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Thanks Bob
Yes, the original Newage engine was taken out in 2007 by the previous owner. As he was a car mechanic he converted a Ford 1.6D which until last year has been reliable and worked well. However, it increasingly smokes, at low revs. A service found the injectors had partly frozen, but then getting it restarted has highlighted an unevenness which has been put down to piston rings or valves. Although, I have not experienced blue smoke, oil does leak from the filler cap, so keeping the bilge water clean is difficult. However, oil loss over a year has been minimal.
The question remains replace or repair (probable requiring a rebore).That is certainly food for thought. Whilst what they are offering is expensive. I have seen a number of yachts with two furling’s and if one is set up with a downwind sail and the other for up-wind or storm it is going to cover most cruising situations.
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Peter
Hi Siobhan
If like my Wight the keels are filled with iron ingots, which would account for the hard orange coloured material. I am sure one of the others will be able to tell you more. Linda was able to provide me with some blue print drawings for the Wight which would probably be useful for your rebuild. The Mac 26 is probably built to the same design.
An additional question I have is. Does the ballast compartment need to be washed to remove the salt from the sea water, before the bilge is re-sealed?
Best regards
Peter
As a squeal to the above, when out of the water I removed the two top bolts and the seacocks came easily apart. I then cleaned greased and put them back together. Whilst they have worked well since I have them on my list to replace next time she is out of the water on dry land.
The macwesters are good when in a heavy sea because you feel they have experienced worse before. However, for day sailing a lighter boat is going to be better as you can avoid the bad weather. I very much liked sailing to the islands and Marken. Also down through the canal system to Leiden. I will be back again, but heading north up the east coast of U.K. next year.
Do you know how much they were trying to sell black tulip for and whet condition it was in. It looked ok from the outside.
So did you buy Black Tulip or did the other one win and if so is it a MacWester.
I am sailing in the Humber and East Coast UK this year but intend to return to the Netherlands in a couple of years when I have more free time.We didn’t quite have enough time to sail to Schiermonnikoop, but enjoyed sailing and cycling around Ameland which was getting an enlarged harbour. The year before I had used the mast up route to Leiden and was based at Hemmeland marina on the Marken. Hemmeland was very good as it had a 24/7 30min bus service to Amsterdam and therefore schiphol airport.
Is it the black tulip you are looking at at Lauwersoog. It looked rather nice for being left on the hard over a summer period.
I will be starting from Hull marina where Cathy is current moored. I have plans to explore the Humber and as far as the wash and Wells this year but then move north to Whitby or Hartlepool next year. From there I hope to explore the Northumberland coast before moving on. I am more inspired by Dylan Winter and turning left than rushing round in 10 to 50 days like the several books I have found offer. Where I then go will depend on the time I have but am interested to explore the inlets and coves a bilge keel boat can access
We sailed on the Wadden Sea last summer. West Terschelling was in the middle of its festival and boats were rafted 7 deep. See my account in the Autumn 2017 Journal. As you say the locals were very helpful and saw quite a few MacWesters in Noorderat Marina in Lauwersoog where we left our boat for several weeks.
My boat is currently back in the UK and propose to sail from the Humber to sail the East Coast between Wells to Scarborough this year.
Where are you based. Peter
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I have a bow sprit on my Macwester Wight. I could send you some photos. Email me on cathyboat@outlook.comHi Leonard
Like Roy I like the Mizzen sail with Genoa when single handed, particularly in stronger winds. When going down wind my Mizzen can sometimes be a bit of a handful, but that is probably because the sail is a little old and baggy. However, I also quite often sail with only main and my 130 Genoa. I would say the boat is probably better balanced with just these two sails. I do though have a 4ft bow sprit which probably changes its balance quite a lot. Have you tried using different combinations of sails?
