Getting a 1260? Congratulations. Terrific boat. I like the fan in the head. That's where all the soot from the propane stove condenses into tiny black feathers. I never liked the helm seats. They just slide. And if you;re legs aren't long (I'm 5'8" 173cm) my weren't, a better footrest would really help. I liked doing my watches at the helm outside. If I was going to sail the Pacific I wanted to be in the Pacific. Fog? We had several days of fog and everything that had remained dry started streaming water. Every wall in the boat. Underneath the mattress looked like it had been hosed. So definitely get hypervent mesh (I looked for it in Asia and never found it. I'm sure it was available somewhere.) Also, I had dry bags I never used. Very dumb. In those two lower cubbies, all my clean clothes got damp all the way through and mildewed. Had I used the drybags my first stop in Victoria wouldn't have been the laundry. (I just made four silnylon drybags for my old monohull. Keep the boat smell out of my clothes, keep them from getting damp. I made them so the bins I got at Target fit inside. Now instead of fussing with a floppy bag, I can just open the top. Made them with white silnylon from Ripstopbythe roll. They're very easy.) The owner of the 1260 I was on put vents in all the hanging lockers, that should really help. We had the washing machine (it's terrific), but once the fog showed up nothing would dry anywhere. Be good to be able to heat and vent the owner's hull shower turning it into a drying room. For the windows get a squeegee on a pole. There's a reason for painting with an extension pole. That forward starboard berth I loved all the bouncing and slamming, slept like a baby. (I don't know if this is my ADHD or having once lived directly above a discotheque. If anything keeps you awake, I'd recommend extreme sleep training. Stay awake for 24 hours then you can sleep anywhere. Two days without sleep and you can sleep standing up. ) There were times I was repeatedly weightless in my berth. Now I have trouble falling asleep because it's too calm. I always wanted some kind of hanging pocket organizer on the wall in the berth. We used those stick on hooks with the pull tab on the bottom so they don't leave a nasty residue. Hooks on the backs of the doors. At home I put little slits the corners of my bath towels so they hang up. They don't need button hole stitching. Of course squeegees in the showers. And those forward holds one is behind the toilet in the starboard? In almost every weather they got cold and damp, Drybags or good waterproof sacks for anything you put in there. and prop open the door and run that fan. On my monohull I rigged up an 110v fan in a piece of plywood that plugs into the open hatch above the stove. Propane is pretty clean, but it does condense into soot, and breathing burnt gas products isn't good for your health. Every boat should have an exhaust fan almost none do. That floating bench in the saloon. It really needs a supporting back. Sitting watches inside, display up by the helm window is just not comfortable. The other bench for the nav station has a prop up back. No one ever used it. On that floating bench it probably would've never been in stow position. Check your fresh water pump filter. We had all kinds of factory scraps in there, bits of caulking. I would've really liked an inspection opening for the water tank. And look for anything about chaffing. The jib furler chaffs, the mainsail outhaul chaffed through in two places at the same time. When it parted; nighttime North Pacific weather a bit rough; there were two breaks with a short piece laying on the bimini between the two ends. There's a D ring used to attach the outhaul eye to the round sail clew. Had they used a soft shackle or just a bowline it wouldn't have chaffed. And upgrade your clutches. Jon on board recommends Spinlock (I have these on my boat never a problem). The standard ones that came with the 1260 were too fussy. Some spec'd 10mm lines were 12mm. With Spnlock this wouldn't have been a problem. The ones we had were a nightmare. ( I think I'm a bit of a crank and a troll. But I spent three months on the 1260 and we had to fix a lot of stuff, a lot of it that shouldn't have had a problem. I once knew an old carpenter who waited until I'd hit my knee with my hammer."I knew you were going to do that. Now you'll remember." I don't want to be that guy, so I'll risk being a nudge. Hope this is useful information.) And one final thing about the 1260, I did carpentry, technical photography, clearly I'm a nerd; I can walk into a place someone's lived their whole life and spot the slightly crooked wall they never noticed. So after all that Lagoon bulkhead stuff when I came aboard the 1260 in Nha Trang, I scoped out every inch of her. Especially doors and hatches. 7000 nm, several storms and 3 meter seas later? There wasn't anything that wasn't exactly where it was in Vietnam. Very strong brilliantly made boat. Did it flex? Sure I could feel it in my berth. Very strong, not brittle. I wouldn't hesitate buying an old Seawind boat. I don't think people fully realize it yet, but a really well made no wood core boat is effectively permanent. All the rigging stuff? drive you a bit batty but you'll sort it. The 1260? Your grandchildren will be able to sail her into their old age.
