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To recap, see my last thread: My chainplates as epoxied into the deck!? As per that post #6 of that thread, all chainplates need inspection, at least, due to obvious evidence of water ingress, and because one of the chainplates failed during a gale, whilst the boat was on the hard. I don't...

Hello, I have to inspect and (surely) replace all my chainplates. I wanted to do these midships ones first because their fabrication seems more complex - it appears to be a stainless steel tube welded to the flat SS plate at each end. However I cannot remove it - it appears to be epoxied into...

Can a stainless steel turnbuckle like this seize, please? It's only 4½ years old. I have to inspect and, no doubt, replace my chainplates - I want to do the longest one first because that seems to be the most complex. It seems to be a stainless steel tube with a length of SS bar welded at each...

Looks like em-trak have finally released the update they promised two years ago - I haven't tried it yet, but just got an update on my support ticket about 30 minutes ago. Previous thread: Em-trak wifi multiplex Promises from em-trak: Currently any NMEA 0183 data received by the B900 Series...

Lone sailor rescued from sinking yacht after lifeboat volunteer heard muffled cries for help Man on sinking yacht rescued after 'cries for help' heard on radio

LBC: Lifeboat crews condemn sexism at RNLI BBC: RNLI staff surveys raise concerns about sexist behaviour The Times: Female RNLI volunteer ‘was called a bitch on rescue missions’ - (mirror)

BBC: Men on Ilfracombe pasty hunt rescued from sinking boat

Newspaper article on the Clipper race: Dark waters: how the adventure of a lifetime turned to tragedy

My boat was supplied with some documentation, including this list of wiring numbers. I can translate the printed words easily by emanbling the camera mode in Google Translate, but I have no chance on the writing. Could anyone possibly translate the written parts, please?

Quite a nice pic thanks to Getty Images via this BBC story,

I have quite the photo essay for you here. I've only owned my boat for about 3 years and, after discovering this, I thought "I'd better take this to the forum" and took lots of pics. Having done so, I'm not sure you need so many photos, but I'll add them to this post in case you're interested...

I am not sure that I'm an admirer of the statue featuring all the pilgrims (??) but I can't help but wondering where it is. Image is from this Yachting Monthly article, credit @snooks.

Hello, My 25-year-old Victron inverter charger recently died, and I replaced it with the current model. The new charger is different dimensions than the new one - it is taller and slimmer. The mounting holes on the new charger are about 40mm wider apart than on the old one, but I want to use...

Hello, It looks like the charger for my house bank has fried - it appears to be causing the electricity to go out. I'm used to the RCD on my boat blowing if I put the kettle on at the same time as the calorifier but, with relatively little load, this is causing the trip switch at the...

Financial Times Mirror

I'm hopefully in the final stages of planning an upgrade to my boat's electronics, which will see an upgrade largely to NMEA 2000. I see that Force 4 sell NMEA 2000 backbone kits comprising a long cable, power injector and various connectors, but this cable would need to be run down some very...

I'm currently planning an electronics upgrade which will see me upgrading to NMEA 2000, and I'm trying to figure out the best / most cost-effective way to go about it. I'm finding it very confusing. My current wind transducer may or may not be compatible with Raymarine's iTC-5, and it seems...

Hello, My boat came with a set of old Autohelm wind / speed instrument displays, and I'm keen for some upgrades. I want to replace the paddlewheel, which I find unreliable, with an electromagnetic or ultrasonic speed sensor, and I'd like to get wind / speed data into my NMEA 2000...

Hello, I'm trying to remove my consumer unit from the bulkhead, so as to replace the conduit beneath it. On its face are what appear to be four big flathead plastic screws, but they won't undo - they flex and instead feel like they're going to break, until the screwdriver pops out and they...

Hello, My boat came fitted with an ancient Shipmate VHF radio, which I've never quite trusted. It has certainly worked on occasion, but I have always meant to replace it with something newer in which I can have more confidence. Since B&G announced their new V100 VHF-B, I've rather had my heart...