Recent content by nazarmuna

Try Advance Marine in Portishead. Volvo dealer and regularly do work in Cardiff. In discussion with them myself about repowering my boat.

Team Marine, in Penarth Marina has apparently ceased trading. Does anyone know any details or another Volvo marine service agent near to Cardiff?

Hi Jim Another possibility is Thornbury Sailing Club who are based at Oldbury-on-Severn, not too far north of Bristol and are a super friendly club run by members. When I joined, the fee was £120 per year, hence only £10 per month. They have both cruising (yachts) and dinghy sailing and run...

The double skin can also cause some challenges with running wires or hoses. There are (I believe) some conduits inset within the foam of the Sadler 29 to assist with this. Like others say, more a case of cost/benefit for margin conscious builders than any real cons.

For a project I did recently (albeit on a truck rather than a boat) I made my own. For this I used a sheet of stainless (3mm ?) which I cut and drilled as required. This was then primed and painted matt black using automotive aerosol paints. I then used white Letraset (rub-on letters on a...

It's not a case of trying to get the highest performance so much as trying to quantify what the performance and stability of a Cobra 850 actually are. I like a good many things about the Cobra (styling, accommodation, build quality, price, etc) but would like some idea of how they behave under...

My last yacht was a fractional-rig fin. Since then I have owned and sailed a variety of sailing dinghies as well as crewing for other people while raising kids, renovating houses, etc. I'm now in a position to get back to cruising which for now will be based around the Bristol Channel - hence...

Thanks slipknot. Agree the accommodation is fantastic for it's size. I believe that all BKs slam if sufficiently heeled to expose the windward keel. A couple of question on your comments about sailing performance: When you say it's not great to windward, is that particularly: in light winds...

Thanks dgadee. I had a look on there and a trawl through their forum, lots of interesting technical stuff but not much performance info. The details page for each model is also very brief. The Seawolf 30 looks much sportier than the Cobra.

Hi geem - the Sadler is definitely top of my list but (as with the others) it's case of finding one in reasonable condition at a sensible price. Besides, no harm in knowing what else is around and keeping an open mind!

In my continuing research into a suitable small bilge-keel family cruiser I’ve come across the Cobra 850, which seem to have a lot going for them. I am though curious as to how they handle, having something of an IOR shape to them – wide beam amidships, high freeboard and pinched ends. In...

That's a good way of putting it and pretty much in line with what I was asking. I know the capabilities and limitations of a standard bilge keel'er but what I'm trying to find out is what would or wouldn't be possible if I was to go for an alternative - such as the above. oldmanofthehills -...

Once again, thanks to everyone for your comments. The point about drying out restricting your departure time is an interesting one and would apply to the sort of trips I would be likely to do. Regarding the mud-laden upper channel; surely, unless you have the spindliest of high aspect fins...

Very interesting views - thanks all. Coincidentally, the Sadler 29/290 is top of my list for a bilge keel-er. Possibly that, a Hunter Channel 27 or Moody 27/28/29 BK. I'm not a fan of the Westerlys, no offence to any aficionados, I'm just not keen on the styling. My reason for deviating from...

I’m planning on getting back into yachting after a number of years of dinghy sailing. I plan to base the yacht in a marina (Cardiff or Portishead) but would like to be able to visit the smaller harbours of the channel. Looking around at suitable sailing yachts, I feel a bit limited by the...