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Do you miss the London Boat Show
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And has been cancelled….
Thursday at 22:04
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Do you miss the London Boat Show
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Don't forget that the promoters are National Boat Shows, who are a fully owned subsidiary of the British Marine Federation. Now just...
Thursday at 21:04
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Vendee Globe 2024, Brits
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She's Pip. She'll have more sail area the next time she sends pics. I wouldn't put it past her to wind up getting double digit...
Thursday at 13:49
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Vendee Globe 2024, Brits
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The issue is that she hasn't got a big enough pole. Not the sail, so she's having to adjust the sail to suit. Hardly butchering it to...
Thursday at 13:18
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Vendee Globe 2024, Brits
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? That's literally what Pip has. A dacron Jib. She hasn't used wire, but Dynema.
Thursday at 13:00
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Is this a Bargain?
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My point with that comparison is that the Oceanis and the Mystery were originally sold for pretty similar prices in 2010. But they...
Thursday at 11:49
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Do insurance companies accept Dyneema standing rigging?
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takes a little longer to adjust than just turning a bottlescrew though...
Wednesday at 16:42
flaming
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Is this a Bargain?
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I guess what surprised me was that we're often told by proponents of narrow "traditional" boats that people will pay a premium for their...
Wednesday at 15:35
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Vendee Globe 2024, Brits
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Of note is that he could only use the seaweed because as per the Vendee rules, he was not allowed to land above the high tide line, so...
Wednesday at 15:31
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Is this a Bargain?
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Yes that's sort of my point.... But it was actually basically the same price as the Beneteau when new. Hasn't held its value in the...
Wednesday at 15:17
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Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt
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https://www.yachtworld.co.uk/yacht/2010-mystery-30-9431514/ Mystery 30 cruiser racer. Was much heralded by the fans of more...
Wednesday at 14:13
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Do insurance companies accept Dyneema standing rigging?
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The point is that Dynema, awesome as it is, does creep. So when used as rigging if you did that same trick, a month later you leeward...
Wednesday at 10:41
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Do insurance companies accept Dyneema standing rigging?
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Well no. The purpose of bottlescrews is to tune the rigging, allowing you control over the shape of the mast. What you definitely do...
Wednesday at 09:37
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Do insurance companies accept Dyneema standing rigging?
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Hmmmm. I'm not totally convinced, you'd want the stays to be as accurate as possible so you don't have wildly mis-matched bottlescrews...
Wednesday at 09:07
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Do insurance companies accept Dyneema standing rigging?
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Yes.... But it's significantly more challenging to splice accurately to an exact length. Just getting my double inhauler system to...
Wednesday at 08:53
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