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On London Apprentice we have the mainsheet track across the middle of the cockpit, immediately forward of the locker lids, and the tiller is aft of that, so considerably shorter than yours. It obviously gives less 'leverage' than a longer tiller but if we have excessive weather helm it is better to ...

Hi John, and welcome. Sorry about this slow response but Christmas got in the way. With the Sabre's encapsulated keels you will never have keel bolt problems but you are wise to be nervous about abrasion. it's unusual to find a Sabre without keel shoes, although one did lose its shoes when they beca...

Whatever type of fixing you go for, it's worth choosing a ladder that can extend so that its bottom rung is well below water level - whether you want to swim off the boat or use it in a man overboard situation.

Paul, It sound as if that is a single-keel Sabre. On the twin-keeler the skeg is moulded with the hull and is very rigid. The hull for the single-keeler was moulded with a recess for the skeg moulding. Details may have changed over the production run but on one boat the flanges of the skeg moulding ...

Prof. John Knox did a lot of research on anchor loads, including load cell tests, and came up with the formula: Force (kg) = wind speed (kn) squared x length (m) squared divided by 500. Obviously, it is an approximation but it is more logical then it looks because effective width (when the boat shee...

The S27OA has negotiated a discount agreement with a major manufacturer, under which Association members may purchase their products with discounts of up to 25%. For full details, look on the front page of our website and follow the instructions. Happy Christmas!

In 2004 I commissioned a new genoa from Crusader. It has been used intensively for 3 months of every year, including 2 round-Britains, one round-Ireland and various other trips to east Coast, La Rochelle, etc. No problems although I am fairly diligent with a needle and thread, because surface stitch...

If you want a decent set of window frames you may have to commission new ones, because any used frames are likely to be U/S, or may not fit your openings (there were some variations). I got mine from the firm trading as Technautic and they have been very satisfactory. The most important stage is the...

A mid-cockpit mainsheet anchorage is certainly not daft. Mine is in the attached pic, and this is almost identical to the designer's original layout. The tiller needs to be slightly shorter than on a Sabre with a bridge deck track but it has ample leverage. The hatch area is much safer without the t...

Another slow reply - because I had to inspect our boat's mouldings. Much of the galley area inner moulding is only bonded to the hull with resin poultice, which is essentially a filler, unlike the starboard side where longitudinal shelves are bonded with grp tape. However, some parts of the partial ...