replied to Suzuki or Honda 15hp for safety boat 11 months Interesting Simon, I’ve got the Suzuki five sitting in my garage. It’s sincerely the identical m...
replied to Solid State Motor Drivers 1 year Late update (Dec 2019):
Following some driver problems at Tideway in 2019, I found that the main win...
replied to Sonar - engine 2 years Thanks Simon - interesting possibility. We were considering the possibility of a Torqueedo. This has...
replied to Sonar - engine 2 years Hi Andy
I did see an Etchells with an outboard engine- the owner cut a hole in the cockpit floor, bi...
started Sonar - engine 2 years Hi,
For various reasons (mostly related to the classification of our Hawk), we are thinking of chang...
started Card payments and cash and invoicing 2 years For some years we have had a traditional (electronic) till- very confusing to operate for the uninit...
replied to Safety arrangements for sailability 2 years An update as at April 2019.
We are now able to operate independently without having SI cover on site...
started Mainsheet winch in 303 and Liberty 2 years It is often frustrating to remove and reinstall the standard HANSA winch in these boats; when resolv...
started Challenger Mainsheet Winch Assembly 2 years Surplus to requirements. This was originally used for a Challenger servo installation, using the C...
started Engineering assistance - Remap 2 years As a representative of Remap at Sailability Conference 2019 I sat in on the Servos Workshop. I was...
started Raymarine Tiller Pilot Ram 2 years Previously used for Challenger and Skud servo installations, I currently have two of these units tha...
started Ingress Protection, Connectors and Enclosures 2 years For reliable operation, it is essential to keep servo electrics and water separated; See attached .p...
replied to Insecure Login- no longer 2 years Now fixed this issue, so site should show up as secure at all times.
replied to Intro to sailing- links to modifiable files 2 years This is the link to a word version of the 4 page brochure (two sides of A4, folded) as a taster/ int...
replied to Introduction to Sailing- Hansa 2.3 and 303 2 years Brochure version- 2 sides of A4 folded as A5- attached. Intended as a taster give away and quick int...
replied to Management and booking system 3 years Chris,
Many thanks for that. We looked at SCM because of the bookings as we are hoping to reduce the...
replied to Hansa 303 in need of new home 3 years Perfect. It will be Chris Turner who will sort out pick up. I will get him to contact you on the...
replied to Management and booking system 3 years Andy
I had a look at Sailing Club Manager when I was looking at membership software a couple of year...
replied to Hansa 303 in need of new home 3 years Hi Chris
it is still here, so I think so. I will check and get back to you.
replied to Hansa 303 in need of new home 3 years Simon
Is this still available? Newhaven and Seaford SC are looking for a 303 to start up some disabl...
replied to Venture Connect SCS 3 years Hi John.
Can’t help with your specific enquiry as we don’t have Ventures.
I intend to have ano...
started Venture SCS-Mounting the Pedestal 3 years Hi - has anyone come up with a practical solution to feeding the 'pin' through the 4 x hol...
started Venture Connect SCS 3 years Hi all, my name is John Deane and I am Fleet Captain/Fleet SI for the RS Ventures that we have here ...
started Management and booking system 3 years Do any other sailability clubs have an overall management or booking system? While we do run open se...
replied to Solid State Motor Drivers 3 years A quick update:
As well as a prototype 3-channel driver for Tideway, since the 2018 Sailability Conf...
started Hansa 303 in need of new home 3 years We (Tideway Sailability) are upgrading our intensively used fleet of 303s, and have a well used boat...
replied to Stiff steering on Hansa boats 3 years Thanks for that advice, Simon. We have had similar problems and taken similar corrective action. ...
replied to Seats available to a good home for a Drascombe 3 years David,
No problem at all - all the best for this season. If anyone else is interested, then just let...
replied to Seats available to a good home for a Drascombe 3 years Andy...sorry it has taken a little longer than planned to get back to you. Having discussed the offe...
started Intro to sailing- links to modifiable files 3 years Cover: powerpoint. The page size of this version is set to A4 plus 4mm for the spine. The graphics a...
started Intro to Sailing- pdfs for booklet printing 3 years pdf files for printing the booklet below. The files are set out as follows:
The set up is for a per...
started Suzuki or Honda 15hp for safety boat 3 years Approaching time to replace our trusty Honda 15hp. Our first instinct was to do a like for like but ...
replied to Seats available to a good home for a Drascombe 3 years David,
One further image attached to see it from the other angle.
