Recent content by bobgarrett

You might be interested in a web seminar from the Cruising Association on the French long term visa and how it might be used to extend your time in the EU. Note it is only valid for France and there are "complexities" to be managed if using it for time in France plus more time elsewhere...

I was at a CA seminar and the same question was asked of a coastguard presenter. He answered "if you sail in the Channel and we haven't picked you within the battery life of a PLB, then we are not coming".

I bought a light that did this anyway e.g. Force 4 7-Chip LED Light With Night Vision Mode | Force 4 Chandlery

Is the engine vented i.e. a fan to draw air through the compartment? Has the fan failed and the environment very hot?

The process is special for those 5 ports whereby passports are not stamped for entry or exit. So if you enter a port of entry you must also leave from one; if you enter one of the "special" ports then you must leave from one. See the CA link above.

Actually the announcement was back in May... Entering & Leaving France for Cruisers – An update from the Cruising Association | CA

The steaming light on my boat is no longer clear - its an AquaSignal type 41. I was going to replace the clear lens part but then wondered whether it can be cleaned up or polished - or whether like perspex hatches the damage is not just on the surface. Has anyone successfully cleaned such...

The recent Cruising Association web seminar on this which was open to members and non-members covered all the requirements for boat owners getting French VLS-T visas and gave examples of those who had been successful and some that had not along with the reasons why.

CA has announced some extra temporary French ports of entry - Entering & Leaving France for Cruisers – An update from the Cruising Association | CA And had a web seminar for members and non-members a few weeks ago on how to get over 90 days with a French visa. The recording of the presentation...

Entering & Leaving France for Cruisers – An update from the Cruising Association | CA

Use a Dremel to cut the flange off the outside. With a small enough cutter you can put it inside the pipe and cut outwards.

I agree trudesign fittings are better and replaced those through hulls and sea cocks where there was room for these last year but where they are too big I am not using dzr. The problem is the cold for the sealant with relaunch scheduled for next week. I may have to delay...

If it is too cold for sikaflex 291i for sealing a skin fitting and sealing between skin fitting and sea cock what sealant is suitable?

Bit of an issue this year as the broker proposed a change of underwriter which then got into the type of racing and how many races per year but sorted to my satisfaction in the end with reasonable increase. Insurers are Topsail and got CA discount too.