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samfieldhouse
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Anchors - galvanised or stainless steel?
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Stainless anchors are for bling when sitting unused on the bows in a marina. If your anchor is on the bottom bling doesn't matter. And...
Yesterday at 13:00
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Arcona 460 sinks
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Saturday at 14:43
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Wing keels - good or bad?
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I have a boat with a hoofing great 4ft wide wing keel! All the bigger Parker boats have them and they’re boats that are renowned for...
Saturday at 14:41
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If everything else is right about it, don't worry about the keel - presumably the keel works, the technical details are irrelevant...
Saturday at 14:40
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Mirage 28 sailing performance
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Actually, not one of mine. I was working for YCA the year before they were absorbed into Island Sailing (which became Sunsail). 😀
10 Apr 2024
samfieldhouse
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Mirage 28 sailing performance
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You probably had mine - her flotilla name was Urainie. She was owned by Neilson (Falcon).
10 Apr 2024
samfieldhouse
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Mirage 28 sailing performance
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It's basically a pre-curser to the Cobra 850, so not as well as a fin keel 850, but better than a Centaur. It's a Feltham design so bags...
10 Apr 2024
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how many fenders?
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Funnily enough, until recently I had 14 fenders in my 28ft-er. Post boat show I’ve now upgraded to 6 matching long ones, 2 balls and a...
5 Apr 2024
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Cabin light flicker when water pump runs
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Yes, mine do too. But to complicate things they don't flicker when the bilge pump or various holding tank pumps run. And the main cabin...
4 Apr 2024
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How should I store my small PVC inflatable tender on board?
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My Seago 240 is in a bag that I had made up and sits neatly in front of the spray hood on my 28ft Cobra.
4 Apr 2024
samfieldhouse
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Bilge question
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Never be afraid to taste water in your boat - its a super quick way to identify an annoying situation from a life threatening one. You...
3 Apr 2024
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The dirt is a bit of a, not necessarily red, but definitely amber flag, as it implies less than perfect care, so has there been any...
3 Apr 2024
samfieldhouse
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Best freshwater pump
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Just had a look under the bunk. I appear to have a SHURflo 20psi diaphragm pump. The boat files show it was fitted in 2012. I've owned...
3 Apr 2024
samfieldhouse
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Bilge question
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If it's fresh water its been getting in somewhere - not unusual on a 40+ year old boat. I'm on a rolling programme of resealing all the...
3 Apr 2024
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Day Sailing
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Which is what I do but you need a boat small enough to easily beach outside clubs and pubs.
2 Apr 2024
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