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Baggywrinkle
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Are swimmers a problem where you keep your boat?
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I find opening the sea-cocks on the holding tanks usually increases their swimming speed, but they can still be a nuisance as they can't...
Friday at 14:41
Baggywrinkle
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New volvo and solar panels
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IMO, Connect your solar to your house bank, and put one of these between the house and engine bank. A Cyrix-CT 230A ...
3 Apr 2025
Baggywrinkle
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How do you board your boat when at a mooring?
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Back in 2000 and something, Bavaria made a fantastic stern platform that lowered electrically - I've got one on my boat. It is high...
3 Apr 2025
Baggywrinkle
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Best thing to have on a boat 🤔?
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Good company, good conversation, and good wine.
30 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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Does using solar degrade my batteries?
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Just to throw even more confusion into the mix, battery capacity is quoted in relation to a discharge current. Batteries have a "C"...
28 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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Does using solar degrade my batteries?
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Imagine it like this ... The solar charger and the batteries are providing a pool of energy, and the inverter is drawing from that...
28 Mar 2025
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Autopilot trying to kill me?
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I have no idea what 'leisure setting' means, but most people do not go out in 28-32 knots (F7) for leisure! Is there a 'its blowing a...
28 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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Viewing aboat
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I hate to break it to you, but this was actually a dream. Did you know sleep-posting on forums is a thing? You'll wake up tomorrow...
26 Mar 2025
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First Sailboat Purchase Looming - Friendly Advice Appreciated!
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Well all, the 32 it is. Bought subject to survey. I think (hope) it's the right choice! My rationale is very much along the lines of...
22 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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First Sailboat Purchase Looming - Friendly Advice Appreciated!
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Bavaria fan boy here .... buy bigger if possible. Boats shrink with use and experience and more mass is more comfort. I loved my Bav36...
22 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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Do you need to get physically fit for sailing
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Rename your toilet is apparently the answer. A lot of Americans dislike gyms, and with advancing years, they seem to be spending an...
20 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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Do foreign flagged yachts get checked in the EU?
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I am quite philosophical about that, it's their choice and their risk. If it impacts me directly I'll react, but otherwise I tend to...
20 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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Buying a pre-1984 sailboat - Private sale
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That kind of owner is definitely in the minority, and as the boat ages and depreciates, it will end up as a not so valuable asset. The...
20 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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EU rules on UK boats and the 18 months - latest
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As someone who used this "loophole" for many years, it exists to allow boats, like cars, to travel between customs areas without paying...
20 Mar 2025
Baggywrinkle
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Do foreign flagged yachts get checked in the EU?
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They had it wrapped up in an ownership structure where they could avoid EU VAT, but no, I'm also not surprised they spent the best part...
20 Mar 2025
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