Lightwave395

Mine’s 46, also with no signs of weakness - can’t say the same for the owner though…

Same age as mine, same situation, pretty much everything renewed other than the hull and bare mast. Last survey (hull only for my...

Just a thought. My boat is 35 years old. Only the hull and the mast is original, meaning the running and standing rigging; electronics...

get my bits from Parts4engines: good prices and delivery (usually) https://parts4engines.com/collections/yanmar

Arguably there is more skill and work in doing a good job with vinyl or carpet that with wood. I have just done mine using vertical...

The biggest boat that I've done a three day passage on, single handed, was a 52ft mono. It was bliss. Nothing at all made it...

Hanked when I raced solo with 3 different size headsails, furling since I've been a cruiser with 1 headsail plus a removable inner...

Hanked on sails have the advantage of staying attached to the forestay when dropped. (e.g when using the spinnaker) Luff taped sails...

I seen boats in the Thorney channel end up at Prinstead beach so not somewhere I would overwinter. Likewise Portchester suffers same...

That’s that. Lost the start, behind at first mark, NZ have the faster boat. It’s all over. Wonder if Ratcliffe will pay for another...

i was diagnosed type 2 about 5 years ago. I fixed it in 3 months with as close to zero carb as is possible and intermittent fasting. I...