It seems I might have been putting the cart before the horse (literally)! Despite requesting a 1/2 weight composite hull and deck (message 814), the builders...
I bought a trailer of 300 kg (Damco type 1600, 2 m wide) and I drive with a Subaru Legacy. This car doesn't look like a 4x4 (more like an ugly Mondeo) but each...
I towed my SA built CC19 from Manchester back to my home in La Rochelle with a 2 litre Opel (Vauxhall) Vectra automatic. This car was also used to tow a...
... drive with a ... each Subaru ... gears are ... Thanks for your reply giving me your choice of car. Some friends have suggested a Subaru and I will give it...
... Rochelle ... used ... and ... used to ... of my ... were ... lose ... Severn ... were ... transmissions are ... if ... the ... and ... but ... the ... ...
Having fallen out with Velos Insurance I am looking to re-new with someone else very soon. I would be grateful for advice on the 'class standard' if there is...
For anyone interested, I took my newly delivered CC19 to a weighbridge yesterday and weighed the combined boat and trailer. The weight was 1640kgs. The...
I am pleased to report that after almost all this sailing season ashore, Quest is now afloat again at her new base at Novi Vinodolski on the Northern Adriatic...
Hi Chris, I am sending this to the chat group and you personally (with some pretty good action photos) re Med (Aegean sailing) If anyone is interested in the...
Hello, I have had a hatch cover made and I have fitted it to Adept. I am now able to sit on the cabin step and see the rain as well as hear it. I have added...
Hello Everyone Does anyone have the trailer bearing and seal part number references for the SA trailer? I have been asked for these by an owner (Ive upgraded...
Hi Simon, The bearings are readily available from BSL ( Bearing Services Ltd ) who have branches in most cities and large towns. The numbers are 30205 and...
Hi Several friends and contacts have been having problems getting past our internet providers spam filter.... Sorry about this. For now I have disconnected...
Hi Pete, I have had my CC for over 4 years now and still have no regrets whatsoever as to the choice made. I know it is all a matter of taste – but my choice...
Many thanks Stephan for all your helpful observations. You are a star! Thanks for taking the time out to reply! We saw round the factory today and have decided...
Great choice Pete I would echo Stephans comments. Have just returned from chartering a Beneteau 311 which was a lovely boat and very comfortable, but I can't...
In message 814 I rather tongue in cheek said I was having a carbon fibre mast made(although the thought was there). Now, having raised and lowered the mast...
I seem to remember watching Griff Rees Jones "Another three men in a boat" over Christmas there was a classic yacht whose mast was alloy covered in wood effect...
If its any consolation David,I went through the same problem you are describing but now I have had the boat a little longer it does not seem such a big deal. I...
Hi, Yesterday whilst enjoying an excellent sail in about 10knots of wind, ping! and the base of the kicking strap came adrift. The point of failure is the...
I have been a dingy sailer for many years, both unshore & offshore & am thinking of progressing onto something a little more challenging. At the Southampton...
Hi Andy. just type the words "mast raise" into the search box - you will find so many answers to your question to keep you reading for hours. I have never had...
Andy one person is not sufficient, but in any harbour i always find some person to help me, and with two people you can manage it. It takes me at least 3...
At 11am on Sunday 28th September Mike completed his circumnavigation of Great Britain. I think we should all send him our congratulations on this amazing...
I agree and have hugely enjoyed watching his progress Rob Armstrong ... From: chrissy.david To: capecutter19@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008...
I really enjoyed following it on the web too - the tracker was fantastic. Remember guys, he was doing this for a great cause, and it's not too late to make a...
Can anyone direct me to any literature or even a DVD that shows/records how a CC is rigged. I am seriously considering buying one but am put off a bit by what...
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