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Transom mount speed/depth/temp transducer for Garmin GPSMAP 185. May fit others, check on website. Part number 010-10106-00. New in original packing and never fitted. £30 inc p&p.

I have a chip, measures 40mm x 17mm marked MEU002R Dover to Amsterdam Jan 06 £15 inc p&p if this is what you are after.

Pop top cover for McGreggor 26c or similar required. Need not be perfect as it is for an experiment. PM me if you can help.

Sterling Pro Split D 70Amp Split charge diode unit. Was screwed onto a mounting block but then never got around to installing hence never used! No longer have the boat so £20 inc p&p

Sterling Pro Pulse battery de-sulphation unit. Surplus to requirements as I now have a Pro-digital charger with this built in. Very little use. £20 inc p&p

Garmin Blue Chart chip MEU002R. Covers Dover to Amsterdam. £15 inc p&p

The course does not teach you how to use the sextant, at least mine didn't. A quick bit of theory then get out there and practice. What it does do is teach you how to translate your sight results into a meaningful position. I was taught using the air navigation tables as per RYA. In actual fact...

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Never had any luck with the pressure cooker so bought an Omnia. Brilliant! Cooked fresh bread every 2 days, couldn't get it to last any longer. Not the bread's fault, I just love it. Ref Glayva's post: I always mixed my bread in a washing up bowl. Keeps everything neat and tidy even in rough...

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Atlantic Pilot Atlas, also covers the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. In very good condition. Cost £55, for sale at £23 inc first class p&p. PM me or 01723 862447

Loos Rig Tension Gauge for 5/6/and 7 mm wire. In original box with wire gauge and instructions. Get your rig tension correct quickly and easily. Used only a couple of times but don't have a sailing boat now. Cost over 60 quid so for sale at £30 inc p&p. PM me or 01723 862447

I'm looking for a pop top cover from a Macgregor 26c trailer sailer. Doesn't have to be perfect as I want to experiment. Something similar would probably do my job OK.

Some of us returning from JAC08 got caught in an 'un-seasonal' gale. I had been running for 6/7 days before a steadily increasing westerly. The seas were getting quite large and Goldie was surfing for long periods with up to 10kts on the log. Yes, this is quite stupid in such a small boat but...

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