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Yes - a fixed fin was available. I think a 1982 boat would also be a Mk 2. My boat was built in 1977. I also got the designer's name...

I have No 27. Have owned her for 21 years! She was bought as they seemed like a good family boat but family is no longer interested so I...

Seems to be the same for all the through-the-bottom type logs. Maybe NASA's new ultrasound log? I've gone back to a Stowe towed log.

I modified the Lister 15hp diesel I had in an earlier boat by fitting a lift pump and relocating the fuel tank below the cockpit locker...

I have been using West epoxy resin, colloidal silica filler and woven bandage to make repairs to my own boat. It bonds very well to...

Also pretty good for sitting in the sun, and drinking tea!

70 year old day sailer, here. I also seem to do more boat handling now - close quarters sailing in the harbour, spinnakering on my own...

For laying up, I run fresh water through my Bukh and then drain it. I do this by connecting the coolant pump to the galley water faucet...

The survey is of the boat in question - but one of the first paragraphs in the report should tell you the parameters under which it was...

I wouldn't say this is difficult to do, but substantial lumps of cast iron are involved and you are tampering with the stuff that keeps...

Hypothetically - If one of your 70mm2 wires was damaged, broken or simply suffered corrosion in its terminals, your appliance might well...

I had my Tamaya posted to me - the sender filled the case around the sextant with foam plastic and then provided a cardboard box with...

It's a magnet - so very important! It can get rusty so a gentle clean and a coat of paint will help. The magnetic field is detected by...

Spotted an old Stowe trailed log on e-bay - works a treat, very accurate and has a lovely analogue speedo.

My Bukh is currently sitting on AV mounts - identical to the Bukh parts.