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    The light ship, Haslar Marina to include the farsical Italian Landers.

    We have always had great service. In fact, only last weekend, had a superb lobster and crab dinner with an ice cold bottle of Chablis. The staff do change around a bit but that is the nature of the business.
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    Gale force cloths pegs

    Just bought some hurricane pegs yesterday in Robert Dyas. Used them earlier this year in the Windwards and not one towel or cossi blew away. No metal bits either . £1.79 for 24! Jan
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    Ensign

    The RAF YC is dark blue,defaced, The RAF SA is light blue,defaced. Both must be flown with a light blue burgee with roundel and the owner of yacht must have warrant.
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    sounds silly but, orange squash in spain or onwards?

    Carrefour sometimes have Robinsons in their foreign food aisle.Have seen it in Palma and French supermarkets.
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    Navicarte - French Inland Waterways charts needed

    We have a bag of books and charts from when my folks did the trip about 20 years ago. I dont know how much inland waterway charts change over the years, but you are welcome to have them. They are on our boat in Haslar marina at the moment. Give me a pm and perhaps we can sort something out Jan
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    Is anyone living OK with a recently fitted rope cutter on a saildrive?

    We have an Ambassador Rope cutter - Stripper- on our Bav 38, sail drive. It has saved us once, knowingly, when we got a large piece of discarded net wrapped around the prop. It has been on a year and works well.
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    Is anyone living OK with a recently fitted rope cutter on a saildrive?

    We have an Ambassador Rope cutter - Stripper- on our Bav 38, sail drive. It has saved us once, knowingly, when we got a large peice of discarded net wrapped around the prop. It has been on a year and works well.
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    eye operations

    I had mine done last year and my husband went a few months ago. We are both really pleased with the results and it has made such a difference sailing in rough wet weather. I still need glasses for reading in poor light but having worn glasses all my life with a strong prescription for long...
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    Outboad in the car

    We bought a harness for the outboard,which stays there permanently and have a removable cargo boom/ single davit that we store in locker when not needed. It does make it easier to get from tender to boat but is better with two people but at a push one person could do the whole thing. Jan <hr...
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    Forum seems slow recently.

    It was very slow yesterday,got fed up waiting for pages to download but back to normal today. Jan <hr width=100% size=1>
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    laptop

    We have just bought a laptop with a seriel port, this company will create the laptop you need. Its an AJP D480W jan <hr width=100% size=1>
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    Masking tape

    Lakeland plastic has a great product called "sticky stuff remover",it even gets off flyers stuck to windscreens. Jan <hr width=100% size=1>
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    icom 601

    jon, Many thanks. I apologise for my electrical ignorance, but can you tell me type/spec for the foghorn/loudhaler and GPS plugs and cables that fit into the back of the 601 set. Rgards, JB <hr width=100% size=1>
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    icom 601

    Have purchased this DSC VHF I would like to have use of the hailer/foghorn facility. So, having read previous questions on this subject ,we bought the speaker from maplins electronics. Once I recieved it ( within 2 days of ordering) I realised it is 25w / 8 ohms. In the ICOM manuel it suggests...
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    Cruising in Thailand

    We have been sailing there twice with Sunsail. We went in August 01 and 02 . The weather was variable but mostly sunny with good wind. Just a few squalls to keep us on our toes. We got Sunsail to do the provisioning before we arrived so most of the stuff was stowed and cold. Otherwise...
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