Wow, Thanks for the detailed comment. I love it when others share their experiences where I can learn and look smart. 😉 I am assuming you were on SV Kiskadee during her Pacific crossing. There is not much you can do with 100 percent humidity during long periods of time. Things will get wet and eventually mildewed, making life miserable. In the Mid-Atlantic, we will also experience condensation on the inside, mostly during humid summer days or days when the temperature changes drastically. We will be adding some type of ventilation system under the two forward bunks on day one. We optioned the AC air conditioning and will probably run it while berthed in the Marina, at least in the dehumidify mode, while on shore power. We will leave all cabinets facing the external side open while away. We are also looking at the many moisture control systems available. We plan to store our clothes in vacuum luggage bags for protection and compactness. In colder climates we optioned the Webasto Hydronic Diesel Heating system which we hope will help. As you are aware, when sailing, miserable weather outside will find its way inside. Even with all this, I have been sailing long enough to understand that moisture will find its way inside. We love the Seawind 1260 and think this is the best boat for Toni and I. Knock on our hulls to visit if you ever see Moments in Time in an anchorage. Thanks again for sharing.
Who are those skinny people? Their voices sound familiar. 😎👍 So, the name of your boat is "Moments in time"? oh, was that Nick from Ruby Rose 2? The food looked yummy.
Thanks, pretty soon we will have to put stones in our pockets on a breezy day to keep from being blown away 😉, The Annapolis Sailboat show is great and you never know who you will run into. Ruby Rose, Sailing Nahoa, Parley Revival, Tula’s Endless Summer, among others, were just some of the folks wandering the docks. We did a low-key announcement of Moments in Time at the very end of Episode 21, ruclips.net/video/QAyex6VCpdU/видео.htmlsi=Lp-uw4qHm-llaI3a but many people did not pick up on it, so we did a poor job of announcing it. Thanks for your comment as always.
I really like the 1170. Ben trying to see as much as I can find on the 1170. I wish endless summer would put out more videos on there boat. But I guess after 4 years they are taking a break on the video making. Thank you for taking us along to the Boat show. It is a bit far for us to go. So until next time, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! P.s. Here is a trick on losing weight. Right befor bed drink 16 oz of COLDWATER. The weight well fall off. I wade 275 pounds and after two months of just doing that .I know way 214 pounds.
Thanks for your comment. Our Seawind 1260 (Moments in Time) is currently under construction, so we are 1260 owners. I want to share my thoughts, but these are just my thoughts, so please, take them with a grain of salt or a glass of whiskey. The 1260 is a better handling boat over the 1160, in my experience. I have spent time sailing on the 1160 and the 1260 so I was really interested in contrasting them with the 1170. For the 1170. I liked the sexy reversed bows, the rain catching system, access to the forward bunks, and maybe the third pulpit (might increase marina fees through). I also like the navigation desk being moved into the saloon from the 1160 but it does take space from the saloon and does not provide much additional space back down the owner’s hull. I liked that most of the lines are consolidated inboard giving additional deck space to walk on. The head space on the 1160 and 1260 did not really affect us so the additional head space on the 1170 was not important to us. I think the 1170 lost its sex appeal by dropping the curving lines of the 1160/1190/1260 in favor of a more rigid shape that will increase windage (maybe not that important). I did not like the grill that originally came with it, the cooktop is the best on any boat (see my thoughts at ruclips.net/video/A2NzMjuPpok/видео.htmlsi=f7HQJ-0iCN9NK3xt ). What I did not like about the 1170 when comparing it to the 1260 is the additional 11K price hike over the 1260, the additional ton increase in displacement over the 1260, extra draft, and less sail area. But the hull shape is very different on the 1170, similar to the 1370. Looking at it while at the boat show, I wondered if the 1170 will perform better as you load it for cruising than the 1260, in another words, will the 1170 have less performance load penalty than the 1260? I would love to see someone contrast the performance, Billy, Sierra, please share your thoughts with the 1160, 1260, and the 1170 performance? Thanks for showing the boat, there was always a crowd to see it. 😊 Thanks for the tip.
Great choice of restaurants! We love the Old Stein Inn.
Totally agree 😋
I just found your channel. I've been following Ruby Rose through their build and recently started following Tula's Endless Summer.
