Swift 18 Owners

Hi, Iwondered what that was for. Does anybody know the distance from the underneath of the toe rail to the water line, mine is a little indistinct. John Rondonay wrote: Hi, There is a length of aluminium grooving for the table under our companionway and a bracket at the other end which stands in the...

Kevin, I thought of running the cables in lightweight trunking but there are only the nav lights in mine. I suppose I ought to be thinking about what else may need to go in at this stage rather than making it harder later. Thanks John robvega wrote: Kevin I think you'll be lucky to find a secondhand...

Hi Kevin, I'm also renovating a Swift with a duff head lining. I decided to remove the old one and sand down the interior before painting. The interior is covered in very stubborn adhesive and rotten foam which I have now removed. Some parts of the roof are plywood so I'm going to cover these with w...

One of the reasons that I bought a swift was that it had an outboard well. My previous boat, a Skipper17, had a transom bracket but I found that lifting the engine on and off was a struggle, motor sailing on a pot tack lifted it out of the water, and reaching the tiller and throttle was a stretch. F...

I keep reading references to a Tiller Pilot, which seems an expensive piece of kit. I sailed a Skipper 17 before I got the Swift which I'm now renovating. I didn't have a tiller pilot but I did have a length of Bungie cord lashed across the rear cleats and wrapped around the tiller. It worked well f...

Thanks Ian.

Poole is expensive except for North Haven Yacht Club which now has a waiting list. See their web site for details

Hi Ian, I'm a member of North Haven Yacht Club in Poole and have a drying mooring.. Membership, mooring and Crown Estate dues came to around £350 last year. Other clubs charge a lot more and the Wareham river is probably the next best option.. The hard at Ridge Wharf is £260 winter, £450 summer. For...

I sail in Poole Harbour and Bay in a Skipper 17 but have just bought a
swift to renovate..

If you got your boat down here it's a very safe area and anchorages are
available.

Contact me if you want any information.

John H

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Hi, Just bought a Swift 18 project. Rudder broken, couple of stays need renewing, sails average, interior needs paint job as the head lining was falling out and I've removed it. Trailer good roller coaster. Sail number P124 Two queries. How do these boats handle when solo sailing. Am I likely to be ...