Swift 18 Owners

Hi John Good to hear you are coming along with the cushions and that was most kind to repair mine. Let me know if you would like to borrow the font set - I'm sure they won't need repairing. I will be around Mon and Tue next week so if you're there, let me know and I'll pop down to the yard. If not, ...

Hi Just a couple of observations. The 4, 5 and 6hp engines are indentical in size and weight (for both Tohatsu and Mercury ranges), so if you go for a 6hp you can run lower rpm as necessary and always have that extra power in hand, for the spring-tidal flows, or quickly getting out of the way of fer...

Hi Martin Rob is right, there is only a small amount of water on the floor with full crew and definitely not what you would term swamped. I know others who have duck-boards to overcome it. However, before you move the engine into the well, you may wish to consider a couple of other things. In the we...

Hi Berthed on the Hamble, SWIFT EXIT sits on a tidal mooring which completely dries at spring tides. Lifting a wet engine out each time, even to store in the cabin, I found a bind, not least the risk of injury lifting and swinging around on the wet floor. It was time to come up with an easier way of...

Hi Although it is quite enjoyable working out the best way to use the many blocks, cleats and lines, it occurs to me that when the Swift 18 was released in the 80's, it must have been sold with a User Guide of some kind, taking any new owners through the setting up, adjusting and trailing etc. Has a...

Hi - I have just been through the challenge of buying an engine. The short shaft is 15inches (in old money) from clamp to cavitation plate and a long is 20inches. There is an extra long which is 25inches, so basically a long shaft is 5 inches longer than the standard or short shaft. I chose a short ...