FIRST WORK

I had various recommendations in the survey about work to be done on Lady Ash.
The first things I had to do before she was put into the water was replace the sacrificial anodes on the hull and prop shaft.
These I did quite easily after visiting my new bloke heaven, Mailspeed Marine in Warrington.
Here the staff are really knowledgeable and helpful.
I also needed a new log, as the old one had sustained a bit of damage when the boat was swinging about in a force 8 in Essex!
The new log transducer slipped in no problem and I re-connected the wiring.
I also took off all the running rigging, using mousing lines so I could get them all back in afterwards. A lot of the lines had algae growing on them so they were quite an eyesore. A quick run through the washing machine fixed them up along with the stack pack which also needed the odd patch.

CUTLASS 27, found her!

So I found another Cutlass 27 in Essex and kept an eye on her.
After quite some months the price dropped and so I thought there was enough money saved to get her up to Wales. I was told it would be about £1000 just to get her moved. My offer was accepted and after a succesful survey and derig then a lorry journey up to Holyhead she arrived. This is her before she was re-masted.

CUTLASS 27, MY FIRST BOAT

You go on courses and charter boats, go on sailing weekends to get more experience and eventually you want your own boat.
But what to buy? What can I afford? What size shall I get? What hull is best? What rig is best?
All these questions and more plague your brian until you just keep giving up. But one day all those questions seem to find an answer. Here is how I chose my first boat.
I went to see a Contessa 26 at Dickies boatyard in Bangor. I didn't like this boat as it was quite cramped for me. However I saw a boat I had never seen before called a Cutlass 27, she had just been sold but I thought it was a great first boat. I set out to find another.....