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The clue is in the name, courtesy flag. It does, however, show how courteous you wish to be. Expect your gesture, whichever way, to be...
17 Apr 2025
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All a part of the fun of sailing, to us. It’s a tradition bound pastime. You don’t have to fly an ensign in home waters, but we never...
17 Apr 2025
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If the cost of the courtesy flag is seriously impacting on your cruising budget there’s something not quite right with things IMHO...
17 Apr 2025
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What's " unnecessary" about courtesy flags ? By not displaying one , as a courtesy, you can easily upset officialdom and cost yourself...
17 Apr 2025
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In that case I’m not sure what point you’re making. There’s no harm in pleasing people. We’ll be in the Turks & Caicos next season and...
17 Apr 2025
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Why look for opportunities NOT to fly a courtesy flag. Lots of places take flying a courtesy flag very seriously. If you want to make...
17 Apr 2025
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Some of the posters on here would HATE being in some places in the Caribbean. HUGE sound systems on some boats you can hear from miles...
17 Apr 2025
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I'm a big fan of music and boats,I love both so like OP...why not? Anyhoo my vhf had its own speaker wired to cockpit for all the...
17 Apr 2025
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I like music, I don't like the quality of sound from my phone. What's wrong with music?
17 Apr 2025
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Connecting shore hookup to battery - how does it wor
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You may or may not have a battery charger. My boat didn’t so 15 years ago I bought a temporary one from Halfords. Haven’t changed it yet...
11 Apr 2025
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The battery charger takes 240V AC in and produces 14V / 28V Dc to charge the batteries. The low voltage DC systems all run from the...
11 Apr 2025
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Bungee cord with a hook to go over the lifeline.
11 Apr 2025
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Locking hinges seam a hassle to obtain and fit, in my opinion, a lot of effort for someone who does not want to put their brain to work...
11 Apr 2025
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Mine has a short line with a loop which goes over the spinnaker winch. It can’t fall till unhooked from the winch.
11 Apr 2025
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I have a small hook on a cord tied to a lifeline on stanchion. There’s a hole in the locker lid. Open the locker, insert the hook and...
11 Apr 2025
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