Swift 18 Owners

Hi John, if you have a look at the Swiftwind photo album you will see some pics of my attempt at chocking up the boat. I invested in some "yacht legs" on the basis that I would be doing this again (and again!). It was pretty easy (I did it single-handed, but took my time and made sure the boat was w...

Hi there. I used 3 trolley jacks and some Yacht Legs which just about got the boat high enough. I jacked up the trailer (with the boat on it) put the yacht legs in place, added some support by way of breeze blocks and cross beams, then lowered the trailer leaving the boat high and dry. The boat was ...

I had the same trouble and apart from resealing everything obvious (fittings, windows etc) I did two other things which I'm pleased to say have cured the problem. I never identified which of these two things actually solved the problem but they worked! The first was to epoxy some narrow fibreglass b...

All this stroppiness is very interesting and I might give it a go but are we sure that the backstay u-bolts and their fixing are strong enough for the considerable extra load? And in answer to Mike's original question 48cm from the outboard mount. or looking the other way, 54cm from the cabin wall. ...

Hi Pauline. Yes sikaflex was fine. It is a job I have done a couple of times - you need a generous evenly-spread bead of it and it makes a mess as you tighten the window down (inside and out). I find I can usually clean things up with white spirit on absorbent kitchen towels (before it goes off). Be...

Just replaced mine as part of a major refit of Swiftwind this winter. I got them from Dipec Plastics in Cardiff. (029 20 598393) They needed the old ones as templates and I think it would be very difficult to cut to size and drill holes in all the right places without them. They quoted me £70 (for t...