Picking up 2x 26 second hand self tailors for the headsail.....$1000 B.O.A.T
Currently I have 2x 27 non tailors hopefully it's a good investment!
Yes, Good Investment. They are a bit like Lazy Jacks when it comes to short handed or solo sailing.
Not many people have self as in personal tailOrs these days to make their suits.
However it would be hard these days to find a self respecting sailOr that would not have winches that were not self tailErs. 
Select to expand quotecisco said..
Not many people have self as in personal tailOrs these days to make their suits.
However it would be hard these days to find a self respecting sailOr that would not have winches that were not self tailErs. 
< this person does not have self tailors . Just wondering what size nuts they had South Ace and where you keep your boat
My boat doesn't have self tailers but it does have a cleat directly behind the winch so when I have the sail where I want it normally one turn around the cleat will hold it
The boat I crew on it has self tailers but normally I kneel over the winch, tail with my left hand and winch with my right and when it is in I put it in the tailer to hold it
I wouldn't mind a set of self tailers but it is hard to justify spending two thousand dollars on a new set
Regards Don
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My boat doesn't have self tailers but it does have a cleat directly behind the winch so when I have the sail where I want it normally one turn around the cleat will hold it
The boat I crew on it has self tailers but normally I kneel over the winch, tail with my left hand and winch with my right and when it is in I put it in the tailer to hold it
I wouldn't mind a set of self tailers but it is hard to justify spending two thousand dollars on a new set
Regards Don
There is some sort of add on that you can buy to sort of make them self tailors.. My boat has the cleats also and that will be fine for me
Select to expand quoteHG02 said..Donk107 said..
My boat doesn't have self tailers but it does have a cleat directly behind the winch so when I have the sail where I want it normally one turn around the cleat will hold it
The boat I crew on it has self tailers but normally I kneel over the winch, tail with my left hand and winch with my right and when it is in I put it in the tailer to hold it
I wouldn't mind a set of self tailers but it is hard to justify spending two thousand dollars on a new set
Regards Don
There is some sort of add on that you can buy to sort of make them self tailors.. My boat has the cleats also and that will be fine for me
if you intend to do much solo sailing using a Genoa , you will eventually want / need self tailers , i will garentee [ cant spell that ,.... cisco ] that
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if you intend to do much solo sailing using a Genoa , you will eventually want / need self tailers , i will garentee [ cant spell that ,.... cisco ] that
I always have trouble with that word too. 
Guarentee, spell check says that is wrong so guarantee is what it says is right but then again spell check is American spelling isn't it??
Back on topic:- self tailers are tailor made for short handed sailing. And so there you go with spell check saying that tailers is wrong and tailors is right.
I think I will crawl back into my hole. 
I thought they were self tailing winches. Tailors and tailer was a new variation for me. 
I have an add on. It's a blue rubbery grooved ring that fits over the the top of the drum (tight fit). Seems to work OK.
There is a company that converts non tailers to self tailers but not all winches suit the conversion.
Thanks for all the comments , good to see Cisco has his pencil sharp Again! Anyway I'm about to jump on the plane to pick up my winches and car. I think they are reasonably priced and I can't see any on gumtree so I will grab them while I can!
Select to expand quotecisco said..SandS said..
if you intend to do much solo sailing using a Genoa , you will eventually want / need self tailers , i will garentee [ cant spell that ,.... cisco ] that
I always have trouble with that word too. Guarentee, spell check says that is wrong so guarantee is what it says is right but then again spell check is American spelling isn't it??
Back on topic:- self tailers are tailor made for short handed sailing. And so there you go with spell check saying that tailers is wrong and tailors is right.
I think I will crawl back into my hole.
I am not certain who wrote this one, but it always gives me a smile.
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew
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Thanks for all the comments , good to see Cisco has his pencil sharp Again! Anyway I'm about to jump on the plane to pick up my winches and car. I think they are reasonably priced and I can't see any on gumtree so I will grab them while I can!
So they will be Anderson winches will they?? 
Select to expand quoteLMY said..
I am not certain who wrote this one, but it always gives me a smile.
Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.
Eye strike a key and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It shows me strait a weigh.
As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye can put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.
Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew
Classic!!
Went shopping today!
Came back with a Car,
2x barlow 28 Self Taylor's ,
A 2kva honda (with gumbed up carb) ,
15 meters of 3 core tinned wire (for the cockpit windless control),
A TMC electric toilet and holding tank.
And really all I feel like doing is getting the sails up and going on a squid trip!
Select to expand quotesouthace said..
Went shopping today!
Came back with a Car,
2x barlow 28 Self Taylor's ,
A 2kva honda (with gumbed up carb) ,
15 meters of 3 core tinned wire (for the cockpit windless control),
A TMC electric toilet and holding tank.
And really all I feel like doing is getting the sails up and going on a squid trip!
do it !!!!! mmmm fresh squid ........... yumm ........... feck the renos ..........
I like them, they make it all so much easier, help put the cruise into cruising (hoping that comment was all grammatically correct).
Crumbed calamari, BBQ calamari , salt and pepper with lemon..etc ....yep put the shopping in the garage!
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Crumbed calamari, BBQ calamari , salt and pepper with lemon..etc ....yep put the shopping in the garage!
and you can contemplate your duck board
The duck board will happen it mabye on a S/S track and the tender drive on and itwill just winch up the transom! Do you need some davits HO2?
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The duck board will happen it mabye on a S/S track and the tender drive on and itwill just winch up the transom! Do you need some davits HO2?
yes please South Ace
Select to expand quotesamsturdy said..
How do you spell 'grammatically'???
salt and pepper
I'm thinking of fitting the new self TAYLORs in the aft position as on yesterday's sail I realised I couldn't go forward to dump sheet when I got the occasional gust with my passengers onboard. Bring Out Another Thousand !
why is it upside down?
The mainsheet will fall off if you try to use then that way South Ace < Smart Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs
Did or do they have much there south Ace??
