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At the moment there are some good deals to be had in Greece on solar panels which are directed at the domestic market under gov subsidy. Some of the larger panels however are ( 185W and upwards) rated at 36V open voltage giving 5.5 amps at 24V. Is it possible to transform the open voltage to...

I have plans to make my way up to Istambul during May 2012 and would appreciate any recommendations for anchorages, ports and Marinas suitable to leave my boat in order to see the sights of Istambul.

blowing 43 knots and raining hard in Malta but tied up tight

The chart pack is UK20071A complete UK and Eire Pack A

Seychelles situation Just got back from a Seychelles cruise. Piracy is having a mixed effect on the cruising situation. The inner island charter and cruise industry is little affected as you are not more than 15 miles from army, police helicopters and civilisation. The outer islands have been...

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Cruising Irish Sea Hi Allan Having sailed the Irish Sea for the last 30 years II would sugest you are not in too much hurry to bypass the area. Coming from Cardiff you have some fantastic places to stop particularly as you have a bilge keeler. Navigation can be challenging but if your normal...

just got email from Manoel marina. It is on hard in marina and no living aboard at any time , so thats out. Wil probably turn up at Msida and take pot luck.

Thanks folks for the info. The quote I received was from the marina and was for lift, power wash and 4 months on the hard Dec - March. (1538 euro for my 37ft prout cat ) If the Yard and the marina are 2 different organisations then it may be that they are refering to on the hard within the...

I have been offered a place on the hard at Manoel marina Malta. Does anyone have current information about the authorities attitude to living aboard doing own maintenance and is there an active liveaboard community. They could not offer me a place afloat. Are their any alternatives. My next...

Am currently in North Sardinia after a great summer in the Baliearics and Corsica. It has come the time to think about the winter and where to go. I plan to visit Rome and the west coast of Italy during the autumn but would appreciate information about places I could leave my boat either ashore...

I think your idea has some merit. One of the frustrating aspects of cruising is that it costs me more not to be on my boat than when I am on it. I spend most of my time at anchor but when I fly back to England I have to leave the boat in a marina paying short term fees. If someone reliable was...

when hoisted the davits does stsbilize the dinghy and the fact that I can separate the lifting points on the transome also helps. My davits are about 1.5m apart which puts the front lifting point just where the bow starts to narrow and the floor slats finish. I have noticed that there are two...

Just changed my worn out tinker tramp for a Bombard AX3. Any good ideas on where to attach the lifting shackles. the tinker was easy it had solid floors. The transom seems obvious but where at the front?

My Snowgoose 37 ,79 vintage, has hydrolic steering but I do not have any maintenance details. There is a fluid reservoir with two sighting windows and a valve on the top for pumping up via a bicycle pump. What type of hydrolic fluid should I use to top up? How often should I replace the fluid...