ridgy

I once replaced a broken gooseneck on an older mast with a z-spars standard part and it fitted well. Unless the current arrangement is...

I'm surprised that rudder shafts on an ocean going catamaran are not in a water tight compartment, which is much easier to achieve on a...

He'd have been better off staying on the boat until proper help arrived. The locals made a bad situation worse. Fancy pulling him...

I don't think Don is making a fortune out of it...the plan fees mostly go to the designer. 15 entrants at 3.4k euro...most of that gone...

No, not submerged nor even if very wet; well yes it transmits but it's all grounded into water and EM waves cannot go anywhere. Another...

I've had boats at 22, 29, and now 32 feet. Plus friends with everything in between and bigger. Of course those items will be a bit more...

@ridgy, some food for thought, regarding possible 'buyers remorse' by Jean Le Cam (post #225), and the mix of motivations behind his...

I always think 28 feet is the worse size, big enough to incur all the costs of a larger boat but without the utility. A boat that size...

A new boat gives you the opportunity to be in the leading group but it still has to be sailed to it's full potential. Those with new...

I suspect that is a very key point - and why something like a Westerly Fulmar would be MASSIVELY more appealing and liveable for an...

Indeed, you sum it up, that is what I was groping to say in my last post. In a marina an extra 2 metres may cost £8 a night or maybe...

Budget?

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It's just the rope I'm marking, chain is only 10m.

Been getting round to marking my anchor rode and wondered what the best way was to do it. I saw some people spray paint it but I wanted...