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Imagine a torpedo hit on one of these ammo ships ☹️ my old man was on oil tankers in WW2 which were bad enough.

Lidl have them in stock again if anyone is interested

Just a gentle warning as it seemed so unlikely. I recently had a skin cancer removed from my forehead. The dermatologist's initial...

You would be surprised at how many boats are fit for scrap but still have good inboards. Others want to sail away but fit a new engine...

I have one of these with a 2 position valve connected in to the engine oil sump and the gearbox sump for training oil from ASAP works...

Last summer I bought a brass manual suction pump from F4. I just couldn't get it to work properly. I warmed the oil but I could see it...

My friend used to let me use his gypsy over 20 years ago but from what I can remember was it was very cramped below, two berths and a...

Nah! Huge tides and over falls, oil refineries and big rocks. Desolate, nowhere to go, no pubs. It's a terrible place - you don't want...

I have no luck whatever I use, the plastic seems to soak up dirt and grime like a sponge.

No probs at least it should be quieter at an early hour, safe journey.

Thank you - it's an early start and I'll be fuddled enough anyway!