Welcome to our journey, and thanks for subscribing. We are happy to share our experiences.
Getting a 1260? Congratulations. Terrific boat. I like the fan in the head. That's where all the soot from the propane stove condenses into tiny black feathers. I never liked the helm seats. They just slide. And if you;re legs aren't long (I'm 5'8" 173cm) my weren't, a better footrest would really help. I liked doing my watches at the helm outside. If I was going to sail the Pacific I wanted to be in the Pacific. Fog? We had several days of fog and everything that had remained dry started streaming water. Every wall in the boat. Underneath the mattress looked like it had been hosed. So definitely get hypervent mesh (I looked for it in Asia and never found it. I'm sure it was available somewhere.) Also, I had dry bags I never used. Very dumb. In those two lower cubbies, all my clean clothes got damp all the way through and mildewed. Had I used the drybags my first stop in Victoria wouldn't have been the laundry. (I just made four silnylon drybags for my old monohull. Keep the boat smell out of my clothes, keep them from getting damp. I made them so the bins I got at Target fit inside. Now instead of fussing with a floppy bag, I can just open the top. Made them with white silnylon from Ripstopbythe roll. They're very easy.) The owner of the 1260 I was on put vents in all the hanging lockers, that should really help. We had the washing machine (it's terrific), but once the fog showed up nothing would dry anywhere. Be good to be able to heat and vent the owner's hull shower turning it into a drying room. For the windows get a squeegee on a pole. There's a reason for painting with an extension pole.
That forward starboard berth I loved all the bouncing and slamming, slept like a baby. (I don't know if this is my ADHD or having once lived directly above a discotheque. If anything keeps you awake, I'd recommend extreme sleep training. Stay awake for 24 hours then you can sleep anywhere. Two days without sleep and you can sleep standing up. ) There were times I was repeatedly weightless in my berth. Now I have trouble falling asleep because it's too calm.
I always wanted some kind of hanging pocket organizer on the wall in the berth. We used those stick on hooks with the pull tab on the bottom so they don't leave a nasty residue. Hooks on the backs of the doors. At home I put little slits the corners of my bath towels so they hang up. They don't need button hole stitching. Of course squeegees in the showers. And those forward holds one is behind the toilet in the starboard? In almost every weather they got cold and damp, Drybags or good waterproof sacks for anything you put in there. and prop open the door and run that fan.
On my monohull I rigged up an 110v fan in a piece of plywood that plugs into the open hatch above the stove. Propane is pretty clean, but it does condense into soot, and breathing burnt gas products isn't good for your health. Every boat should have an exhaust fan almost none do.
That floating bench in the saloon. It really needs a supporting back. Sitting watches inside, display up by the helm window is just not comfortable. The other bench for the nav station has a prop up back. No one ever used it. On that floating bench it probably would've never been in stow position.
Check your fresh water pump filter. We had all kinds of factory scraps in there, bits of caulking. I would've really liked an inspection opening for the water tank.
And look for anything about chaffing. The jib furler chaffs, the mainsail outhaul chaffed through in two places at the same time. When it parted; nighttime North Pacific weather a bit rough; there were two breaks with a short piece laying on the bimini between the two ends. There's a D ring used to attach the outhaul eye to the round sail clew. Had they used a soft shackle or just a bowline it wouldn't have chaffed. And upgrade your clutches. Jon on board recommends Spinlock (I have these on my boat never a problem). The standard ones that came with the 1260 were too fussy. Some spec'd 10mm lines were 12mm. With Spnlock this wouldn't have been a problem. The ones we had were a nightmare. ( I think I'm a bit of a crank and a troll. But I spent three months on the 1260 and we had to fix a lot of stuff, a lot of it that shouldn't have had a problem. I once knew an old carpenter who waited until I'd hit my knee with my hammer."I knew you were going to do that. Now you'll remember." I don't want to be that guy, so I'll risk being a nudge. Hope this is useful information.)
And one final thing about the 1260, I did carpentry, technical photography, clearly I'm a nerd; I can walk into a place someone's lived their whole life and spot the slightly crooked wall they never noticed. So after all that Lagoon bulkhead stuff when I came aboard the 1260 in Nha Trang, I scoped out every inch of her. Especially doors and hatches. 7000 nm, several storms and 3 meter seas later? There wasn't anything that wasn't exactly where it was in Vietnam. Very strong brilliantly made boat. Did it flex? Sure I could feel it in my berth. Very strong, not brittle. I wouldn't hesitate buying an old Seawind boat. I don't think people fully realize it yet, but a really well made no wood core boat is effectively permanent. All the rigging stuff? drive you a bit batty but you'll sort it. The 1260? Your grandchildren will be able to sail her into their old age.
