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Perhaps worth noting that the uncertainties in tides caused by meteorological conditions can make a difference of a metre or more in...

and never go out of date.

The Admiralty tide stream atlases are inexpensive and hard to beat.

My grandfather used a cut-throat razor; I've never felt inclined to try it! My father once had a thing called a Rolls Razor, but I never...

Me too. I get a lot less irritation and a cleaner shave from a wet razor. Modern wet razors carry an insignificant risk of cutting...

I gave my daughter - a Marvel fan - a toolkit in the shape of Thor's hammer as a joke present at her wedding!

Yes - and bomb ketches, while admirably suited to ice navigation because of their strong scantlings to withstand the recoil of the...

Indeed, but he didn't pay enough attention to James Clark Ross' SECOND penetration of Antarctic waters in 1843! I declare an interest...

The probable answer is, it depends on what the canvas is made of. Sails have been upcycled into fashion accessories, satchels, bags...

That's interesting! As @Stemar said,in fact bodging was a highly skilled trade - a skilled bodger could turn out a gross (144) chair...

And, in fact, a highly skilled occupation.

Actually, bodging is the use of a primitive lathe to rough out chair legs etc. in woodland! See Bodging - Wikipedia

I reckon self tailing winches make it possible for me to manage single handed. Fortunately, Capricious was equipped with them when I...

I don't know if they're the cheapest, but I usually get my GRP repair stuff from these people ECF - East Coast Fibreglass Supplies

Sorry - I'm based near Cambridge where the go-to people would be Mackay's Metal Warehouse.