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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to Stingo's post in the thread At least she saved the kill-cord with
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Changed from hanked genoa, working and storm jib to just a furling genoa after my partner passed away and it has revolutionised my...
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Success. The free fall worked a treat...I was a bit cautious at the outset so it took a bit of work to reset as the hydraulics were not...
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to Halcyon Yachts's post in the thread Cycling Around Biscay with Like.
We did it! Mission complete... Many thanks to all those who donated. I can confirm, sailing across Biscay is definitely easier than...
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I have a huge collection of spanners and sockets. I have not often bought spanners/sockets new but have picked up a fair bit of stuff...
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to dunedin's post in the thread Brilliant result - offshore double handed world champions with Like.
Huge congratulations to this British pair Offshore Double Handed World Championship 2024 - Great Britain 65 Seconds to Glory
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I find it frightening that 4 of the posters to this thread are unaware of RRS 26 which has only been in the rulebook since 2001. Have...
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to wolle's post in the thread A how to - add wireless remote to Simrad tillerpilot with Like.
I was searching remote controller for my Simrad TP22 tiller pilot and found (fortunately) this thread. Thank you all for the input and...
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to Beneteau381's post in the thread Greece seems not very cheap. with Like.
Again I’ve seen the word “fitter” used as a term of derision! All it tells me is that the person who uses it in such a way needs to...
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to oldbloke's post in the thread Newbie question - What's my boat really capable of in coastal waters? with Like.
Conditions are everything. This is Portland Race, going slowly with an overheating engine. You could have taken an blow up unicorn...
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What you do to your boat is entirely your choice, but if you did that on my boat you'd be politely told to use your dinghy - or possibly...
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to ylop's post in the thread I now never turn on my VHF radio... with Haha.
Go on then name me a singe Dinghy Racing Club or Training Centre doing dinghy training/racing on the Solent (which is what was being...
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to PaulRainbow's post in the thread I now never turn on my VHF radio... with Like.
In your World, maybe. Meanwhile, in the real World, people use dual or triple watch to monitor required channels. I have to monitor 68...
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to rooi's post in the thread I now never turn on my VHF radio... with Like.
Isn't that why we have Dual Watch? So Ch16 can continue to be monitored while we are on 11 or 12 for VTS / Harbour master
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anoccasionalyachtsman reacted to Plum's post in the thread I now never turn on my VHF radio... with Like.
So if you need urgent help and call on your vhf, the closest help may well be the other boats in your vacinity but they won't hear you...