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Is it exactly the same bottle? Some bottles (the US ones spring to mind) had a pressure release screw in the side of the valve, which...

We got quite adept at decanting gas while we were sailing about and used a cheap spring balance to avoid overfilling: Weigh the empty...

Once you've got them out, replace them all with allen-head machine screws

Some years ago a few of us in the motorbike club were discussing what a wonderfully mild winter it had been and how many days out we'd...

We know French chap who converted an Open 50 into a cruising yacht; we met him in Turkey years ago and the last I heard, he and the boat...

We could do with tool guarantees which cover 'dropped overboard/into the bilge' though

I'm sure the MAIB investigation will make any necessary recommendations. I wasn't there, so I'm going to go against all forum traditions...

We bought a genoa from Roly Tasker for exactly that reason; we ordered it online while still in the Caribbean, getting it posted to a...

We met a Canadian couple in Cabo Verde who did exactly that, well almost, they went to bed at 20:00. When we were organising to set-off...

There are more than a few who think England is the whole world.

An American couple who we met a few years ago have swallowed the anchor just a couple of months ago, he's now 106 and his good lady 98.

My twister would show them a clean pair of heels and be more sea kindly 😂😂😂🤦🏻

While there are exceptions, I reckon that the difference between an offshore cruiser and an ocean crosser has far more to do with the...

Plenty of Albin Vegas around in excellent condition in the £6k - £8k range. A very handy wee boat for a cheap liveaboard/offshore...