by Michiel » Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:51 am
Hi,
I collected Nemo last weekend, and towed her back to Perthshire.
Must say, she sits lovely on the trailer, and at 55m/h you hardly realise you are towing!
Compliments to HM, for the way they have refurbed Nemo, she looks like new!
Have been playing about on the drive and have her rigged up now.
What a beauty!
It is tanking it down just now, so will get the sails out later and have a go setting them.
Some of my previous posts, ref. batteries and pv have been proven unnesesary, as to my delight I found Nemo fully wired up, with 2x 85Ah Numax batteries (still fully charged), a fixed Icon vhf, masthead tricolor/anchor light etc.
Under the forward bed cushions, there was even a flexable 14W pv panel, wired to go into the deck light fitting!
Great, saved a few 100£ there!
Dennis, I will contact you, ref. a first sail, and general tips etc.
I was also wondering, for towing short distances, can I just lower the mast, being left hinged in the tabernacle, and support her and the boom/gaff at the rear in a wooden support?
With a marker at the end of the mast, is this legal, or advisable?
Regards,
Michiel
(CC19 No.63 'NEMO')