Swift 18 Owners

Any one had one of these made - think winter storage cover. If so let me know who made it - theres a chance they might still have the pattern, save measuring!

Cheers - Dan

OMG just realised my spelling is atrocious, put it down to typing on small keyboard and simple indolence.....

I got a honda 5hp under a similar pretence - Cough! hem, THATS RIGHT MRS WILCO ONLY GODD for the TRASH CAN ..... PROBABLY DANGEROUS TO USE IT ACTUALLY......... that do you ? ;) I relegarted the old mis trusted outboard to the dinghy , see if you can find a leg for it - DIY.....

Whoa there, one at a time, I mean a fellla can have too much advise.....

Anyone tried launching the kite from the companion way, Sonata Style?

Hadn't thought about it. But like the idea of anti fouling the keel much better with Moonshadow on her side, as opposed to in slings with me dancing about under her. Hummmmm

I agree - you go first and report back!

I hear what you're saying, we used to have a transom mount transducer on a dory we owned, with a 30hp. I figure if it'll cope with planing and all the inherent wash and turbulence from that, it'll cope with anything that happens in the well. I like the no holes approach. but will give it a go with m...

I'm thinking of using my symmetric kite, with one of those atn tackers singe handed, sure it's not as fast as a pole, but the rig looks a whole lot less daunting, easier to gybe etc.

Right Moonshadow came with a rattly old mariner 4 of unknown age and basically I hate it. It sounds like a tin of particularly angry wasps, and moves the boat at about 3 knots. SO I'm thinking short shaft mercury 5hp which I can get at a knock down price. I will have a charging rectifier fitted and ...

Its prob the front of the leg on the back of the well, try a bit of wood behind the transom.