Best wishes,
Andy
replied to Seats available to a good home for a Drascombe 3 years David,
Attached is an image of the seats. As I remember it (I didn't sail the Drascombe much), ...
replied to hoisting 3 years My concern with the individual hoisting plan approach is that it introduces another step into the ho...
replied to hoisting 3 years Simon..thanks for the reply. We are considering how to respond to the HSE directives but also what t...
replied to hoisting 3 years We don’t do that, and will resist doing so. My view is that an individual hoisting plan is not req...
replied to Seats available to a good home for a Drascombe 3 years Andy...we have a drascombe Lugger which we use mainly as a load carrier. It has bench seats. What ar...
replied to hoisting 3 years Simon...thanks. What I also need is a pro forma for each sailor who does not have their own lifting ...
started Seats available to a good home for a Drascombe 3 years Hi all,
We have recently sold our Drascombe Longboat (replaced by a Wheelyboat). As it was sold to a...
started Introduction to Sailing- Hansa 2.3 and 303 3 years Introduction to Sailing- Hansa 2.3 and 303 ebook
I have written the attached learning to sail guide ...
started hoisting 3 years We need to create a generic lifting plan for independent sailors who need to be hoisted in to a boat...
replied to Insecure Login- no longer 3 years We had an incidence of being hacked on one site I helped with and it was a nightmare to replace all ...
replied to Insecure Login- no longer 3 years Hi Steve yes I noticed that and I have had one attempt to switch to a HTTPS setup but the principal ...
replied to Sailability Conference 2018 Technology workshop ou... 3 years Yes, thanks to all who are taking time try to make this work as well as we hoped at the meeting.
started Insecure Login- no longer 3 years Hi all, I just popped in after being laid up for a couple of weeks to see how may people have kept t...
started Stiff steering on Hansa boats 3 years I was getting complaints from our young or less mobile sailors that the steering on many of our Ha...
replied to Email lists, volunteer details etc 3 years The attachment has a pdf of the latest version of the registration form, hopefully GDPR compliant.
replied to Reefing Hansa 303s and Liberty's 3 years Some photos on how we set up our 303s. Using aluminium clam cleats is in my view critical- plastic j...
replied to Sip & Puff unit 3 years All - the exact variant to use is the PSF 102 - 711. Have a look at the attached key for simple phys...
replied to Sip & Puff unit 3 years Hi Spike
I used the World Magnetics PSF 102. It is user adjustable or can be factory preset. UK dist...
replied to Sip & Puff unit 3 years Hi Paul.
Too many variants from suppliers of that type of switch. As you have already done the res...
replied to CVs of technical experts- add here 3 years Hi all, Steve here from Hunstanton Sailing and Watersports Centre. As I mentioned at the Conference ...
replied to Solid State Motor Drivers 3 years Very interesting. Tideway is probably in the market for a new end to end system based on something l...
replied to Forum Posting/Management 3 years I learnt at uni 40 years ago that I am a bodge programer.. By FAQ I meant the how to help section.
replied to Forum Posting/Management 3 years All good stuff. If it works, it's not a bodge.
