Drying a keel boat

[@swsfrancais7289]

Another great video, Mike. Thanks for taking the effort of filming & editing. Can't speak for anyone else but I greatly appreciate it.You have hit on a winning formula - lot of sailing clips, instructional content, boat handling, pilotage & navigation - all with a large dose of humour & bonhomie. Good luck finding another yacht. It's going to be interesting. Chin-chin.

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Thanks for your kind comments, I’ve got my eyes set on something very different 😏mike

[@jimmybritt9537]

Thanks for showing how the legs are set up and good luck on the search 👍👍🇺🇸

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Welcome

[@Peteamareet]

Thanks for the video, fair winds and happy days

[@fernandopratesi5378]

One of the most excellent sailing channels on the tube. Pleasant, unrushed, very well filmed. Thanks! Excited to subscribe. Sad to see the gaffer go, she’s beautiful, but it is fun indeed to experience a different boat.

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Hi Fernando, thanks for your kind words. I Sea Ma Chilli is a star for sure, a real eye catcher. Regards mike

[@bernardmoore8966]

Can't wait to see what you look at, that crabber you have will take some beating - thanks for taking the camera along !

[@sailingcosiloveit]

I agree some beating, that said the next will be a very different beast I’m sure. Mike

[@ChrisWilson-mg1it]

Excellent video, just found this channel

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Enjoy

[@brucebrown9604]

This video reminded me of the Riddle of the Sands... beautifully illustrated! After some hairy drying outs I purchased a Plastimo hand-held depthfinder to test all around the boat when there is still water. As she is a high-legged twin keeler, this gives me more peace of mind when I can’t see the bottom.

[@sailingcosiloveit]

I’ve done similar with a lead line to reassure myself, last weekend was just tiredness. Mike

[@landprojects]

I really like your videos Mike. It’s great to hear it like a sailor wants to hear it! Sails, equipment, conditions, locations. Things to watch out for. Invaluable information for the recreational sailor 👍

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Hi Mike from one sailor to another its great to be appreciated and I'm glad your enjoying my content regards mike

[@Hawk_eye]

Sad to here you might be changing, she is certainly a beautiful boat.

[@sailingcosiloveit]

She is and moving on makes me feel sad but when I find my next I’m sure it will bring back my smile. Mike

[@gobic1319]

She’s a sweet little yacht she is.

[@mark_delfino]

I've been blown off course in my efforts to get my own sailing going with Covid and all, just one trip on Ulswater so far so videos like this keep me going. Hoping to move on from my gaff dinghy to something bigger someday and chances are it will be in North Wales on something like Sea ma Chilli, I just like traditional rigs of all shapes and sizes. Looking foward to your next adventures

[@sailingcosiloveit]

You should consider a shrimper 19 a fantastic all rounder and lots to choose from. Mike

[@mark_delfino]

@@sailingcosiloveit yes, that's the sort of thing I have in mind Mike, something I can sleep over on to extend my sailing without buying a floating house, in a year or two perhaps :-)

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Best of luck with it, make it happen!

[@billhanna8838]

Iv seen a Slocum type yacht with Rubbing rails that canter levered down & had a pipe go frew them into the ground as legs , great set up & a French Alloy 50 footer witch had a TANK track in the bottom of the keel run on hydraulics come lumbering up the beach in Lumet in Malaya , Stepped off & came up to the bar ( Got stuck there for 2 weeks) some thing to do with the barmaids & Whisky . Nice vid , Nothing better then a clean bum & a fresh broad reach . Fair winds - Enjoy , Lifes not a rehearsal .

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Hmmmm a bar, a beach, two weeks were they really stuck? Mike

[@billhanna8838]

@@sailingcosiloveit I used to race on a little 28 ft 'snub nose gaffer' built in 34 (No bow sprit) sailed like a witch off & down wind , The owner didnt know what the word reef was Ha great times , Won the odd race .

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Snub nose bet the helm was heavy when the wind got up!

[@billhanna8838]

@@sailingcosiloveit Had to let the top gaff off to release the pressure

[@johnryan2193]

Careening is what the old sailboats did to clean their hulls ! Well done on your cleaning job .

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Thanks, legs just let me do it all on one tide mike

[@maxinesmith6775]

Magic carpet 😍😍😀

[@srneal22]

I noticed your comment on getting a new boat. I’ve got a Marvin Tomahawk 25 over at Dickies. It’s a complete project boat cos it flooded with rain water while on the hard. Free to a good home if you are short of something to do. I’ve now got Pegasus on the river.

[@srneal22]

Marcon Tomahawk. Bloody spell checker.

[@sailingcosiloveit]

I suffer predictive text all the time, getting in the habit of reading what I write now. Thanks very much for your kind offer, but I actually have a short list of things I want to try that I haven’t. I’m also shy of too much work due to arthritis mike

[@asd67lkj]

Interesting to see the use of the legs, did they come with the boat, or did you make them yourself. No careening posts in the area?

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Hiya will hopefully get to use the legs in the next good high pressure. In Conwy less than a mile from the marina is the wall with two scrubbing berths. I’ve not used the wall or the legs due to weather still providing sailing opportunities mike

[@chriscummins261]

Hi Mike, I have a Crabber 24 similar to yours and have only just found your channel. I am really enjoying your videos 👍 and I am interested in where you bought your beaching legs any info would be appreciated. Cheers, Chris

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Hi Chris they are the home made variety. Just get two different diameter alloy tubes, one that will fit into the other. Make a foot out of plate and weld it on or get it welded on. Make two top fittings similar to what I have done. You can see them clearly in my vlog. No through hull fittings needed. Drill holes in a few different places for using on walls and set them two inches short of the draft at the midship cleats for drying out. Couple of ropes and hey presto legs mike

[@chriscummins261]

@@sailingcosiloveit Thanks Mike much appreciated and keep up the great work.

[@ingeebeltoft]

Lovely boat you got 😎

[@sailingcosiloveit]

👍

[@markrutlidge5427]

Nothing that can't be solved by another tide.

[@rogerpickering3751]

Twister ?

[@markgrinter3228]

Hi Mike. How do I get in touch with you . I have a 29 ft van de stadt fin keel . I'd like the beach on her legs . She's currently moored at Ynys big on the straights. Would be looking for a location to beach her as per your video Many thanks Mark grint

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Hi mark, you are in touch with me. Mike

[@markgrinter3228]

@@sailingcosiloveit nice to meet you Mike.

[@markgrinter3228]

Pop into the gazelle some time for a pint !

[@johnryan2193]

I wonder is,your boat full of static electricity , sugar ,I just realised I fell for it .

[@sailingcosiloveit]

You have lost me?

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Oh the bottle lost myself ha

[@MrDuckmallard]

Are you going to sell her? If so, I would like to discuss

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Hi Doug nice of you to show an interest. Some friends of mine are going to keep her going. Regards mike

[@MrDuckmallard]

@@sailingcosiloveit Glad to hear it. As it turns out just this morning I bought the only Cornish Crabber 24 available on the US side of the pond. She is somewhat older than yours but has great bones and I have taken heart by watching your videos. I am fascinated by that handheld device hanging next to your companionway which seems to tell you everything. Do you mind me asking what device that is?

[@sailingcosiloveit]

Garmin CSX60 my favourite boat device ever. Hard to find but they probably do a much better on now a days