what is in the bottom of the free Seawych

I don't know about this roller malarkey. I use Hank-on Foresails and Slab reefing and will go out in most weathers. I've not ended up in the wet stuff yet. :)
 
Ebay has just become your best friend, If you would like a little instruction on grabbing abargain, let me know and I will try and knock up a few pages with some screenshots.

There is a seller who normally sells sails from the IofW, unfortunatly he doesn't have any at the moment but most of the sails never go for anything over 100 pounds and may prove useful. I have PM'ed you the sellers name so you don't get gazumped by someone trawling google for sails. :D

A 505 spinnaker would be perfect, as would a flying fifteen spinnaker, anything that size.
The best thing about a spinnaker that size is that it has a dousing patch in the middle for easy short handed drops.
 
For a lass (err, or a bloke), possibly solo, to go on that tiny foredeck to deal with a sail when approaching/ leaving moorings seems an unecessary risk to me. Especially if it has a r/r spar already. Don't worry about non-r/r genoas Dylan, it isn't hard to convert them by simply replacing the hanks with nylon slugs - cost a few quid even if you need to buy new ones plus an afternoon's hand sewing.

VicS, I'm sure you & your hearty, experienced pals will have no issues whatsoever with a spinny, but for a novice, short-handed, it is an extremely unseamanlike sail to be taking chances with. Why bother with the hassle at this stage? In a few years time, she knows the boat well, understands its strengths & weaknesse (& her own) and has a bit more money available she can make a reasoned decision.
 
PS if anyone has any snaps of the interior to help her to reconstruct it....

please feel free to bung them in my inbox
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PM sent but let me know what you want pictures of and I'll snap them
I hope to be on board this weekend
 
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My money's on one of these; Seagull made one at one time, as have other makers. Pretty horrible things really, and it messes up the hull shape.

Better buy her a tin of danboline, it looks pretty grotty inside; I wish her good luck!
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Not a Seagull (having been involved in the design, for my sins).
 
Searush said:
For a lass (err, or a bloke), possibly solo, to go on that tiny foredeck to deal with a sail when approaching/ leaving moorings seems an unecessary risk to me. Especially if it has a r/r spar already. Don't worry about non-r/r genoas Dylan, it isn't hard to convert them by simply replacing the hanks with nylon slugs - cost a few quid even if you need to buy new ones plus an afternoon's hand sewing.

VicS, I'm sure you & your hearty, experienced pals will have no issues whatsoever with a spinny, but for a novice, short-handed, it is an extremely unseamanlike sail to be taking chances with. Why bother with the hassle at this stage? In a few years time, she knows the boat well, understands its strengths & weaknesse (& her own) and has a bit more money available she can make a reasoned decision.
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Agree that RR is a better option - the performance difference is not big enough to justify the extra bother and worry.

The slugs are a good option if the luff groove is big enough - mine was 4mm and I couldn't find anywhere selling them that small.

P.S. I have a spare hank on headsail, I'll measure later to see if it'll fit assuming you're happy to convert it.
Dave
 
thanks

lustyd said:
Agree that RR is a better option - the performance difference is not big enough to justify the extra bother and worry.

The slugs are a good option if the luff groove is big enough - mine was 4mm and I couldn't find anywhere selling them that small.

P.S. I have a spare hank on headsail, I'll measure later to see if it'll fit assuming you're happy to convert it.
Dave
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Nudge has kindly offered to send her an old Hunter 19 genoa

now that I know we can put slugs on instead of the piston hanks this might work well

I hope

now all I have to do is to check out the rudders that disintegrate and the well known roof compression game

just about to take a coffee break and have another look

d
 
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For a spinaker pole I got a pair of piston ends to fit the remains of one of my laser mast top sections. Any laser sailor should have a variety of mast bits left from the more interesting capsizes.
 
Dylan, I have a genoa/spinny/cruising chute pole from Sophie, my old 'wych if it would be of any use. No charge, just need to arrange collection. PM me if interested.
 
marvelous

just spent a few minutes looking at the boat at the end of my garden

the rudder looks sound

no sign of the roof sag

the standing rigging looks great

I covet the roller reefing - much better than the slugs holt allen junk

making the cockpit watertight will be a real mission

the hatch in the floor is bound to leak

very hard to do

the side hatches look a bit complex to make

Vic sent me some snaps of the interior of his boat

this one has many, many hours of work needed to remove the old lining

but then a lick of paint will achieve miracles

the cushions look fine

the wiring loom was above water level - so that has by and large survived

the running rigging is grubby - but better than I at first thought

all round the boat will be fine

and now have offer of a huynter 19 genoa from scotland, a fireball spinnaker from wisbech and a spinnaker pole from Essex

thanks chaps

becca will be happy

and I shall enjoy watching the boat restored to life

vic sent me some snaps of the inside of his boat

blimey!!!!

hard to beleive they are the same type of boat


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the side hatches look a bit complex to make
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The original design was just two pieces of 9mm ply, joined with three brass hinges,

A 1/2" square batten along the back edge and a length of shock cord betwen an eye on the under side and another on a wooden block glassed to the hull kept them in position

Not very satisfactory!

