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Bodach na mara
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Bow thrusters
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In theory it has always attracted me. A simple experiment with a hose demonstrates that the thrust when the outlet is clear of the water...
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My consultant recommended wearing a hat with a brim - like a Tilley or similar. Works in the sun and the rain so worn pretty much all...
13 Apr 2024
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You are mis-reading that. The UV tends to be absorbed by the atmosphere, so the further north the lower the UV. I think the big danger...
13 Apr 2024
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Slipping mainsheet cleat.
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I just got a shock when I looked at the price of new ones. I think that I still have several of them that came off broken up sailing...
31 Mar 2024
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International Perfection Plus 2 pack varnish?
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I was using International 2-pack polyurethane paint on my sailing dinghy as early as 1964. All the other owners in the class seemed to...
25 Mar 2024
Bodach na mara
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Durability of a 20 years avon of a carefully folded hypalon kept dry and aboard
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I never thought of that but the owner said that it had split. He was annoyed because earlier in the year he had sold me his boat, as he...
19 Mar 2024
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Fastest Manual Dinghy Pump.
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You can buy adapters for a power take-off from a drill battery, for example: Battery Adapter for Dewalt 20V Battery Dock Power Connector...
19 Mar 2024
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Decent footpump. I agree with #4 about the SUP type. Better still get yourself one of these Cordless Inflator | Cordless High Volume...
19 Mar 2024
Bodach na mara
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Durability of a 20 years avon of a carefully folded hypalon kept dry and aboard
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This problem has often puzzled me. It is a pity that nobody has devised a pressure release valve but I suppose that there would be a...
19 Mar 2024
Bodach na mara
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Durability of a 20 years avon of a carefully folded hypalon kept dry and aboard
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The 15 psi of the atmosphere is Absolute pressure. The 3 psi in the tubes is Gauge pressure. That is the pressure inside the tubes is 3...
18 Mar 2024
Bodach na mara
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Fastest Manual Dinghy Pump.
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I have a double action pump and it is fast but using it knackers my back and it is no faster than the bellows foot pump that came with...
18 Mar 2024
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