Recent content by Nicki

Brisdon, Sage words as ever. I love the last line about blowing it up. Made me laugh. At least in the savage, lawless, ebay-world, I paid not a penny for the boat and got what actually can now be justified as a holiday. Your analogy of ebay as a separate country it very interesting and...

Gareth, The real problem which made me stop was the fact that I had the money to buy the boat, ship her home, pay the VAT and re rig her. I had a small fund for the deck etc, which is more of a time than cost commitment if done myself. In essence, I could get her home and sailing, just. An...

Hi Gareth, The guy I mentioned in the earlier post was purely someone I found on the web who had the grace to offer me time and the benefit of his experience. He was in no way involved with this deal. I am the sole party, aside of the seller, in this situation. I probably should have engaged an...

Hi, Final, final bit of this saga. The seller who I just helped to sell his boat by putting his number here has not only given me negatve feedback on ebay, but also opened an unpaid item dispute with them. Some people eh? Maybe one of you guys will cruise in for the kill and buy her REALLY...

The question of gloves is a very tricky one. In my experience you either have wet hands in gloves with which you can tie knots, push buttons etc or dry hands in gloves which you have to take off to do everything. I have gone for the wet hands and dexterity option. I use Musto Exoskin; they leak...

Tom, I love the taking aim point. right up my street, philosophically speaking. Nicki

Loren, Had a reel on the stren of the boat I raced two handed round Britain and Ireland last year. Only used it once in a F10 in the outer Hebrides, and as stated it was hard to pull in under any load. The other thing I would worry about is the lead as it would be very prone to chafe and...

My offering would be that, after a thread on exactly this subject last year on www.petitbateau.org.uk, the concensus among the group of mostly single and short-handed sailors was that the PC software was better and more extensive than that of the Mac. With the new duel processors I would suggest...

Sean, The deal was indeed dodgy with me having to come home to the UK and leave the boat there. I would, however, seriously consider, and look at the boat if I was in eastern US. She could be in good enough condition to represent a realistic prospect. Rest assured, I am in no way put off...

Dear Everyone, Well what an odd trip. I am just back (landed 1230 GMT 23 jan in London), and sitting here reviewing my time in Florida. Without going into the details of the trip with an old school friend, always a laugh, I can begin by saying that the deal unfortunately failed. Arriving in...

Hi Gareth, Thanks for that. The whole deck, what a lovely prospect. The RCD is getting worse and worse by the minute as I go deeper into the implications of it. I think there is serious risk if it scuppering the whole deal whatever the condition of the boat, because the costs are becoming...

Hi Emerald, Thanks for a full and complete reply. Perfect. Regards, Nicki.

Hello I have reached an hiatus point in my proposed purchase of the cheap E35-2 I bought on ebay. My problem is this: whilst falling asleep last night dreaming of beautiful sails in my new boat, a sudden and horrible acronym popped into my head; RCD. I am not sure if this means much in the US...

Can anyone tell me how the deck of the E35-2 is cored?. I am unsure as to whether it is cored in way of deck hardware only or all over. Thanks. Nicki

Hi Loren, Thanks very much for the info and the link. I'll check it out when I have a moment after the kids are in bed. Seems like it is a pretty similar thing to here. we usually sell on Bill of Sale, and then as an option we have Small Ships Register, which is just a form and a small cheque...