Swift 18 Owners

Now sold!

The boat is now dry. I did a number of things at the same time so can't say for sure what the problem was, but I think it was probably water tracking from the outboard well. The outboard had been nudged into drive when sailing and "smacked" into the side of the well a few times and caused cracking. ...

Still for sale. Forgot to mention it has a high thrust prop. Big saving on new.

Bought May '13. Never used. £699. Model with the gear change on the front of the motor. External fuel tank. Selling on behalf of someone else. PM me if you're interested.

Thanks for the suggestions and the info. This is a great forum, especially for a newbie like myself. I'm still searching for the leak. I don't now think it is the self tappers, although I will act on your suggestion John, to fill with epoxy when the weather gets a little warmer and then switch to ve...

Help. I have the same problem faced by Anna & James in July 2007 in that the wire rigging at the top of the forestay (above the foil) is unravelling. The inner and the outer wires seem to be wound in opposition, so because the outer wire spiral is unravelling, the inner wire spiral is very tight. Th...

I've a leak which I think is due to me using too long a self tapping screw to hold the keel cover in place, (though I will check out all the likely sources - tracking from the anchor locker, outboard well etc). My problem is that I don't have any experience of fixing leaks in GRP hulls and I can see...

Anyone thinking of buying a bigger boat or giving up sailing? I'm willing to pay a very good price for the right boat. Would like a pushpit, boarding ladder, and motor outboard. Will need a braked trailer and I'd prefer a JCA/Swiftcraft build. Based nr Manchester but prepared to travel for the right...