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I thought similar. Having said that, we've filled Campingaz cylinders with propane, butane and on rare occasions we've even had the...

A great truism is 'You don't get old and stop sailing; you stop sailing and get old.'

In my experience living on a boat keeps you in good shape. I met many older cruisers that were all remarkably fit for their age. I...

True. Dream and reality are two things. I enjoy the self reliance. Made me learn a lot over the years. I see it as a symbiosis. You take...

2003 to 2020, so 17 years save for a couple of medical interruptions. Curtailed by Covid travel restrictions and health issues have...

Not pulling the engine-stop lever would be a good idea if your goal is to start it. Pete

If what you are after is a free-flow connection for a Camping Gaz, they should be available somewhere online; we bought one in Malta and...

I think many of us might carry some spare ones. My preference was always - especially at deck level - for using split rings as they...

Some years ago we anchored upwind though well clear, of a British flagged Vancouver 27 in Torrevieja on the east side of Spain...

Or the people who insist on veering 7 times the depth of water.

I frequently think people have anchored too close until I get in the dinghy - from the water the actual distance is often a lot more...

Move. Sometimes reasonable discussions are impossible.

I almost - but not quite - got all the liquid out of my last donor. I put the reciever in iced water, in the shade, the donor upside...

I managed to teach myself quite easily using this one, so I would highly recommend it...

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