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Hi There. Many thanks for the comment. Thats great to meet you. Yes I bet its interesting to see it on a Dinghy, albeit a big one!! It does work quite well. I have since tinkered with the settings a bit and if you set the steering to be a bit slacker then it works much better. It also works much better on the sea where the conditions are always a little more consistent than on a lake. To date I haven;t heard anyone else fitting to a Drascombe Lugger but it has worked for me. One thing I have also done this season is balance the sails and use the Simrad much more and that improves performance of it markedly. I htink in a Dinghy you're giving the Simrad a big test as the boat is so twitchy compared to a yacht!! I do find that the unit is quite sensitive to voltage levels. With Li-ION battery I previously had, the voltage can drop to lower 11V ish levels and this causes the unit to click a little. With the LiFePo4 battery where the voltage stays above 12.6 it's much better. I guess when this was designed it was designed for lead acid batteries which have a similiar voltage range to the LifePo4. Only thing I need to make for it is a waterproof cover!!

@SailingWithDave that's lovely to hear, and some interesting points about the battery. I haven't worked for Simrad/Navico for many years, I think I designed this a good 25+ years ago, bit I'm glad to see it's still made and used

Thats our "Rasie 3D" printer. Ironically its cheaper than the Ultimaker. It's not so good at prototyping as the Ultimaker is much quicker at 1 piece, but for manufacturing it's brilliant. The tolerances seem to be better on it too. Its dual nozzle and its party trick is that it can "Mirror" print, so you double the speed of your parts printing the left nozzle miror prints the right one. Quite cool to see that working!! Its very reliable. I can count the failed prints on one hand.

Many thanks. Sometimes I like to buy form the USA and they have no UK postal service, but if you ask they can often sort you out. Postage can be high but if its for something you need then places often send. Maybe worth a try?

Cheers Marc. Yes I agree, something tells me Zippers may be the way to go here?

Me too. Phil have you been drinking!!!

@@SailingWithDave No, just that song came into my head when I saw your title 😁

Well I didn't realise at first but it did such a good job that I thought what the heck!!!

Yes for season 4 we're back at Bala. However we also try to stretch our wings a bit too.

No problem. I saw it myself and wished I knew about it earlier!!

Cheers and yes. Its a tricky one but coming along. This winter, the boatyard has been empty. Literally had the place to myself all winter!!

Well, there are 2 options on slipways here. The one into the canal and then out via the lock, but that slipway is actually broken and no boats can use it. There's a bit stpe down onto it where its sunk. The dinghy club next door are very friendly and have a slipway but not for the Lugger. They do have some bigger boats on their standings but maybe they don't launch from there. In any event the sailing here isn't for me. Its very tidal and has a strong current. I really want to get out onto the sea so ideally would have some kind of storage or mooring or something like that near to Angelsey. I have seen the guys racing here and on the beating leg they are hardly moving!!

@@SailingWithDave Have you looked at Dinas Boatyard North Wales LL56 4RX.

@@joewilliams5396 Yes, I enquired there a while ago. I htink you can launch from there, but storage was full. I use the public slipway there a lot though. and am also trying to get into the dinghy club there but they're cruiser park is full too.

Thats what I thought too!!

I'll have to take a look at that!!

I grew up in Whitby and that silhouette is pure coble. No traditional sailing cobles have a spray deck. I love Dave's innovative ideas though but I'd rather see some innovative tent solutions or maybe an inboard electric motor conversion. What's the point in solving problems that don't exist? My experience of sailing small boats is they rarely get swamped due to water over the bow. More likely over the stern in a broaching situation.

I will have a look at that technique. So many ways to crack this nut!!! I think Lulu would say the Northumbrian Coble looks like her!!

Hi Fibber. I'm sorry to hear tha, especially from someone who I know has been a subscriber for so long. Let me explain what i'm doing. I wanted to just change things up a bit for a number of reasons. So I have been experimenting with using a different format. The sea adventures I did last season actually out perform all other videos on a monthly basis. Even my latest 4 posts per month are usually outperformed in views by these videos. So I am naturally trying to copy that kind of format, because it works and also because it's interesting to do too. I'm not hell bent on grpwing the channel but have found over the 3 or 4 years of doing it that it has to remain fresh to a degree and also it has to not be a chore for me or I will just stop. So I have been trying to make the format a bit more like that. Don't worry, I think I do this for a few more weeks and then go back to the old format, its an experiement and we'll take a look at if it worked. Judging from the analytics I have seen already, not much is the answer to that!!! These videos are considerably harder to edit so I am quite happy to go back!!! I am also extremly interested in any views people have, so I am very happy to hear too. I think after 3 or 4 years you do have to make some changes or it just gets boring. But I am open to ideas all the time.

Thanks Dave. Intended as constructive criticism no more. I understand you wish to grow creatively and will never please all. To enjoy you’re site I'm willing to compromise: such is life. The question I ask is: is the popularity of such as you describe to do with subject matter or any music (or weird "sounds", not something you do yet)? How much is in spite of the latter rather than because of it? Everything from Radio to TV etc has not only music (which is one thing and can be brilliant when done well) but strange sounds and drumbeats playing as people talk and I wonder who actually likes this? Most people may simply just have the ability to ignore it. It's not a new thing but it is great to find old TV which does not have it. When my hero is walking in the woods I prefer to hear birdsong, not a whale in pain. Screaming swifts yes, that mediocre female never. The call of the wind, water and gulls does it for me on a boating video. The issue is now the ability to do "sounds" is universal and so it is becoming increasingly common on the internet. I wonder who actually likes it? I'm mostly talking about "sounds" but I make the point NOBODY EVER in music has achieved universal popularity: in fact ALL are minority taste. I define in music bad taste as somebody else’s idea of good taste.

