Thanks for the welcome Bill. I have just come back in from a great sail down to St Mary's Island near the Tyne entrance and back in Blyth Bay,as in the...
Hi. I wonder if somebody could answer a question with regards reefing the Cape Cutter. I notice from the owners books , that it says the reefing ties are tied...
It¹s been such a grotty spring I¹m only now getting around to re-commissioning my Cape Cutter after a long-winter undercover. One job I need to do is...
Hello Chris It is unlikely that the trailer nuts have worked themselves loose if they were tight in the first place- they are standard nuts- either the...
Simon, Sweeping statements are always dangerous; there are reasons why the manual is NOT wrong. Think about it! Mark ... From: capecutter19@yahoogroups.com...
Dear all All my reading on traditional reefing suggests - no - says explicitly - never tie reef points round the boom. It puts stresses where they are not...
Hi Simon I am always keen to learn. I previously followed manuals advice ie reefed around boom but upon reading various books on gaff sailing have subsequently...
Hello Mark I do not understand your reply- please could you substantiate your comment- why should you not tie the reef above the boom. The CC sail is loose...
Dear Simon, I'm sure that if, as I suggested, you were to reflect a little more on your own experiences, you might find that, subconsciously at least, you...
An interesting argument, Mark, and one can see the force of it. I have no problem with the flattening sail argument - my concern is should we use reef ties to...
Dear all This topic has been discussed before, but Simon was telling me about his depth sounder installation, and it sounds really good. Simon - this is a...
Dear all This discussion on reefing is very thought provoking I initially followed instructions initially reefing around boom and was a little concerned about ...
I have contaced Dudley for his thoughts on the matter. Hopefully he will post- I know he does monitor the group. In the meantime all I can say it is great that...
Well done Simon - we await the verdict of the Master! I entirely agree re the Newsgroup - we can build up collective wisdom and share experiences of our...
Hello Bill I purchased a Lowrance M68i combined fish finder and GPS- I have mounted it in the cockpit on the starboard side to the side of the bags for the...
Thanks Simon that's really helpful. I will explore and get on with it. The CC is so forgiving of shallow water (a common comment from the crew: 'Those gulls...
Dear Bill, You may have noticed that in my reply to Simon I referred to "lacing" the sail down to the boom. Running a lacing line when reefing can be difficult...
Hello everybody- please find below Dudleys comments re reefing. Regards Simon Head CC40 Halcyon Hi to all in the group, The correct principle applies to all...
Another means of providing a third reef in the mainsail of a Cape Cutter is as follows- this is to scandalize the mainsail. When fully reefed and running for...
It is with some amusement that I sit at my desk reading all that is being said about reefing as the winter has set in and "Celerity" is out of the water 'till...
Hello Simon, I was talking to Bob Brown at the Beale Park show on Friday and he suggested that I contact you. I am very excited that my Cape Cutter which I...
Dear Howard That's good news! I orderd mine in 2003 also but got a cancelled order and collected very early on. I admire your patience. I was sailing in Poole...
Hello Howard Welcome to the group. I would look at the posting I gave re depth sounder and speed log- the solution I implemented works well. I mounted the...
Hi Howard I have to agree with Bill – spinlocks are a must. I picked up my boat 2 weeks ago – after about a 2 ½ year wait – all I can say is that it...
Thanks Howard I agree with your list - the Honnor Marine all over cover is a real must for winter. Keeps her snug, clean and dry. the flat gas cooker is...
Hi Bill, It's nice to know there are other CC users who enjoy the River Frome. Where do you keep your CC? I went to look at Ridge Farm a couple of years ago...
Hello Simon, Thanks for the welcome. I have now read your posting on depth sounders etc and found it most helpful. I was wondering how you fixed your plywood...
I have equipped Adept with the following, most of which I remove and take home after each sail. I keep the first items to hand whilst sailing on a board which...
... Marine Velcro Hello all, Chris wife Melanie here Ive made up curtains/covers for the hatches (to keep out light in the northern summer nights and while...
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