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    Looks like I'm going to be a boat owner again ....

    Very nice. Great choice.
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    Guess which country/ port?

    Yarmouth
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    Raymarine hybridtouch eS chartplotter

    This is a common fault. My a98 touch screen packed up, but as it was just a few weeks less than 3 years old, Raymarine replaced it foc. There's not much you can do I'm afraid. I kept my a98 as a spare, as I now have an es12. It's only been used once for a week since it was replaced and I...
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    New York Vendee

    Starts this evening at 8pm French time (7pm UK time). Live footage on the website.
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    Salcombe and Dartmouth anchoring charges

    £1/m apparently
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    Applying antifoul - novice rookie question

    I use less that 5 litres to do mine with a 4" roller. Also 50ft with 2.1m draft doing 2 coats.
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    Applying antifoul - novice rookie question

    I use jumbo 4" short pile rollers to do mine (50ft). I foind that 9" rollers take up too much paint, splash paint too much, and make your arms ache.
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    Steering compass what replacement?

    I polished my compasses with Solvol Autosol. They look like new now.
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    TAMD22

    Your pump ahould be set at B aligned with the dot, with the engine at TDC.
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    TAMD22

    Ha e you timed the pump to A or B mark?
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    TAMD22

    Fair point. The camshaft for the MD22 is different to the TAMD22.
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    TAMD22

    Are you sure you've timed it right. There are two sets of timing marks on the pump pulley for turbo and non-turbo. Other thoughts are air leak from aftercooler, losing boost pressure or exhaust partially blocked.
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    Trailer sailer recommendations?

    Both good choices. Also consider the little Hunters and Jaguars. If your budget was higher, I was going to suggest looking at the Vigo 21
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    Trailer sailer recommendations?

    Depends on your budget.
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    First boat for a tallish sailor

    Bilge keel Moody 29.
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