Recent content by Abestea

Thank you to all that have answered, it has been really interesting to see the different takes on the situation. I tried to be as generic as possible as there are a myriad of factors that could affect the situation. I chiefly wanted to see if you got annoyed or not if someone moved your...

A situation we experienced a few years ago lead to a difference in opinion to what was the correct thing to do. I am sure this has happened to everyone else and I am curious to hear how you would react to the situation. You moor your boat alongside the only pontoon in the harbour. This...

My anchor ball and motoring cone are kept safe from falling overboard by being kept in the chandlery. I've been so long without one (never) that I would be too embarrassed to go in and buy a set! Would feel a bit House of Fun if you understand!

I had to take a double take on some of those pictures. I have exactly the same age and very similar colours. They are brilliant boats and I have experienced some hairy times and I have yielded way sooner than the boat was ever close to. Definitely needs the spinnaker in very light airs down...

This thread has made me think of when I got my boat back in 2007. I come from Airdrie where the only boats people saw were the locals who were steamboats every week. Cash was tight and let's be honest still is. By pure fortune I have had the chance to sail whilst at uni and was truly bitten...

Sailing is just a croc of carp!

Savageseadog has got it nailed. There are so many factors that have to be right! When I sewed my lazy jack mast extension, it took a few days and some swearing to get the machine set up right. There are many things that can affect the stitches. I have found with every sewing machine that I have...

I have a Goal Zero Nomad solar panel which came with a AA battery power unit. I used to have batteries in the handheld VHF and a second set charging through solar panel. Power bank can be plugged into a pc or plug with a cable and not require solar panel. Very handy for charging mobile and...

Thanks for the responses. It is why i posted as I was concerned that the tautness/stiffness that the full length baton brings would be lost and trying to find a way to recreate it would just over complicate something that should be simple. Enough things need fixed on a boat without adding...

I have just recently sewn a replacement for the sail cover which goes round the mast and reaches the edge of the lazy jack sail cover. This was failing apart, but now I have made that part look good, it shows how poor a condition the sail cover is. So I am going to sew a replacement lazy jack...

I have had 14 years of a partially clogged up cooling channels in a MD7A on my Sigma 33. The best I ever got running was about twenty minutes on low revs. On warm days less! I have had to learn to pretty much sail to the marina or anchorage and last gasp drop the sails start the engine and...

I am getting a list together of all the things I am going to do once the 26th arrives. Whilst I wait, I am going to get some bits I have prepared. Just finished sewing a new sail cover for around the mast and to the lazy jack tent. Wash boards and tiller ready for varnishing. Very tempted to...

Totally understand as I am currently in the same position. We last sailed in 2018, illness cut that season short and stopped us last year. Priorities kicked in and looking after Swmbo was top of the list. Was planning to get it ready for the season this year but lock down caused a delay...

For my 30th birthday I booked three weekends of RYA level 2 dinghy training at Strathclyde Country Park. Fun learning in a wayfarer and a laser. Girlfriend at the time wasn't confident of my ability so didn't sail again till I joined the Uni Sailing club. The first sail I did at the club was a...

To me there are three things affecting on-board meals; Cooker, storage, and a good cook! The cooker is probably the biggest challenge. The boat had a very dodgy looking Vanessa Flavel which I refused to use. So I got the camp stove that takes the big aerosol cans. I believe it is the same as...