Buying and Owning a £1 Yacht

[@anotherangleUK]

Covid was a a kind of turning point for many of us. Well done on the boat refit. Hope you get to enjoy many hours onboard.

[@gonesailing]

I like it “sail across to a different country… well to the Isle of Wight”. .. where the famous West Wight Potter sailboat has its origins. Fair winds!

[@toooldandtooslow]

Thank you, I'm looking forward to getting out and enjoying a slower pace of life.

[@bryancohn9406]

Races scars, flies planes, sails boats. You are basically James Bond at this point Richard! I'm, all in for sailing adventures, it is my favorite thing to watch on KZbin, a nice mental break after building racing cars in my shop all day.

[@toooldandtooslow]

Thanks Bryan, more like a Poundshop Austin Powers! Glad you like the content, hopefully I’ll drop the latest Brands Hatch video on Friday morning!

[@AdrianVicker1]

A great way to relax and unwind. Very nice.

[@toooldandtooslow]

Yes, it’s a very much slower pace after flying around at 500 knots. 4 knots is plenty.

[@markthomasson5077]

Well done. Solid little boats those. Did wonder how you would get her off the trailer! Must say you did well with the tender + outboard. Beware of towing though, if the wind pipes up, they can easily get blown upside down. Try towing backwards and tying tight to the transom with two lines. Also watch out for that rubbish plastic mushroom vent, if not screwed down, first rope to catch under it will rip it off. …I know all too well. I see you have a Tillerpilot, very useful. Just take care to ensure she is balanced, ie sails herself for a minute or two, before engaging. I like to have the anchor stowed at the stern, when singlehanded it makes a much better emergency brake! Drop off the back, the momentum sets the anchor well, then transfer rode to the bow. You do have had to have first dropped the main, the jib rolled in a bit, fully as you stop.

[@toooldandtooslow]

Thank you so much for the advice. I'm definitely building experience but always keeping in VHF and phone range of Chichester Harbour Patrol.

[@user-yv5mi8fg6z]

​@@toooldandtooslow practice reefing the mainsail when the weather is nice, get your solo routine while sailing worked out. Heaving to with the jib partly furled and aback and the helm lashed to leeward is a great technique to stop the boat and the a reef in. Buy a personal locator beacon if you are singlehanding and wear it whenever on deck. Great last resort in the situation where you are in the water watching the boat sail away!

[@podd372]

And I thought sailing was supposed to be expensive! Seems way cheaper than running a racing car 😂 Looking forward to the continuing adventures onboard Hooley.

[@toooldandtooslow]

Definitely cheaper than running a racing car and almost as much fun!

[@congt9288]

Lovely and well done.

[@toooldandtooslow]

Thank you, I hope you enjoyed the video!

[@duncanfraser7304]

I didn't know you brought it. I walked past in many times in the past and it's nice to see it back to life again. BTW - There's a great welder in that boat yard who's fixed many of my Formula ford parts over the years. Happy Sailing. I would offer to sail with you, but I know nothing about sailing,.

[@toooldandtooslow]

Thanks for the heads up, of course I should have taken my exhaust to the yard....I ended up paying way too much. I'm having the stainless exhaust modified and fitted by Morris Customs in Emsworth. I'll share the results.

[@hippyjason]

So I gotta ask; is there a story behind "Hooley"?