Camper Nicholson 43

Tradewinds said:
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Wow. There's some inspiration for me when I start thinking about retirement! She looks gorgeous. Is Oberon still in SYH? She used to look similar to that. I had our hull professionally repainted a few years ago but everything at deck level and above needs some TLC. Gratuitous photo of shiny hull follows...

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Shuggy said:
Wow. There's some inspiration for me when I start thinking about retirement! She looks gorgeous. Is Oberon still in SYH? She used to look similar to that. I had our hull professionally repainted a few years ago but everything at deck level and above needs some TLC. Gratuitous photo of shiny hull follows...

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There is a 43 at SYH. I'm presuming it's Oberon. They are a really lovely looking yacht to my eyes.
 
My first post on the site and, by way of introduction, I have recently acquired Yeoman (hull No7) and am starting a 2-year refit at Portishead. So far, we've completed a few structural repairs to the keel and rudder, replaced all the through-hulls and removed the old Perkins. We're now investigating all the various deck and coachroof leaks, before getting her in the shed and making her water-tight again. The list of works and upgrades is long and extensive but hopefully I'll have her back in the water late next year.

And I'm sure as soon as my probationary status is completed, I'll be annoying Shuggy and other owners with a lot of questions!

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FastnetRock said:
My first post on the site and, by way of introduction, I have recently acquired Yeoman (hull No7) and am starting a 2-year refit at Portishead. So far, we've completed a few structural repairs to the keel and rudder, replaced all the through-hulls and removed the old Perkins. We're now investigating all the various deck and coachroof leaks, before getting her in the shed and making her water-tight again. The list of works and upgrades is long and extensive but hopefully I'll have her back in the water late next year.

And I'm sure as soon as my probationary status is completed, I'll be annoying Shuggy and other owners with a lot of questions!

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Congratulations! I hope you have a lot of fun getting her back into shape over the next 18 months. They are fantastic boats and I'm sure she'll look after you well. Feel free to post lots of pics for us all to drool over. There is a Facebook page (Log into Facebook) but it seems to have quietened down a lot after the guy who set it up went a bit silent. I'm off to do some work on mine this weekend...
 
But if anyone wants the name of an excellent repairer in Totnes, let me know. He did a fantastic job before I brought her up to her new home in P'head.

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Shuggy said:
This was me last May if that cheers you up...


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That looks very familiar!

I'd be interested in your opinion about the Nic's "self-draining" cockpit. The outlet is well below the water-line and having experienced solid water over the deck a few times, I'm not sure how a cockpit full of water would drain - unless with a lot of buckets! We were thinking of putting a second outlet further aft, but I'm not convinced the angles would work that well either.
 
FastnetRock said:
That looks very familiar!

I'd be interested in your opinion about the Nic's "self-draining" cockpit. The outlet is well below the water-line and having experienced solid water over the deck a few times, I'm not sure how a cockpit full of water would drain - unless with a lot of buckets! We were thinking of putting a second outlet further aft, but I'm not convinced the angles would work that well either.
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As I’m sure you know, they’re wet boats. Beating into a sea (while pretty effortless) results in a lot of water spraying aft, drenching the helm and the cockpit. We’ve taken quite a lot of water into the cockpit in our 17 years or so with her and the cockpit always drains, although it’s not the fastest. I re-did all the pipework for the cockpit drains last year and also fitted non-return valves just above the seacocks. This is because we got a bit of gurgle coming back up into the cockpit on a big heel. The vertical drop from the cockpit drains to the seacocks is pretty minimal. Personally I’d prefer to have a slightly slow draining cockpit (that has never overwhelmed the cockpit and threatened the lockers) than to introduce another hull fitting.

The more annoying feature is the tiny diameter of the deck scuppers, which results in a lot of water sitting on the deck - and if we overwinter near trees the leaves tend to block the holes. I go every 2-3 weeks when we’re not using her and clean them out (we live 2.5 hours away from the mooring).

On the positive side you’ll probably get a lot of people coming up to you and telling you what a pretty boat she is - and generally thinking that she’s wooden.
 
Thanks Shuggy. Yes, we fitted non-return valves. My fear is probably unjustified and the best way to avoid a fully flooded cockpit and down flooding through the cockpit lockers is to avoid being out in 40 knots and over... and as this is a retirement project, the chances of that happening are already minimal! She'll be going back into the shed next week to start the work of making her water-tight once again.

I think the keel damage can be put down to the ground tackle - 30m of 8mm chain and a 20Kg Delta anchor. If anyone knows where I can get 60m of 10mm chain and a 35Kg CQR, let me know!
 
It's a wet boat, but with an extra 175 Kg in the bows, she'll sail like a submarine! Besides pitching like a hobby horse.
 
michael_w said:
It's a wet boat, but with an extra 175 Kg in the bows, she'll sail like a submarine! Besides pitching like a hobby horse.
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The original C&N design specified a 35Kg anchor and that would seem appropriate for the more obscure anchorages I'm planning to visit. At 13.5 tonne, anything less would seem a bit light. I'll keep the 30m 8mm chain for a secondary 25Kg Danforth back aft, just in case.
 
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