Recent content by Billy Blue

Yes, I have them on my boat. They work well and the varying speeds are useful. I've had no problem with them (2010 boat).

Well therein lies a tale. I actually fitted it myself. I bought the kit from, I think, the first and only supplier at the time in the UK (about 6 years ago). Anyway, I was their first sale. Without boring you with the full story, I think it is fair to state that not only did I go through a...

I have a dockmate on my Saga 315 with bow and stern thrusters. Prior to this I had remotes for the thrusters. The dockmate allows me to go out single handed without any concerns about getting back alongside in virtually any tidal/wind conditions. For instance with the tide and wind blowing you...

Saga 26HT or Saga 315. Both have air draft you require.

Don't worry, you are not the only, even the "experts" get it wrong. I bought a Raymarine Element after being assured by the staff (they even had a discussion between themselves about it) on the Raymarine stand at the Southampton boat show a couple of years ago that I could definitely plug it...

Very enjoyable video, thank you. The drone footage of the cruising grounds are great and the scenery looks fantastic. Do the waters freeze in the winter or is it possible to keep a boat in the water through the winter?

Same question, different engine. I have a VP D4 260. 2010 so now 13 years old. No issues with the temp, remains steady at 85 degrees. It is just coming up to 2000 hours. It has had a lot of use, 200 to 250 hours per annum since my 8 years of ownership, don't know whether that makes any...

I've followed him as he made his way all the way down to Malta where he is now. He has learnt a lot! Thoroughly enjoyed his videos and always looked forward to the next one. In my view, a hell of an achievement considering his initial level of skill and the fact that the majority of the time he...

I would have thought that any employment specialist/ lawyer which I'm not would ask to see what your contract of employment says.

I have had one for a few years now. It is great. No wires of course as it uses bluetooth so easy to install. I've found the battery in the unit lasts well over a year. I use an old smartphone continually on charge for the display so I can have it on permanently when I'm out. You can set an...

The other useful thing with giff gaff is that you can take a "goodybag" for just a month (£6 and upwards depending how much data you want) which will then allow you unlimited calls. No need to lock into any annual contract. Ideal if you are only visiting for a short time.

I'm not sure whether they sell different packages but I have both sides of the channel on my card. As with Navionics, you choose the area to download. With lighthouse, you also choose the satellite coverage which is limited to a maximum of data so you can't download as much coverage as the...

I have both. Navionics on my Raymarine C90W and Lighthouse on my Raymarine Elements 12S. The Lighthouse chart came free with my recently purchased Element chartplotter. I actually then purchased a Navionics card for the Element but have ended up using so far the Lighthouse. A few comments which...

The E series uses a CF card, the Element uses a SD card unfortunately. The Element I bought came with a free lighthouse card as part of the deal.

You need to be aware it can't be linked in to the same backbone as the E series backbone and therefore you won't have any of the information such as depth, radar, AIS, autopilot, heading i.e. it will be just be the chart. This isn't obvious until you read the installation manual in which there...