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If you bought a proper Wallas Paraffin heater you would get a 10l tank to go with it. But pay quite a lot more: https://www.kurandamarine.co.uk/10ltr-fuel-tank-kmw2027-wallas

Lots of very good points on this thread. The guy who was referred to was a dinghy sailor in Edinburgh. I don't know what the Forth is like but I have had several one and two week cruises on the Clyde in a First 18 which should suit a dinghy sailor down to the ground. You can cruise the Clyde...

I didn't start in dinghies, I learned to sail in a cruising boat. Started with 25' and a couple of books from the library. I did Day Skipper theory to find out about tides and navigation but competent crew I learned from books and chatting to folk, now the internet is a fantastic source of info...

In Scotland? yer joking. They don't have a word with quite the sense of urgency as "manana". OK I exaggerate, but not much. The good ones are busy, for a reason, you just have to wait until it's done.

Why go for 3 cabins in a 40' boat? My old 35'boat has 2 cabins (for 2 couples), and cockpit lockers to store stuff. And 3 more berths if you are going to cram them in. Is it a hotel you are looking for or something for you and maybe some friends now and then?

After a recent cruise with a newcomer to the area, I remember it never looks like it does on the charts , until you get there and everything drops into place.

There isn't much in this thread to encourage a Scottish sailor to come South to see what all the fuss is about sailing in the Solent.

Seminole has two sets of controls too. With mine it's either in or out, and the switch to change is inside. Both controls have to be in neutral to swap over, but that's no hardship. When mooring I always steer with the tiller from outside, when stood on the seat so I can see better I use my...

Unfortunately Chiron has moved on to another keeper. I have joined you in the ranks of motor sailer drivers, but Wully says I don't qualify, something about lack of slippers and cardigans.

The strainer is clear? Or were you feeding cooling water from a bucket? Does anything come out of the 3 drain cocks for draining down the two cylinder jackets and the exhaust manifold? You could have "deposits" blocking the raw water chambers. Mine had overheating problems before I treated it...

Just going by the forecast and what was happening in Tayvallich. I had difficulty getting extra fenders in when I was pinned to the hammerhead to unload on Sunday. Saturday was just as windy for me, and it's usually quiet in my corner. Nothing like being there for an accurate forecast though, I...

I'm wondering if my impeller is getting old too. I could have restricted waterways but a tired impeller may give the same symptoms. And I have already sheared one of the bolts holding the bottom of the leg on when I tried to check my impeller, so I'm not touching the other one. I'll try running...

Probably because it's blowing a hoolie from the east, I wouldn't want to be there in an easterly.

The stuff I used was single core. I put it in trunking to get the +ve and -ve cables from the panels to where I cut holes in the boat to get inside. When I got to the controller I trimmed thee XS off which produced the controller to battery cable with only a couple of meters extra, which is...

I mounted 100W on Seminole and had a 5-6 m run to the battery locker. As they were 2x50W panels I wired them in series to keep the volts up. I got a 15m 6mm solar panel cable off ebay...