Recent content by chrishscorp

Just cancelled the direct debit to the RYA and now need to pen a letter and explain why I feel they do not represent cruiser sailors

Have you had the keel laid yet ?

Sorry, yes thinking about it is is acidic so bleach must be an Alkali but it was more to it than simply PH balance. If i could find the comment and science behind what she was saying I would put it up here.

I was on Faceache and randomly had a feed from a house maintenance group, it was a discussion on dealing with mould. Instead of scrolling by I had a read everyone said bleach and I have used that myself. The correct item to use is white vinegar of a good strength this was put up there by a...

What are you using the marine ply for ? Marine ply is fine for use on boats if you get a good quality one but you should not be using it on a house ( you do not say what you are doing with it ) as it has no structural certification for that purpose unless the supplier can supply you with a copy...

They received funding to plant up 8 hectares of seabed with seagrass, 4 hectares were in the Solent I am sure that is where the no anchor zone is in Beaulieu river, that area would be about 4 hectares. So the other 4 I am pretty sure were at Studland to help spread the area of grass in which...

Yes I get that, it does make it quite a way to shore currently, so what sort of depth are you talking about ? as I am not aware they ever asked anyone for an opinion surprise surprise.....

I completely agree with the section I highlighted, the trouble is we are where we are, they had people in deck chairs on occasion counting non compliant boats at Studland during the summer, im betting this survey is the start of a 'review and tighten up' of the VNAZ We now have a voluntary no...

At the time I was there I did not see anyone who was anchored in a boat that was anywhere near close to 10 tons, the majority were small and half at least were speed boats, you would clearly have a very reasonable excuse for not using a buoy. MMO survey filled out and a slating comment on...

We used Studland for the first time this year in 8 years of cruising on the south coast when we came back from Alderney, we picked up a buoy and had a very quiet evening. I counted some 35 ish boats there with at least 15 mooring buoys not in use so some 10 idiots sticking two fingers up and...

Its the portlight on a centaur, so no such luck with interscrews, it is a 4 1/2'' diameter aluminium ring that screws into the round portlight and holds the glass in

I have a 50 year old portlight, the glass is cracked I would like to replace it, it is in an aluminium porthole and held in place with an aluminium screw ring which after 50 years is locked well solid. there is a rubber seal close by so dont want to use heat as i will struggle to get a new...

Could be worth keeping as a rare copy misprint..... in twenty years time it may be worth a tenner !! ;)

It only grows so far across Studland bay as beyond a certain point the winter storms in the prevailing wind direction rip it up and chuck it on the beach and needs to be in under 5 meters of water generally as turbidity of the water stops it growing, in the Scillies I believe it can grow in up...

Because that is also the only places that sea grass grows due to the same requirements of shelter