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You should be also be aware that if you ever sell your boat you will reduce potential buyers as many do not like a portable loo especially if there can be or was a sea toilet fitted

Does anyone know what the carrying capacity of a 'Skipper 12' sailing dinghy is, we have a new member who Says it is 4 but I have my doubts and think 2 but cannot find in any proof

In my 16 years of surveying and 20 years of a voluntary instructor with the RYA I have not surveyed a rotomould hull or a 3.9m plastic dinghy and our sailing club has only recently installed this compass and you never can beat other peoples experience

Hi gents thanks for the comments and all noted The compass deviates even without the hand held radio next to it, we do however keep a small knife permanently for emergency use on the same top would that cause a problem as we use the boat for RYA training and as a club safety boat we have tried...

A compass mounted on top of the plastic helm control panel of one of our training boats is deviating about 10/15 degree at times, we feel this may be that it is being magnetically affected by the helm wheel mechanism inside the panel. Has anyone any suggestions as to what material to use if we...

Any reputable surveyor who finds a problem with the steering gear or he is not happy about will put it in his survey report, it is not his job to find the cause of the problem if it is not obvious. Almost most surveys I do are for a new buyer before buying a boat and will report what he finds...

You do not say how old your son is, Check any boat is suitable for your combined weights, Second hand price wise best bet a GF GP14 nice and roomy dinghy and relatively safe , other possible Moth, enterprise, Solo, Lazer Pico, Topper buzz, Miracle If you are in a RYA club suggest you try...

Get the wife to find a petrol garage and pay for the petrol can and then pay for a taxi to you

At our sailing club we buy a number of sail covers for various sailing dinghies but never anywhere near that price most £3/400 maybe £700 for a custom made one

Used one coat of Meguiars for years and happy with it Meguiar's Marine RV 56 Pure Wax Carnuaba Blend 473ml M5616

To me the lighter colour is 'oil floating on water' so look for any engine oil leeks and sorry either way not a very good indication the boat has been maintained in or out of water as could have been cleaned out before the boat was for sale

I have sailed many times not by choice in a F7 and suggest you consider a 'Colvic Watson 23'-6"' but sometimes sailed less than a F7 but in heavier swells (North Sea) , from experience with engine running to maintain 5 knots mainsail down but the Genoa out about 3' to maintain directional...

Sadly like estate agents there are good and bad so called yacht brokers. On a number of occasions I have found some well known brokers would not know a Colvic Watson if it was moored in front of them. Some do not even know the difference of sloop rig to a ketch rig and sometimes when I survey...

I have done a few courses at RYA Powerboat Sailing Motorboat Courses | Solent Boat Training and recommend

I am a surveyor myself but based in Shropshire but for the South Coast I strongly would recommend Nick Vass at Marine yacht surveyor South Coast UK he won't miss nothing