with a local pilot six months earlier to a borrowed winter mooring. I had already had several aborted attempts at leaving (engine problem, dinghy destruction and gps issue) and...

How very peculiar.

It may be easier to do the work with the mast down but it's surely much quicker to go up and down yourself than to unstep and re-step the mast. It certainly is on my 22footer anyway.

Or possibly GOOD VALUE even. What is this place coming to? Surely it would be more reasonable to assume that the OP didn't want his mast to fall down rather than that he was only interested in cost?

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt here David and suggest that you have made a hasty judgement completely out of character with your normally well-balanced view of the world. Give O'Brian another chance and try to pay more attention this time. :) "One of the greatest cycles of...