The edit thing now spotted. No particular vi...
started Solid State Motor Drivers 3 years As promised, the attached essay is my account of the developments made at New Forest & District ...
replied to Forum Posting/Management 3 years Hi Spike
Bit of a bodge, let me know what you think:
I have removed the time limit on editing/ delet...
replied to Forum Posting/Management 3 years Thanks Spike- all good suggestions and will look into the technical ones. There is a rather obscur...
replied to CVs of technical experts- add here 3 years Hi All
Definitely, not an expert but can find my way around 12v electrics and sort the standard Libe...
replied to Liberty Mk 2 controller wiring diagram (courtesy B... 3 years Having been involved with certification of aircraft equipment required to operate in a Marine enviro...
replied to DIY steering servo for Hawk and Martin 16 3 years When Keith Harris wanted his SKUD adapted for the tongue-switch control system, we also used a Ray...
started Forum Posting/Management 3 years HiImmediately after my initial post (with poor spelling), unable to find an "Edit Post" facility Or...
replied to CVs of technical experts- add here 3 years It was good to meet all at the Sailability Conference this last weekend. I'll post more deta...
replied to CVs of technical experts- add here 3 years Thanks Chris. Anything that helps sailability is a good use of the forum as far as I am concerned. D...
started Sailability Conference 2018 Technology workshop ou... 3 years Many thanks to Pam for her help.
replied to CVs of technical experts- add here 3 years Simon
Thanks for starting this thread to get the ball rolling following the Sailability Conference.
...
started CVs of technical experts- add here 3 years Please add your CV by replying to this thread. To aid accessibility, I would include some key words ...
started Mason's Grant 4 years We(Wealden Sailability) have been selected as one of the 300 charities to share in a £3 million dis...
replied to IT provision for Sailability clubs 4 years While looking into this, I came across this site https://www.tt-exchange.org/. Cheap versions of st...
replied to IT provision for Sailability clubs 4 years Since I wrote, we have gone with Dropbox plus- single login with 1tb storage costing c£80 pa. The l...
replied to IT provision for Sailability clubs 4 years Simon,
The main reason we decided against Dropbox and others was the cost. The advantage we found wi...
replied to Email lists, volunteer details etc 4 years An update- we are now also using the system for recording our daily attendance by volunteers and sai...
replied to IT provision for Sailability clubs 4 years We haven't yet started down this road, although will need to soon. I have got as far as thinkin...
started IT provision for Sailability clubs 4 years I know this is perhaps a topic to cure insomnia, but at the Woolverstone Project we have decided to ...
started Engaging ways of teaching simple knots 4 years When preparing for an indoor sailing session, we were shown a fun way of teaching the figure-of-8: "...
started Sailing for beginners 4 years We have a steady stream of adult beginner sailors with physical rarher than learning disabilities. W...
replied to Medical Information 5 years We ask for details of medical conditions and medication from all sailors joining. This data is store...
replied to Medical Information 5 years We ask for (but do not insist on) some information, but more for demographic purposes. So we ask if ...
started Medical Information 5 years I would be interested to know if other centres request medical information about potential clients. ...
replied to DBS checking 5 years At Tideway we were under some pressure from the local authority run centre where we are based to che...
replied to Indoor sailing taster/demo 5 years Managed to get hold of the indoor sailing document that is no longer on the RYA website (Youtube lin...
replied to DBS checking 5 years Thanks everyone for the replies. At the Woolverstone Project we have around 60 volunteers, so we hav...
replied to DBS checking 5 years We - Hykeham Sailability - check all volunteers. Theoretically our recent Sport England grant applic...
started DBS checking 5 years I was wondering how others go about doing DBS checks? Do you check just instructors (including Chief...
replied to Fund raising for a wheelyboat 5 years Many thanks for the comments. We are sitting down today to try and decide what to do. We will have s...
replied to Indoor sailing taster/demo 5 years Simon,
There is some information on indoor sailing games on the RYA Sailability website:
Indoor sai...
replied to Fund raising for a wheelyboat 5 years David and others,
We have faced exactly the same issues at the Woolverstone Project. We have two cen...
started Indoor sailing taster/demo 5 years We have been asked to put on a short (max 1 hour) indoor sailing taster/demo for a group of young ad...