Recent content by Bav32

Once, while having a safety check by RNLI at a racing event, an over jealous RNLI crewman whilst checking the tightness of the gas cylinder, decided, having found the cylinder tight, to "give it another half turn" actually burst the fitting. As a result declared LJ failed. Had to buy another...

Or maybe it was there before the first application

Had one for years , very useful. Like others, apart from going to a waypoint, I mai ly use the speed over ground with COG in conjunction with boatspeec and course being sailed.

Remember that the date on the seal is the date of manufacture, not the date of fitting or date first hitting the water. Old stock?

And if you did overfill a smaller container,, you can reverse the process by swapping the process using the receiver as the donor. Its gravity not pressure.

Was it not the case that Jacob Reace Mogg had proposed reverting back to lmperial l measurements as a result of Brexit? If that was the case, no doubt this would spread back to fathoms on Charts, and give a financial benefit as we would all want to buy replacement charts. AYE RIGHT!

And yes, Gael force has been closed for months.

West st even closer.

The length of rope that will be on the drum would be the the same as the LP (luff perpendicular) measurement of the sail. In practice there would be a few extra turns on the drum too. So now you have the length. You know the thickness of the rope and the height / width of the drum. Knowing the...

Because it was the original fit, before people changed/ upgraded to rod kickers. If you look at the lever there are marked holes for kicker or backstay, giving different mechanical advantage.

I have a first aid box with a hinged lid as colindale 3782 suggests. Usual stuff but suggest you add steri strips or microphone tape. Some disposable gloves, for any serious blood injuries, and scissors and tweezers. One tip from a mountain rescue friend is too cut a roll of cling film I to a...

Give me till the weekend. I can take a photo of one which might be available.

Is this the casting g on the boom, or the mast?

That's a lot of click points. Most thinking says about 4 secs per hour per point, so 30 points is about 2 mins an hour. That's a lot!

If you at largs, just up over to the inside of the pier at Millport and dry out. Whilst waiting for the tide to return, theres a handy pub adjacent. Or you could dry out at the stone pier at Kames in Kyle's of bute, also has an excellent pub across the road.