I stiffened the pieces of ply and I bought some hinges similar to those below to hinge them properly to the coaming.

Photos here of one of my old tops. ( I made some nice new ones but stick the old ones on for the winter & while the new ones are re-varnished)

Also have some locking catches ... since losing a couple of outboard petrol tanks from the locker.

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Given the level of support maybe we should start a boat recovery thread and restore old wrecks from bits offered by the forum :)
 
lustyd said:
Given the level of support maybe we should start a boat recovery thread and restore old wrecks from bits offered by the forum :)
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I know where there is a Sea Wych that has been abandoned. ( unless anything has happened in the last few weeks) older but possibly in better condition than Dylan's find.

I also believe there is a complete unbuilt kit somewhere looking for a builder.

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RCA Dolphin saildrive?

I wonder if the Seawych had an RCA Dolphin saildrive? I had one in a Robert Tucker designed Gallant I used to own.

I picked it up cheap and used it for 4 or 5 years. The electrics on the engine were quite complex. Electric starting only, which was 24 volt but charged the batteries at 12 volts. No gearbox and no clutch. It was a twin cylinder 2-stroke engine mounted vertically and had to be stopped and started backwards for going astern. There were two sets of points - one for ahead and another for astern.

The electrics gave up the ghost and RCA in Cornwall had it for inspection. Apart from the electrics, the underwater leg was so corroded it could not be taken apart so the engine was scrapped.

Paul
 
Hi Dylan,

I know it was a genoa you were after, but I have an old Seawych mainsail if that is any use to you. It is (obviously) pretty old, and a bit tatty, but it’s complete (apart from battens) and might be better than what you have got.

Let me know if you are interested – be good to get it out of the garage!

Patrick
 
utterly brilliant

PatrickB02 said:
Hi Dylan,

I know it was a genoa you were after, but I have an old Seawych mainsail if that is any use to you. It is (obviously) pretty old, and a bit tatty, but it’s complete (apart from battens) and might be better than what you have got.

Let me know if you are interested – be good to get it out of the garage!

Patrick
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Patrick,

I am sure yours must be better than Beccas - hers has spent the last fifteen years immersed in the water in the boat - and before that it had been eaten by mice....

if you have a paypal account I can send you the postage costs

or send the cash by return of post

I have battens in my garage she can have those

if you bung it in a bin liner and wrap tape around it along with my address

email me at dylandotwinteratvirgindotnet

once I have your email address I will give you a one year sub to ktl as punishment for being such a good man

Dylan

while we are on it - does anyone have a roller reefing set as good as the one on the Seawych I am giving to Becca


the slugs is tiny and held together with epoxy while the one on the Seawych looks fabulous

Very happy to pay real money because I know that one day the slug's will get me
 
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Genoa - measure up & see if you can get something off e-bay, or post the dims on here & some forumite may have summat suitable in a corner somewhere.

Spinnaker? For a Seawych? Don't be daft, unless you can pinch one off a Mirror dinghy!

Can't comment on the fittings, I can't watch vids on my alleged broadband.
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Why should't a Seawych have a spinnaker ? We had one our ours and it made a big difference. By the way, Mirror dinghy sail area 69 sq feet, if memory serves. Seawych 150 sq feet, ditto (and undercanvassed at that, in my opinion).
 
Looks like you're sorted for sails. If she's after some basic 12v bits I might be able to help - I kept some of the old stuff when I rewired Kindred Spirit and I can't imagine I'll have any use for it or be able to sell it for much.

Nothing fancy; 2 each of 12v fluorescent, incandescent, and halogen fittings complete with bulbs/tubes, plus about a carrier-bag's worth of rather second-hand but still usable wiring. I might still have the original switch panel somewhere; it wasn't in the bag of light fittings I just looked in but may be elsewhere in the shed.

I'm guessing whatever's still on the boat isn't going to be much use after 15 years full of water, so hers for postage if she wants, and good luck.

Pete
 
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