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Just checked and there actually is a Puma 26. Is the end to the longest nautical journey since Odysseus finally at hand?!?

The Yanmar is basically a very simple engine. The horizontal cylinder has a replaceable wet-liner sealed by O rings so a new one might...

40 years ago my YSE 12 rusted solid in Singapore due to my inattention. I restored it, So it can be done. RE is there a way to work it...

Probably a gonner, But, drain the oil and see what it looks like. If it was seawater and there is some in oil, likely your only chance...

And here was me thinking Bouba didn't have access to the joke thread.

Well, my initial plan seems to have failed - ie get some knowledgable forum boaty types to tell you to run, not walk, away. Damn…

I can understand that, but I like making things, so I build my boats. Four so far.. The Scamp, pictured up the thread, is by John...

Footnote on the trailers shown.. For my WT, I built a coil spring with damper swing axle trailer, but put the spine quite low. That...

I have an old book called 'Racing dinghy sails' Tried it once, not so good,, The Sailmakers Apprentice is the goods. The author was a...

Obviously I don't know what size boat he has but I know he sails on the Broads so it's probably a bit smaller than many here use for...

An example; Extreme.. We rented a Sunsail boat to baresail the Outer Sporades. Great trip. BUT, on return to base, the flotilla mob had...

Ah yes.. People in their dinghys talking about other boats owners over their Seagull outboard.. Comes across quite clearly. Part of the...

What fresh hell is this? Boat Lights That Dance To Music | Underwater-Lights USA

I pressed like by mistake. I like music too but it is highly unlikely that I like your music and far more likely that I would find it...

That was my path.(the book) Very good book and easy to apply I have a good domestic machine with zig zag. Cost wise: I think the...