mainsail
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Back last year the Volvo MD1 of my Mirror Offshore was diagnosed with a cracked cylynder block. Cooling water was pouring out and collecting in the bilge. Well - as you know, new engines are too expensive and hardly worth installing in a boat that's already 34 years old.
With few options left to me I plastered some of that Epoxy putty stuff on the engine block cracks and - bingo - it works. No more leaks - well not so many leaks anyway. So the engine still runs. the "repair" cost me just a tenner and I know its temporary but - hey - isn't everything in life temporary when it comes down to it?
Anyway now the question is what do I replace my Mirror with? I need something bigger and more impressive so that my marina neighbours stop looking down their noses at my boat and me. But - because my wife doesn't like sailing - (funny how this was never mentioned during courting days) - I have to manage single handed.
But now I've decided to replace the MIrror. The question is with what? What is the ideal boat to single-hand?
I need something that's safe to work on the foredeck of even when there's no one at the helm. Something what makes falling overboard - at least unlikely. Something which is easy to sail on my own, with sails that are easy to hoist lower and reef, and easy to moor in a marina without a crew to jump onto the pontoon. But something that looks kinda cool and impressive whilst not costing the earth. .....All suggestions gratefully received
<hr width=100% size=1><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by mainsail on 20/05/2004 12:15 (server time).</FONT></P>
With few options left to me I plastered some of that Epoxy putty stuff on the engine block cracks and - bingo - it works. No more leaks - well not so many leaks anyway. So the engine still runs. the "repair" cost me just a tenner and I know its temporary but - hey - isn't everything in life temporary when it comes down to it?
Anyway now the question is what do I replace my Mirror with? I need something bigger and more impressive so that my marina neighbours stop looking down their noses at my boat and me. But - because my wife doesn't like sailing - (funny how this was never mentioned during courting days) - I have to manage single handed.
But now I've decided to replace the MIrror. The question is with what? What is the ideal boat to single-hand?
I need something that's safe to work on the foredeck of even when there's no one at the helm. Something what makes falling overboard - at least unlikely. Something which is easy to sail on my own, with sails that are easy to hoist lower and reef, and easy to moor in a marina without a crew to jump onto the pontoon. But something that looks kinda cool and impressive whilst not costing the earth. .....All suggestions gratefully received
<hr width=100% size=1><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by mainsail on 20/05/2004 12:15 (server time).</FONT></P>
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