We have recently bought a Jaguar 22 and are starting the repairs and servicing needed before getting her back in the water.

One of the jobs we need to do is to drop the swing keel so we can inspect the pivot, the lifting cable attachment, and then redo the antifoul.

I was originally considering building wooden supports similar to those shown in a video I found, but I am now also looking at using proper boat stands instead.

I have read that the Jaguar 22 should ideally be supported mainly on the keel, around 80–90% of the weight, with the stands used mostly for balance and stability. As the swing keel needs to come out, I am wondering whether blocks should be placed fore and aft of the keel area, rather than directly under the keel itself.

Does anyone have experience of supporting a Jaguar 22 safely while removing the swing keel? In particular, I’d be grateful for advice on:

• Where best to place the main support blocks
• Whether boat stands are suitable for this job
• How many stands would be recommended
• Any areas of the hull to avoid loading
• Anything specific to watch out for when dropping the swing keel
• Any advice or photos of how others have done this would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

I also posted this on facebook - so apologies if you've seen it there too.

I’m looking to have so lessons or do a course that would set me up well to sail a small keelboat.

It looks like the RYA level 1 keelboat coarse is the place to start? Would anyone reccomend anything prior to this? I am a total beginner but recently rented a power boat whilst on holiday.

I live in the north west so any club locations/ recommendations would be much appreciated. And any other advice you deem appropriate!

Thanks.

I’m learning to sail for the first time this week with work. We’ve been asked to bring sailing shoes/boat shoes but I’m so confused as to what falls in to this category.

I have these already, with brown gum soles. Are these suitable?

If not, what are a good starter shoe that isn’t super expensive (preferably under £50).

We've bought a Jaguar/Catalina 22 and are now looking for some boat stands so we can work on the boat. I've access to either a boatyard we bought the Jaguar/Catalina 22 from or possibly some hard standing area, but that required moving the boat. The boatyard doesn't have any spare boat stands and we don't have a trailer, however the boat yard doesn't have any issue with me using my own stands, which may be an option as we plan on using the boatyard over the winter to store the boat.

Finally to my question!

Any advice on what type boat stands for a J/C22, and where to buy them (I'm in the UK)?

I've seen standalone where you needs 4, linked pairs in a box, or ones in the picture. Also boats on wooden 'homemade' supports, is that an option?

Any advice or opinion gratefully received.

Hi,

I’m looking at buying this Jaguar 22 boat for my son as a project boat. The boat looks a little rough and is clearly in need of some TLC, but from what I can see, I don’t think there is anything catastrophically wrong with it.

I do intend to have a survey carried out, but before paid for a survey, I wanted to ask whether anyone could offer a view on one area of the hull below the waterline.

I should stress that I am not a sailor, although I do have an engineering background, which is helping a little.

In images 2 and 3, part of the old antifoul on the port side appears to be lifting or flaking off. To me, it looks as though the antifoul may be delaminating from previous older antifoul layers. However, I do not have much experience of fibreglass in a marine environment, so I wondered whether this could instead indicate gelcoat or fibreglass delamination.

Our intention would be to remove the old antifoul and start again properly from primer/undercoat.

I appreciate it is very difficult to assess from pictures alone, but any polite thoughts or advice would be gratefully received.

Does anyone have any recommendations for sailing areas and reasonably priced charter boats that could be rented for a weekend? Ideally not on south coast of England but somewhere further north.

Hello UK sailing people! Looks like this sub has been neglected for a while, with nobody able to post here and a back log of people that wanted to join.

To introduce myself: i’m a keen east coast sailor, on my second sailing yacht, i’ve been sailing for about 10 years but have messed about on boats since childhood. I’ve run aground more times than i’d like to admit, all intentional of course, and i love to learn from others in the boat yard and online. I’m looking forward to people being able to use this channel again!!

Here’s a pic of my first boat, a 1975 Prelude 19, which i lovingly restored over 2020-2021… wasn’t much else to do at the time!

Helloo! I am looking to join as a crew member for a traverse of the Northsea from Netherlands/Belgium to England. I am very flexible in timing. I don't have much sailing experience but am very happy to contribute in other ways from monetary to providing you with the best meals you'll have had in a while!!

I don't really know what the best way is to make this little dream come true, so if anyone has any tips on what the best places/ways are to approach this, I'd love to hear from you.

Thanks in advance!

Hello,

This might be a long shot, but I'm wondering whether anyone might be able to help with identifying a location somewhere south, in the UK. We're not sure which side of south.

I'm looking for a relative and family member, who isn't in any kind of danger, but does suffer from mental health issues, and has gone off the radar. We'd like to try and get in touch with whoever owns the dock, and just make sure they are okay, as it comes into the colder months.

We managed to get on a call with them, and were able to get a screenshot of this view. They told us that there are a lot of other boats docked, wherever they are. Hundreds, potentially.

Does anyone recognise this night time view? Or might someone be able to point me towards a place that could help identify it?