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westernman
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Chiara’s slave's post
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Alongside pontoon berthing
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Our last berth was just like that. In between 2 ultra wide beam cats. We have outboard steering. Our main difficulty was when the wind...
Today at 09:16
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I have a 10 year old plotter from Steve at London Chart Plotters. I has worked very well and back up has been good. I have updated the...
Yesterday at 07:53
westernman
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Daydream believer's post
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Check the life left on your navigation lights
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Haha
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You have me really worried now. I have had a couple of flashes of brilliance when doing a job on my boat the other day & felt quite...
Wednesday at 08:08
westernman
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noelex's post
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Check the life left on your navigation lights
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I have been looking up how other manufacturers deal with this system. It seems most (every?) manufacturer has a system to warn users...
Wednesday at 08:07
westernman
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jakew009's post
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Battery Charging With Two Alternators
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I don’t really see the difference between having two alternators connected in parallel to one battery, versus having two alternators...
Tuesday at 18:42
westernman
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rotrax's post
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Harken Furler no cost fix.
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Thats what Harken said too- it could not be repaired as there were no spare parts. As it turned out, it needed no spare parts. About...
Monday at 22:11
westernman
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Harken Furler no cost fix.
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Why do you need to crane out the mast to change a furler? Tie a piece of string from the top of the mast to the front of the boat to...
Monday at 17:13
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B27's post
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Too slow..
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If the trailer has a jockey wheel, a short piece of rope to the towing eye is all you need. It means the car is further from the water...
Monday at 10:51
westernman
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B27's post
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The small ICE outboard.
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40lb of thrust might move a well designed hull at low speed in calm conditions, but it doesn't take much inthe way of wind and waves to...
Monday at 10:50
westernman
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Importing a boat from EU
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No. VAT is always due on an import - regardless of age.
Monday at 10:01
westernman
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oldmanofthehills's post
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Engine wont start!
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After turning over a few times to get oil onto bearings, I would squirt quick start (not WD40 which is a lubricant and freeing agent)...
Sunday at 09:28
westernman
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wombat88's post
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Most Expensive Visitor moorings 2024
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Bosham Quay, £1 per minute for a dinghy.
Saturday at 19:03
westernman
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What boat would you buy to circumnavigate the UK and beyond, with only £5k?
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For going round Britain with 5k you would be better off with a Ford Mondeo estate and a tent.
10 May 2024
westernman
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justanothersailboat's post
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Could yachtsbe cheaper
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Building boats down to a price is hardly new. If you can't live with the same set of tradeoffs that the "average white boat" buyer...
9 May 2024
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