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I seen boats in the Thorney channel end up at Prinstead beach so not somewhere I would overwinter. Likewise Portchester suffers same...

You might find speaking to the the Newport harbour master on Isle of Wight or island harbour on the medina is available .

It just seemed possible the OP might have existing interests in Eire if looking to keep a vessel there ?

If you want to keep in Eire generally would not Irish residency be useful here? Seems simplest solution surely ?

Turn it on its side and attach to the pontoon with screws where the bow of the boat will hit the pontoon with webbing straps might be a...

Ask on westerly owners Assoc as a starter . As someone who might give a quote to recut if in Solent maybe try Covercare at Thornham...

Furler. Used to have hanked on sails when a lot younger and more crew, and they were good fun and gave something else to do ! Now I'm...

Since we got 2 headsails (one with self tacker) both on furlers to reef I cannot see any advantage in brass seized pistons on headsails...

I would also suggest Covercare for repairs -a great family firm and reliable to deal with

If Solent based, try Covercare at Thornham marina. They did my genoa (11.1m luff) a few years back and were notably cheaper than anyone...

I assume you don’t want to lug the sail round the country so are you looking for a Solent area price ?

Do you not need a pet passport from the NI into Eire ? If travelling by ferry he might need to also take his car or hire one for the...

You might also compare the cost of the transducers required for respective brands . We had an old Garmin 760 I think it was which had a...

Our fully battened main used to return to the stack pack but having replaced halyard with dyneema it’s somewhat slower in the last...

Too attractive for Torquay and not a drug dealer in sight either. Brixham is less developed I seem to recall