Terry . . . Welcome to the wonderful world of Pottering. Your HMS 18 is
almost as old as mine (#11). Does yours have a fiberglas interior pan or
wood components? The wooden interior seems to have a lot more room in it.
As for the keel winch, at first I really hated the one up on the cabintop,
but after seeing all the stuff that stays inside the boat with the cockpit
winch, I learned to like it more and more all the time . . . But then again,
I don't beach the boat all that much.
Again, welcome to the fold . . .
I'd rather be in Baja
Dik Richardson
HMS 18 #11 'Hamada'
Columbia 26 #178 'Reposado'
Islander 33 'Vas Kora'
Newporter 40 Ketch #87 'Maņana'
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