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I appreciate many dislike these but does anyone have experience of Hyundai or say Yam compared to the premium Honda versions- I saw a Costco offer on a Yam which set me thinking on basis it might be useful not just in boat situation but to run pressure washers and power tools

My binocular leather case strap has just broken -the binoculars are fairly ancient dating I suspect from WW2 however family inheritance,but where might I buy a new strap ? Are there leather strap makers out there apart from the Reapair Shop I am at a loss where to go.

Just heard of this ,free tickets so going tomorrow so what’s worth seeing ?

With increasing rents , interest rates and inflation will this lead to a fall in boat prices over the winter? It would seem the property market is sluggish with price reductions appearing on rightmove but maybe the used boat market is due for a measured cooling down if not a crash.

Does anyone have any knowledge/views on this vessel? We were moored next to one and I saw one was once for sale by the broker JR but curious to know if any forumites might have sailed on one -are they under canvassed maybe any issues to look for etc? Appreciate not many built but they seemed to...

Our first visit to Torquay commercial marina and what a sad place /town. I won’t mention the price of a berth but it’s the first marina where I have spotted drug dealers in the marina toilets. The town itself is very sad and having Rockfished out few eateries although Otto did some reasonable...

Just bought a copy for £2 in the charity shop -it looks a heavy tomb but is it packed with wisdom ? It looks like it might take a good few hours reading but given the price I thought it a worthwhile investment but is the advice from the 1980s still of value for your average sailor unlikely to be...

Saw an interest vid on utube the other day on installing a wash down hose for the anchor. Curious to know if it’s worth doing ? I guess far simply to tee the water off if a bow cabin heads but if you don’t could you run the input from the galley sink I wondered?

So thinking of plans for June sailing trip. Now many pilot books etc but where to berth west of say Dartmouth . Plan to try a stay in Dartmouth but where too after that in uk? No desire to traverse to little Scillies or Channel Islands so really looking for places to book in say Fowey ,Plymouth...

So our wind speed raymarine head unit hasn’t worked for a while but direction is fine. The cups seem not to turn. A trip up the mast maybe but will a spray with silicon fix the non turning cups or is it more serious. Do I need a new mast head unit maybe? New bearings maybe?

After a winter afloat last being on board in December I removed the Airmar speed log today and clean off the resident marine squirts etc. now to my question which is how to address resulting water ingress short of sponging out into a mixing bowl. I’m sure I had read of ice cream containers being...

I need to repair a garden swinging hammock canvas top -any reliable suppliers anyone can recommend - it’s roughly 6foot square . I suspect it’s too small a job for a marine boat cover maker though .

I wondered if anyone was aware of classes on marine carberettors and rebuilds Say a day course on topic??

Anyone using one currently and any thoughts?

I am looking for any agencies or sites which might have been used by others before I venture into the market. I don’t sell on eBay etc but assumed there might be reliable ways others have used with success .

Has anyone fitted these or had them fitted -I believe they might be made by osculati ,an Italian brand but maybe there are others? Davit fitting seems quite a technical topic but who might be able to fit?

I was cleaning the cooker the other day and noticed the date stamp on the gas pipe lead seemed to indicate replacement due. Now assuming this isn’t a DIY job has anyone name of a reliable fitter who will turn up on time and if replacing any other upgrades etc worth considering to the...

Do rubber dinghy valves become brittle with age and need replacing and is there a reliable source of such valves for such a situation? Say for a Z or quicksilver blowup type 2.4 dinghy ?

If a marina has a serial boat crasher who seems to lack even basic skills can a marina terminate their licence and ask them to leave? I would have thought they have a duty to protect other bertholders but curious to know how others have dealt with such issues?

I was just considering the merits of keeping the boat next year in Brittany for a while as retirement beckons . I am told there might be long waiting lists but welcome suggestions ?