Phil. Thats a golden nugget of "I never knew about that"!!! I will look that up! Anchoring from the side would be so much easier anyway on the Lugger as she's a bit cluittered up front.

@@SailingWithDave yeah great idea i might employ that method too on my new one

@@Spud63 One thong I have thought of is to use heavy duty zips. Have 2 on each side. and maybe a 3rd in the middle. The side ones would allow you to leave the fixings on the boat but you could remove the panels fully so for mooring or even on a trip where you just wanted to get rid of them you could. An option middle zip would allow you to open it up more easdily for anchoring etc. You could make the zips dual opening so you could just crack open one side a bit for the rode or line?

@@SailingWithDave sounds like a better plan

Yes me too, global warming has its benefits I guess (joke!!!). The West systems 105 hardener says 5°C+ but ideally it needs to be 10°C+ for a decent quick cure in my view. Yes the battens would make a permanent fixture to the boatand if screwed in would create a good strong bond, or at least thats the idea!!!

It should be at least!! COuld be a theme tune for the channel this winter!!

Many thanks for that. So glad it helped. I haven't worn the inner fleece yet. Used it as a pillow a few times on the boat but thats it!! I've worn the suit once in the spring and then it was a bit too hot!! Hopefully when it gets a bit colder i'll give it a wear. One thing I noticed was that the neck is way too tight for me. Gives me a sore throat after about 2 hours so I need to trim the latex a bit.

You can also hear the gears grinding!!! Stone against stone!!!

Cheers Spud. Yes that downhaul makes a huge difference to the control of that Mainsail for sure.

@@SailingWithDave did you get my email over the weekend dave

@@Spud63 No I didn't mate. Checked my email and SPAM folders, nothing in there?

@@SailingWithDave ok will res3end

Waves, like sailing itself is extremely relative. None more so than to the experience you have. So, I think at the time, and with the experience I had, the size of the boat and the excitement levels I had simply sailing with another Mirror Dinghy all made up to the fact these were indeed enormous waves to me at that time. I've since sailed through 1.5M waves on the sea, in the Lugger and the first time I did that I thought I was going to die. I have since done it a few times without thinking too much about it, so it's all relative to the storyline of the channel and relative to the novice sailors its aimed at, so I hope that explains it a bit better. I get a bit excited, maybe a bit passionate at times but click bait...no, not very me!

Ha, thats like the opposite of me. I do like the open boat of the Lugger, but I yearn for a cabin!!! I think for me, I want to get out in different weather and be able to get down under for sleeping etc when I need to. This boat isn't the next one, in fact I think I still need to stick to a proper smaller trailer sailer but one with a cabin!

Haha! Well thats not my workshop, thats my office and repair centre that I hijack form time to time. My workshop is about 6ft x 11ft and far too small. I need to move house though to be able to build a bigger one!!

Many thanks Jono. Plenty more coming! although the weather last winter was quite bad until it broke finally so hoping we have enough!!

@@SailingWithDave I'd love to learn how to sail in bad weather conditions. It would be really fun.

@@Jono1982 Well there's plenty of that on the channel if you look for it!! I think learning to sail in bad conditions is really good for you but in order to do so, you can limit your losses. What I mean by that is I have sailed Lulu in 40+mph wind on Lake Bala, because there waves never get anywhere near large enough for that to be a hassle, there's no current or tide too. So this means you only have to worry about the wind! Sailing in high wind and also really no wind has taught me a lot about sailing. High wind as it gets the boat nearer her limits, you really get a feel for her and know where she'll go to. In low winds however, especially on lighter boats like the Mirror, it teaches you how to get the most of the wind. You have lots of time to play, tinker etc etc, its likt everything is slowed down. I wouldn't sail on the sea in half the conditions I do on the lake because a sustained F6/7 on the sea would bring large waves, and also probably some nasty overfalls in places around Anglesey!!!.

Hi Mate. I made them myself. I have 2 versions. The red ones that are flat and clip over the hanks or the ones that a slightly larger and have a hole in them allowing for a jib downhaul to be used with the jib. I was going to get a little shop set up and charge like £10 for a set of them bit haven;t got round to that yet! Do you sail a Mirror? I have sent a few few packs out to various people over the past couple of years in exchange for some feedback on their usage but have literally never had anyone come back to me!!!

@@SailingWithDave Awesome, yes I have #70995. I was thinking of the same issue you experienced but was rigging a piece of cordage for now. Your 3d printed clips looked brilliant. Id be happy to send you some loot in exchange if you could print me up a set. Shipping USA

Hopefully!!!

Hi Spud. I did consider many ways of doing it but i'm not so sure that would work. I think the sea would get in under the press studs and would also pop them off too easily. I think along the top to secure the back t some kind of brace would work though.

Many thanks Matt. I bought the suit from www.marinesuperstore.com. I'll get that put in a pinned comment.

Many thanks. Nearly there on Season 4!!

Haha. Yes, the excitement of seeing and sailing with another Mirror was great though. Well it was a bit neck and neck but the other guy tacked and headed home in the end. We were headed for different ends of the lake!

Yes, ive found them pretty good value for money. Anything metal really.

Haha. Yes me too!