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I see that there’s a thread in the mobo section about Dusseldorf Boot but there’s no yacht equivalent. Did anyone go and if you did what did you think, like or dislike? It was as vast as ever and even taking two days to visit we didn’t see it all. Tuesday was busy and Wednesday felt a little...

I have a VHF charger, possibly from a Standard Horizon radio, but I’m not sure. I cannot check what make the VHF radio was but can confirm it doesn’t float, hence the charger is free to a good home. Perhaps pop a donation into an RNLI tin to cover postage if you’re feeling generous.

I’ve recently retired and my wife and I intend to start sailing around the UK next year. We’ll start by heading up the east coast and either through the Caledonian canal or round Orkney and Shetland. I want to do both so may end up in a figure of 8 and spend the season on the west coast of...

Symmetrical spinnaker sail for sale. Head to tack 9.3m, foot 4.8m. Asking price £120, plus P&P if not collected. Bought second had for my boat but it proved to be too small so has languished unused, under the saloon table and now “we” would like the space back. There are a couple of stitched...

Here’s a youtuber I stumbled across who I believe deserves a wider audience not just because his videos are easy watching but they’re for a good cause. This is the episode from my local coast as he sails a 22ft boat around the UK, stopping to anchor at Lindisfarne is strong winds and currents...

Apropos to nothing in particular but after sailing our 30 footer for a few years now it occurred to me that I can usually achieve a speed through the water of about half the apparent wind speed. Sea state can affect the numbers and wind angle can add or take away a little from the ratio but it’s...

Flip Cards "Each card shows a vessel’s display of night-time navigation lights (in colour) or daytime shapes, as seen from your position." Lights and Shapes - Flip Cards The phot in the advert for the Flip Card pack, puzzled me for a while.

When I bought our current boat in 2016 I took details of about 180 Average White Boats that were listed on the bigger sales websites. These details can be simplified into make, model, size, age, etc and using some computational black magic, produce various calculations giving an overall estimate...

My Webasto heater isn’t working properly. When first switched on today, it tried a few times to start before flashing a flame failure F02 fault code which it hasn’t done before. Switching it off and letting it wind down before turning it back on again a second time brought a little more...

Can anyone shed light on what this is,? It is about an inch log, mounted at head height in the saloon, has a wire from it that disappears from view and was already fitted to the boat when we bought it. It looks like a sensor of some sorts, perhaps carbon monoxide given the height it is mounted...

I’m looking for recommendations for a replacement carburettor for a 3.5hp 2-stroke outboard. The original Mariner engine came with a Mikuni carburettor which is no longer available but there are many generic carb’s sold which claim to be replacements including a cheap one I bought but was...

It looked like an interesting ride but the video ends slightly too soon. Video -> Lifeboat lashed by waves during Storm Arwen Lifeboat lashed by waves during Storm Arwen

Bought by mistake and unused. I’ll post it to the first person to request it.

Last time we phoned Whitby harbour, they were non-committal about getting a berth for a 1.8m draft fin keeler. Apparently it’s first come first served with no reservations possible and no comment about if they turn boats away when full. Will we get in, has anyone been turned away, does it have...

One of the advantages of living minutes away from our boat is that we can now visit for recreation. We had our boat lifted out recently and after a weekend scrubbing, sanding and polishing, complaining muscles now ache like I have the bug. The yards were full of boats and carefully distanced...

I want to replace some stainless steel through-hull fittings at the next lift-out. They are ¾ and 1 ½ inch fittings which I expect won’t release by unscrewing and will be a little too tough to use a step-drill on. Are there better alternative methods of removal to consider before attacking the...

We locked out of the marina yesterday, intending to spend the afternoon sailing. Before traveling more than half a mile down river the boat shuddered and the engine revs dipped. My first thought was that something had blocked a fuel filter, actually that was the second thought, first was better...

Can anyone advise about our chances of getting a visitor berth for a few nights at Whitby? Either for the weekend or early next week. The harbour office only comment that it’s first come first served and may be busy but we cannot book a berth.

I need to replace my boat’s forestay which is home to a Selden Furlex 100. The manual says to use thread lock on the stay loc type fitting but doesn’t advise what type. I recall a post some time ago saying it wasn’t needed but would rather not take the risk. Any suggestions for what to use?

Has anyone else from here been? We’ve enjoyed a long weekend across at Düsseldorf Boot and still only saw half of what was on offer. There were some clothing bargains but less so for electronics and I could have spent the price of a boat in the art section. Seascapes by Mustafa Gunen were...