Wow, Thanks for the detailed comment. I love it when others share their experiences where I can learn and look smart. 😉 I am assuming you were on SV Kiskadee during her Pacific crossing. There is not much you can do with 100 percent humidity during long periods of time. Things will get wet and eventually mildewed, making life miserable. In the Mid-Atlantic, we will also experience condensation on the inside, mostly during humid summer days or days when the temperature changes drastically. We will be adding some type of ventilation system under the two forward bunks on day one. We optioned the AC air conditioning and will probably run it while berthed in the Marina, at least in the dehumidify mode, while on shore power. We will leave all cabinets facing the external side open while away. We are also looking at the many moisture control systems available. We plan to store our clothes in vacuum luggage bags for protection and compactness. In colder climates we optioned the Webasto Hydronic Diesel Heating system which we hope will help. As you are aware, when sailing, miserable weather outside will find its way inside. Even with all this, I have been sailing long enough to understand that moisture will find its way inside. We love the Seawind 1260 and think this is the best boat for Toni and I. Knock on our hulls to visit if you ever see Moments in Time in an anchorage. Thanks again for sharing.
Who are those skinny people? Their voices sound familiar. 😎👍 So, the name of your boat is "Moments in time"?
oh, was that Nick from Ruby Rose 2? The food looked yummy.
Thanks, pretty soon we will have to put stones in our pockets on a breezy day to keep from being blown away 😉, The Annapolis Sailboat show is great and you never know who you will run into. Ruby Rose, Sailing Nahoa, Parley Revival, Tula’s Endless Summer, among others, were just some of the folks wandering the docks. We did a low-key announcement of Moments in Time at the very end of Episode 21, ruclips.net/video/QAyex6VCpdU/видео.htmlsi=Lp-uw4qHm-llaI3a but many people did not pick up on it, so we did a poor job of announcing it. Thanks for your comment as always.
I really like the 1170. Ben trying to see as much as I can find on the 1170. I wish endless summer would put out more videos on there boat. But I guess after 4 years they are taking a break on the video making.
Thank you for taking us along to the Boat show. It is a bit far for us to go.
So until next time, Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii!
P.s. Here is a trick on losing weight. Right befor bed drink 16 oz of COLDWATER. The weight well fall off. I wade 275 pounds and after two months of just doing that .I know way 214 pounds.
Thanks for your comment. Our Seawind 1260 (Moments in Time) is currently under construction, so we are 1260 owners. I want to share my thoughts, but these are just my thoughts, so please, take them with a grain of salt or a glass of whiskey. The 1260 is a better handling boat over the 1160, in my experience. I have spent time sailing on the 1160 and the 1260 so I was really interested in contrasting them with the 1170. For the 1170. I liked the sexy reversed bows, the rain catching system, access to the forward bunks, and maybe the third pulpit (might increase marina fees through). I also like the navigation desk being moved into the saloon from the 1160 but it does take space from the saloon and does not provide much additional space back down the owner’s hull. I liked that most of the lines are consolidated inboard giving additional deck space to walk on. The head space on the 1160 and 1260 did not really affect us so the additional head space on the 1170 was not important to us. I think the 1170 lost its sex appeal by dropping the curving lines of the 1160/1190/1260 in favor of a more rigid shape that will increase windage (maybe not that important). I did not like the grill that originally came with it, the cooktop is the best on any boat (see my thoughts at ruclips.net/video/A2NzMjuPpok/видео.htmlsi=f7HQJ-0iCN9NK3xt ). What I did not like about the 1170 when comparing it to the 1260 is the additional 11K price hike over the 1260, the additional ton increase in displacement over the 1260, extra draft, and less sail area. But the hull shape is very different on the 1170, similar to the 1370. Looking at it while at the boat show, I wondered if the 1170 will perform better as you load it for cruising than the 1260, in another words, will the 1170 have less performance load penalty than the 1260? I would love to see someone contrast the performance, Billy, Sierra, please share your thoughts with the 1160, 1260, and the 1170 performance? Thanks for showing the boat, there was always a crowd to see it. 😊 Thanks for the tip.
That water thing will just ruin your sleep by making you get up to pee at night. What terrible advise!
stop @ mcdonalds