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What a brilliant post! Take-off and landing are for me by far the least enjoyable parts of sailing. We all have experienced embarrasing incidents in marinas, as witnesses, recipients or, yes, donors! After several decades of sailing, I still found lots of useful tips in Duncan Wells'...

I have had a V30, and a Halmatic 30. The V30 was beautifully built (no teak deck), and fantastically stable in a blow. The canoe stern creates problems in the cockpit, especially with space and safe gas stowage (I fitted an Origo), but what ColinR calls weather helm is I think simply excessive...

Said to me by a rescued casualty, N Yorkshire coast.." well, of course I know the tide goes in and out, but not up and down as well"

Thread drift alert: PVA glue can loose considerable effectiveness over time. On important jobs use a fresh lot, its cheap enough.

I have done it, some years ago. Hamble to Kip. Would have been much longer and more expensive to most W. Coast locations. +1 for John Shepherd.

Yachts dragged L. Aline in a summer gale a few years ago, and needed the RNLI to get them off. In winter...? There are some excellent yards for wintering ashore: eg: Kilmelford Yacht Haven & Ardoran Marine, and are very good value. Ardoran uses props or cradles. Both are vastly more convenient...

"Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader Share practical, hands-on information." Seems clear. The site is divided into handy sections. Your post is manifestly inappropriate to this section. Perhaps the Forum might be more appropriate, depending on the contents your post...

Flowerdale PIER. (Not pontoon!) A plank is useful!

Muama Ryoko with eg: Lebara or Flexiroam sim. 9 x 6 x1.5 cm. Can be put in poly bag and raise up mast if needed. Worked well for years on W Cost Scotland wherever 3/4 G signal available. Can take on continental holidays too.

I had a Mk2 for some years, only sold it as we (wife & I) wanted bigger accomodation. Well balanced, magic upwind, comfortable motion. Roomy heads, lots of stowage. I liked the stand up chart table. If there is no structural problem it looks a very god buy. If you get it I have a servicable old...

My Dubarry shoes broke a leather lace shortly after purchase. It couldnt be re-laced as both leather laces has been sewn in at various points! Dubarry did eventually (unapologetically and with poor grace) fix them. They are still stiff and uncomfortable after several years use and repeated...

If you have an enlarged prostate, it really isn't possible to empty one's bladder completely in the sitting position. As an aged medic, I write from both personal and professional experience. One's bladder is unresponsive to rules, and to video cameras , I would imagine. Seig Heil!

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