The Nauticus Canal Cruiser

Is the leak in the Z drive, or the J type gear box? Sheridan Marine are very knowledgable and helpful. Contact them on 01491 652085 info@britishseagull.co.uk Sheridan Boatyard, Moulsford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9HU They can send you a copy of the WaterMota J Type Marine Gearbox manual. Also they supply s...

Contact Sheridan Marine on 01491 652085 info@britishseagull.co.uk Sheridan Boatyard, Moulsford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9HU They supply spares for Enfield outlegs and propellers. There's a pricelist on the website and the guy I spoke to was very knowledgable and helpful. New propellers are a bit pricey, b...

Congratulations. Likewise we bought our first cruiser, a 22 foot Nauticus "Waltzing Matilda" 3 months ago. We managed an eight mile round trip on the Lancaster Canal before the winter set in, so naturally we now consider ourselves experts! Looking through the old bills from the previous ow...

Waltzing Matilda has a space saving Z drive.

Maggie

Having just looked at the Nauticus boat list I'm much more confident about the number 011. All the 22 footers have numbers starting with a zero. Maybe this is a designation for the model, rather than an indication of the age. Number 003 is moored on the Lancaster Canal.

Maggie

If you're interested have a look at the pictures on the marina website www.bridgehousemarina.co.uk Waltzing Matilda is still on there, marked as sold, on the second page of the boats for sale, moored next to a Nauticus 27. I've counted 10 other Nauticus boats on the marina. Cruisers are more popular...

Dear Soapy

How did your September cruise go? Any more clunks? If there's still a problem Dave suggests that you install an electronic ignition system. I suppose there are Nauticus purists who would be appalled by this idea.

Regards
Maggie (Waltzing Matilda)