Recent content by Sequoiah1

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    Beautiful boat; beautiful lines

    Brand new one here: http://www.woodenships.co.uk/small-craft/haven-12-5
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    Project Boat

    Try this, bound to be open to offers and Peter Gregson of wooden ships often has stuff not listed on his web pages! http://www.woodenships.co.uk/motor-sailers/vintage-mylne-motor-sailer
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    Cookers on board

    It has to be gimballed in any kind of seaway, but with locking bolts for when static. I find for making hot drinks at sea being able to have the mugs on the other side of the cooker top (unlit burner side) means its easier to make drinks and less spillage with everything gimballed. We have a...
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    how britain worked restoration brixham sailing trawler c4 8:pm

    +1. I always find Tom Cunliffe an annoying twit!
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    How heavy is a Hillyard 4 tonner?

    A Tumlare is a long keel boat that in original configuration weighed approx 1950kg all up, 27 and a bit ft long
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    What is she worth?

    I think you should talk to Peter Gregson at Wooden ships.
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    How heavy is a Hillyard 4 tonner?

    hillyard list same place i got our info
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    Fixing a rudder at 18kn

    Commonplace for these guys and I guess AT was getting fed up of having nothing to say so thought this would make a story. In the last race if you saw the state of the winning boat its hard to imagine he finished. It really was on its last legs and Mich Desj had nursed it all the way back up the...
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    Watermota Seapanther service items

    You could try the Watermota people in Newton Abott http://www.watermota.ltd.uk/
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    How heavy is a Hillyard 4 tonner?

    The Hillyard Tonnage measurment does not relate to the Thamse Tonnage measurement and does not relate to the weight of the boat either. We had a 13 ton (though we were told it was a 12 ton) its Thames Tonnage was about 11.2 and its deadweight according to the crane at the last yard it was hauled...
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    Vendee Globe TSS violations

    I agree there will always be violations but when I race offshore its a no brainer to avoid the TSS and if i saw another competitior infringing this then I would protest. However having never raced at the level of the VG skippers (never likely too either) I cant really appreciate the pressures...
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    Vendee Globe TSS violations

    This courtesy of Sailing Anarchy: 'Today the VG Race Director, Denis Horeau confirmed a report that as many as 8 boat were protested by the Race Committee for violating the Traffic Separation Scheme off Cape Finisterre. While a solo racer’s adherence to COLREGS is something of a joke (sleeping...
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    Cetrek Autopilot

    I also have a number of technical manuals and operating instructions as well if that helps. Oh and i am open to offers!!
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    Whitlock steering system

    Will take some pics at the w/e and try Cliff
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    Whitlock steering system

    Snake..... you lucky B""""""""D nothing at all on ours. The rest of the gear looks like whitlock hardware I have worked with previously. Definitely not Edson.
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