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Those are awfy sharp corners on your rear balcony and could cause significant damage to other boats or people on the canal if they made...

The black cat software has a built in link to that schedule file. It took me a while to realise I didn’t need search for it.

I have used SEATTY and found it excellent and used not too expensive. It can be left running and files the reports as they come in...

So now after 6 years, i'm settled in my house and have offered the location to be used for a Marine traffic station contributor. I've...

A horse would be traditional. Does it fit under the bridges?

Not sure who your insurers are likely to be in that location ….. but I suspect in the UK it may be extremely difficult to get anything...

Ch 31 and ATIS requires a Notice of Variation from Ofcom. Takes about 2 mins to apply for. Then you can access the German, Belgian and...

So sorry to hear of the death of the great actor Timothy West . Apart from his acting he was a huge canal enthusiast and one of the...

Some Standard Horizon radios come with the instructions on how to set up for various European countries, ie the Zhx300. Maybe look for...

If you check the link I gave for graphitic corrosion there is another topic that relates to Westerlys. Their keels were cast...

Wel it is about time as l GMDSS is 40 years old. We fitted to an oil rig built in 1984.

Thanks all for the comments and advice. Looking at info on here and elsewhere it looks like this is a not uncommon issue with Westerly...

We used to eerience this at sea on equipment like evaporators which were operating at elevated temperatures. I was quite surprised to...

Most stainless devices won't work in an induction hob. We have an all electric galley, we just use a toaster for toast.

One thing to check is whether there has been graphitisation of the cast iron at that location and if so how wide spread is it. I have...