Making a Nav Cab
Andy Powell shows us how: One thing that appealed to me about the Wanderer, was its adaptability. My previous boat, a Laser 2000, was excellent in many ways, but offered…
Technical Pages
Find out about: Rig set-up & tuning Sail setting Better sailing Spinnaker Systems Reefing Maintainance Tips & good ideas Outboards
Welcome to the technical section of the website.
This is for owners and enthusiasts to refer for setting the boat up and for better sailing. There is lots of great information to get you started in the manual, which you can also find here.
These pages are full of useful information, not included in the standard manual, gathered over the many years of sailing by the members and kept herein. If you have a suggestion or an edit please email Mike, the Technical Secretary who will review the information for inclusion in the pages.
Technical Articles
Swapping steel centre plate for wooden and vice versa
Start by removing the spacer strips at the top of the centre casing, this will give move freedom of movement when removing the steel plate. These are not needed with…
RYA SafeTRX
Previous Next The best thing you can download in 2019 App review by Simon Edsforth Being reasonably new to sailing I’m always on the lookout for good safety gear. Staying…
Attaching Fenders
Having found that occasionally additional fendering is both useful and necessary while river cruising, especially when passing through a lock, or tying-up alongside a rough river-bank, the problem was how…
More Fender Fixings
If you feel the need to attach fenders to your wanderer, here is how I have arranged mine:- I have a bow fender, a “V” shaped thing, about 14″ across.…
Fitting A Topping Lift
If you mostly sail with a crew, like to row or use an outboard, want to rig a simple boat tent or have a picnic afloat while at anchor of…
