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There appears to be very few hatch locks on the market, if my initial trawl on the web is anything to go by. The only one I saw that looked any good was the Osprey Latch but at £118 looked a bit expensive. Has anyone got any ideas that would be better than the regular hasp and staple with a...

I while back I was looking for a shipwright to carry out some cabin alterations on our Mauritius 43 and posted a request on the forum for any 'leads'. Happy to say that I had a recommendation to contact Bob Forsyth who has a workshop at the Odessa Boat yard up at Newport IoW. Bob gave a good...

Thanks to both .... got it now ! Feel Raymarine could do with a bit of a shake out of their website...... Regards Nick

I never feel that I get the best out of my C70 plotter. As such I have been wading through their never ending website, where, just like their plotter its stuffed full of of things you don't want and you can never fine the things that one does! Anyone know of any relevant DVD's etc., that may...

There is someone on the forum who does these is there not? Does any one have his link or contact please? Also as my inflatable, when in its davits, lies across the name board area of the transom I was thinking about putting the boat name on the side of the dinghy's appropriate side. I guess...

Latest edition and in brand new condition. Retails at £25 plus postage. Covers Firth of Clyde, North Channel, Solway Firth and the Isle of Man. This is the best cruising guide you will find for the area, and is spiral bound so it opens and lies flat. £15 plus the cheapest postage I can find...

Many thanks to everyone who took the time to reply, some really good information ! Can't wait to see for myself...:-) Nick

Thanks, it looks better and better....Does the fast track residency $500,000 include assets such as family home and flat etc back in the UK ? Mind you i suspect my health issue might well exclude me anyway. Just looks a great place! Thanks Nick

If you were a yachtsman planning to spend 5 months a year in New Zealand, (and returning to the UK for our Summer) where would you chose to live? I think it would have to be the North Island (for the warmer weather) and renting rather than buying. Keeping the boat and familly home back in the...

Has anyone tried routing out their own boat name on a timber board? I have tried to source templates but they are all way to small to be of any use. I guess all the commercial boys use CNC tooling to make this sort of thing now. I was wondering it its feasable to buy vinyl graphics and apply...

Yes its actually left connected all the time, but I have brought the unit home as I anticipated that i would end up taking it to Raymarine in Portsmouth ( Well i would if their phones were not 'temporarily out of service ' great !) Thanks Nick

Sunday, we were sailing along with reasonable charge (12.6volt) in the batteries, all of a sudden the screen on my C70 plotter starts to 'rotate' and ends up looking just like a 'bar code' with vertical lines of differing width right across the screen. I did the usual switch off and on and re...

I have just installed a flat sceen TV and DVD player on my boat. Right now I am usually onboard 4 days a week and the long evenings make having a 'box' on board quite nice. I never thought I would do this.. but hohum.. Anyway it is much the best solution was to mount the DVD player on its...

The front of the panel just has the rocker switches and the generic diagram of the navigation lights superimposed on the rig. Certainly no 'pop out' buttons on the front of the panel. Thanks Nick

Probably sounds pretty daft but, on all my past boats the fuses were pretty easy to spot and change. I had never taken a particularly close look in the electrics cupboard on my newish boat and just assumed it would be plainly apparent! Well it ain't I have attached 3 shots of the electrics in...