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    Boat breaks down at sea or is beached - rules for rescuers?

    Salvors often ask ‘Do you accept Lloyd’s Open Form’. Always best to agree a fee first. Helps to send your line rather than accept Salvors.
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    Roller furling forest at 27’0” vessel

    Vessel : Corsair F-27 trimaran. Has a Harken Cruising 1 roller curler for jib, which was damaged in a dismasting. What is suggested- Replace with same? Or Replace with other make, if so type ?
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    Forumite meet up. Guess who we’ve just met up with?

    I still drink Eclipse in Rum Punch or in a mixed drink. However XO and above I generally have on the rocks, usually with artificial ice cubes. I also enjoy Ron Zacapa 23 and El Dorado 12 (better than the 15)
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    Forumite meet up. Guess who we’ve just met up with?

    The spirit , rum, was distilled using lead piping at the Romney Manor distillery - apparently the oldest distillery in the Caribbean (ducks from incoming from the Bajan contingent).
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    Forumite meet up. Guess who we’ve just met up with?

    Yes was made here but I believe it is now mage in Guyana by Demerara Distillers Ltd.
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    Penalty for not clearing out

    Hi, Best for minimal fuss, chaos and bother is to check in at Port Zante. Port Zante (officialdom) is manned 08.00 to 18.09 Apparently you will need to do: KN, Eapis and Sail Clear Check your PM’ and contact me, PS Basseterre roadstead can be ‘rolly’ at times.
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    Penalty for not clearing out

    No, just wondered if there was a penalty/ fine etc
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    Penalty for not clearing out

    What is the penalty for not clearing immigration when leaving a country say UK (EU prob has different regulations for each state) ?
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    Adopt an Orca

    Wrong forum
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    Adopt an Orca

    Wrong forum
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    The Miura

    Do you know where Dawn is now?
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    Repairing a dinghy

    Internet - how accurate? 3M 5200 works. i put a patch on my avon 20 years ago and it's still firmly stuck. i also made a recent discovery; gorilla super glue (not the regular gorilla glue) which comes in tiny tubes holds really well too. have a read here. Not sure what to use (if I can't get...
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    Repairing a dinghy

    I have an Achilles Category D Model LSI-88 dinghy. It has three holes. One in the bottom sheeting, Two in the tubes. I have some patching material that came with it. Which glue do you use patch the holes (each about same size) ? Concerned if patching bottom sheeting do you apply patch...
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