Camper Nicholson 43

[Ruy P. Leme]

Me mistake guys, sorry. The NIC 43 INCA I is The number 34 not 37.
Thanks for ali messages and by the way I have already sent a separated email to Eric.
Today I am driving to the South of Brazil to check the restoration progress.
Best Regards.

 

[Shuggy]

Ah well - rather than shouting out, "oh no he isn't", here's a gratuitous photo instead, courtesy of my friend Alastair Khaliq:

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And here we were the next day at 20 knots true before it hit 35 for about 2 hours when we managed 12 knots through the water with white knuckles. Getting the kite down was a giggle and I learned about the letterbox drop. In a hurry.

 

[Shuggy]

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And here we were the next day at 20 knots true before it hit 35 for about 2 hours when we managed 12 knots through the water with white knuckles. Getting the kite down was a giggle and I learned about the letterbox drop. In a hurry.

For you racers this is nothing. For us wimpy family cruisers what followed was quite interesting...

 

[Koeketiene]

For you racers this is nothing. For us wimpy family cruisers what followed was quite interesting...

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And here we were the next day at 20 knots true before it hit 35 for about 2 hours when we managed 12 knots through the water with white knuckles. Getting the kite down was a giggle and I learned about the letterbox drop. In a hurry.

From one wimpy family cruiser to another: what is a letterbox drop?

 

[dom]

From one wimpy family cruiser to another: what is a letterbox drop?

Hard to explain but easy to do (mostly)

This link is pretty clear - just check boom for anything sharp like split rings first. Also doesn’t work with lazyjacks:

 

[Koeketiene]

Hard to explain but easy to do (mostly)

This link is pretty clear:

Thanks a lot for this.

Not an option for me as my main has a bolt rope (rather than being loose footed).

 

[dom]

Here are some other options from the same outfit:

 

[Kukri]

Thank you for these links. The Red Monster’s spinnakers are on loan to a sister ship which races. Whether I ever ask for them back depends on how brave or foolish I am feeling and on the availability of serious foredeck crew...

 

[dom]

Thank you for these links. The Red Monster’s spinnakers are on loan to a sister ship which races. Whether I ever ask for them back depends on how brave or foolish I am feeling and on the availability of serious foredeck crew...

For big masthead affairs like that, a wise decision.

There's a lot of prepping, skill, and fast hands to get these textbook maneuvers right and it's no fun at all if things start to go wrong!

 

[Shuggy]

For big masthead affairs like that, a wise decision.

There's a lot of prepping, skill, and fast hands to get these textbook maneuvers right and it's no fun at all if things start to go wrong!

In chorus, "oh yes it is!"

 

[Shuggy]

Hard to explain but easy to do (mostly)

This link is pretty clear - just check boom for anything sharp like split rings first. Also doesn’t work with lazyjacks:

Thta's a good video but it makes it look more complicated than it is (at least in the few times I've used it). We ease the lazy guy so that there is enough slack to get it between the sail and boom, let go the current guy, ease the halyard and pull the lazy guy hard, dropping the sail straight into the companionway while easing the sheet. The main shields the kite and there is no drama. You can then re-pack the spinnaker in the saloon. Our saloon table has two positions on the sole, presumably to re-pack sails when they were being raced.

 

[Kukri]

Thank you. I have learned why the Red Monster has a loose footed main and no lazy jacks. (I just tell myself the main is the same size as the gaff cutter’s main - which happens to be right on Uffa Fox’s limit for the size of sail that one man can handle!)

 

[Ruy P. Leme]

Could anyone give me a tip a about how the keel is attached to the Nic 43? I received information the encapsulated lead sits on the bottom of its body but do not understand the way it is fixed to the boat body (bolts and nuts?)
I appreciate any info on this subject. Thanks and Regards.
Ruy P Leme

 

[Kukri]

It’s inside the moulding. All you see outside is GRP.

The 55 - I assume also the 43 - has a drain plug fitted in the fin just above the ballast - this shows what happened when I undid mine...

 

[Kukri]

Intact stability curves for a Nicholson 55 - top is “departure condition” (all tanks full) - lower is “arrival condition” (all tanks 10% full).

The vertical line at 59 degrees of heel in the top graph shows the point at which the cockpit coaming is immersed and the one at 65 degrees in the second graph shows when the Lewmar hatch over the heads compartment is immersed.

I expect the graphs for the 43 and the 45 will be similar.

On the whole I’m more worried about the crew!

 

[Pete7]

It’s inside the moulding. All you see outside is GRP.

The 55 - I assume also the 43 - has a drain plug fitted in the fin just above the ballast - this shows what happened when I undid mine...

That may explain why we pumped her all the way across the channel and back in 84. Still managed to beat the RAF Nic 55 ketch back from Weymouth though.

 

[Kukri]

I am quite “religious” about screwing it back in with plenty of sealant! None the less, it is a very good idea. All boats should have them!

 

[Ruy P. Leme]

Hi Kukri, Thanks for your reply.
I am still confused; Its is not clear the process the keell is fixed inside of the boat body.
I undestand the lead weight is accomodated in the bottom of the body boat, but how it is kept firmly attached to the body?
Is there any kind of structure with bolts and nuts making this service?
I am worried whether I must check the condition of this structure during the reform I am doing in my NIC 43.
Any comments will be helpfull.
Best Regards.

 

[sailorman]

I am quite “religious” about screwing it back in with plenty of sealant! None the less, it is a very good idea. All boats should have them!

Mine would have to be fitted vertically

 

[sailorman]

Hi Kukri, Thanks for your reply.
I am still confused; Its is not clear the process the keell is fixed inside of the boat body.
I undestand the lead weight is accomodated in the bottom of the body boat, but how it is kept firmly attached to the body?
Is there any kind of structure with bolts and nuts making this service?
I am worried whether I must check the condition of this structure during the reform I am doing in my NIC 43.
Any comments will be helpfull.
Best Regards.

many Trad GRP yachts of the era were the same, my Co32 was the same