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I’ve just bought a Nicholson 32 with a Perkins perama 32hp. I’m about to move it for the first time. On the engine what would be a comfortable cruising speed to estimate passage times and what kind of fuel consumption should I expect. Thanking you in advance!

I have just bought a new boat and have found that as well as being on the SSR, the boat also has a certificate of irish registry dating from 1981. Does anyone know what this might mean practically in relation to cruising in Europe. Also in the UK what is the status of an Irish registered yacht...

Can anyone recommend an insurance company. The boat would be a 34 foot TSDY fibreglass. 1970's 3rd party only. Many thanks

I am in the process of making the transition from sail to motor. I’m looking at 70’s TSDY’s A couple of things. I find the idea of not having a sail a bit unnerving. What to do if the engines stop working? I assume it would be very unusual for both engines to fail, why might that happen? I saw a...

I live in London but the core of my family (sister/son) now lives near Gloucester. We all used to live near the Crouch in Essex, and that’s where I’ve always kept my boat. My son wants me to relocate to Gloucester. I’ve just sold my 31foot smack and am looking to buy a TSDY, Nelson 34 or...

We are planning to go through the canals to the med via Paris. We did this in 2003 equipped with a sea toilet which we simply never used. I understand that rules are now more stringent, and in Paris they want pictures of your installation. Does anyone (Grehan?) know how Composting toilets are...

I am basically English but was born in N.Ireland so have Irish as well as British nationality and passport. Post Brexit I was wondering whether registering my boat in Ireland might be possible and convenient, given I'm planning to base the boat in France in the next few years. Anyone here done...

I've seen a couple of Aqua signal bicolour nav lights for sail which are blue /red rather than green/red. I've not come across the idea of blue rather than green as starboard light. Does it indicate something about the vessel or is just blue a 'better' green.

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I just bought 5 litres of this by mistake, I meant to buy boiled. Is it just a question of the time it takes to dry that makes it different?. I normally put boiled linseed oil on my galvanised rigging. I read that its just the drying time that makes it different. Anyone used it to oil wood...

Can someone recommend the best book(s) for a not very knowledgable would be diesel mechanic? I'm in the process of moving from sail to motor and need to take the engine side of things more seriously thanks in advance.

Wanted. Also mushroom valve plug. Many thanks

I've just bought a second hand tramp. I'd like the liferaft kit. Also the boat I've bought doesn't have a jib so that would also be useful.

Just bought one second hand. You inflate the dinghy in the usual way ( four valves for inner and outer tubes) but at the stern are two bicycle type valves. Can someone tell me what they are for.

My beta 43 has the basic abv panel. The green light which I understand to mean the the panel has power does not light. The red warning lights go on when key is in the start position, beep goes when key is in heat position, and the led tachometer engine hours display works whenever the engine...

We are thinking that we might leave our boat in France at the end of the summer, and take it through the canal system to the med via Paris in the early new year (we did this before but via the Seine). This time our plan is to leave it somewhere in Northern France on the canal system accessible...

My 2 year old beta has an engine temp alarm but no gauge. I'd like to fit one. Some questions. Is this straightforward?. Do I need a particular make of gauge.? Will any do. I don't want to lose the alarm, does the sender for the alarm go where the gauge sounder would need to go or are they...

I'm looking for the following; 1) an oblong inspection hatch approximately 600x250. Lazilas/Plastimo or anything similar. 2) A side panel for a Faversham stove. I need to replace mine and Colin Frake has no spare. (a long shot I know) 3) Child's self inflating lifejacket. Thanks

We are planning a trip next summer august/september to Paris via the Somme. We've done the trip before via the Seine but we now have 2 small kids and think that the Somme route will be more suitable for stuff like towpath cycling. If anyone who has done this route has any suggestions/comments...