Greenheart
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Bit of a tangent, this...but if one keeps a dinghy on a mooring, is it just as necessary to anti-foul her, as it is for a yacht? Or to regularly scrape the growth off her undersides?
Bit of a tangent, this...but if one keeps a dinghy on a mooring, is it just as necessary to anti-foul her, as it is for a yacht? Or to regularly scrape the growth off her undersides?
...you are deluding your self. If you need an outboard for a Wayfarer it is questionable as to whether you are a good enough sailor to manage one...
...a Wayfarer, when it picks up on a wave, starts to surf and plane will give you one hell of a shock.
...very few people ever sail a Wayfarer and need navigation lights...
If you are crossing the Channel in the middle of the night on your own in a Wayfarer, then you have lost it...
Having read through all of this and having sailed Wayfarers and owned many cruising yachts, you are deluding your self. If you need an outboard for a Wayfarer it is questionable as to whether you are a good enough sailor to manage one in all conditions.
The dream and the reality are often very different.
What we did, and this was the better designed Mk I so not sure how it works in other models, is the outboard was strapped down to the floorboards aft when not in use. When my Dad capsized around Hurst it was fine. It even started to take him in to Hamble. Possibly there is an advantage of a Seagull. Of course it is much better to have a purpose designed outboard well, but that usually comes in a heavy day boat and the performance of a Wayfarer was one of its advantages cruising..... I wouldn't want an outboard on the back in a capsize. ....
Having read through all of this and having sailed Wayfarers and owned many cruising yachts, you are deluding your self. If you need an outboard for a Wayfarer it is questionable as to whether you are a good enough sailor to manage one in all conditions. Don't think about an open boat unless you are 100% confident in you sailing ability.
The Hunter 490 or any of the small Hunters like the 701 or Hunter 19 are fantastic boats and will look after you in any conditions. If you are not managing what you have just now single handed then I suspect a Wayfarer, when it picks up on a wave, starts to surf and plane will give you one hell of a shock.
Think carefully as to what sort of sailing you are really likely to do, very few people ever sail a Wayfarer and need navigation lights or electrical equipment, this is delusionary stuff. If you are crossing the Channel in the middle of the night on your own in a Wayfarer, then you have lost it, you are one of the mad explorers and you wouldn't be asking these sort of questions, you'd just be doing it.
Seriously though, ask yourself what you really want to achieve, there are plenty of brilliant choices out their and I for one would think of the Hunter 19 or the Achilles 24, which, if you are tough enough, will take you anywhere.
Dull sailing and nightmare detatching rudders I have heard?bloomin pricey
bloomin heavy
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What we did, and this was the better designed Mk I so not sure how it works in other models, is the outboard was strapped down to the floorboards aft when not in use. When my Dad capsized around Hurst it was fine. It even started to take him in to Hamble. Possibly there is an advantage of a Seagull. Of course it is much better to have a purpose designed outboard well, but that usually comes in a heavy day boat and the performance of a Wayfarer was one of its advantages cruising.