Recent content by Crazy-Diamond

I've stood and gazed in wonder at those floorboards. They are curved, and follow the curve of the corridor, they must have been steamed! It defines the word "craftsman".

I made one using an Arduino mini computer, learnt about the coding etc - it was a fun project. The sensors are a couple of pounds each and do not last that long, especially in a damp bilge, so I wanted to make my own because if you want to buy a sensor for a commercially available alarm it is...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0732VVCQT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I use this, tied onto the boat hook, perfect for inspecting under the hull. Not so good in my home berth on the east coast due to sediment, but I used it in Dover. Quite furry, but she has been afloat...

As you suggest, the risk is that anything you put in there will in time become detached and cause mischief! The movement of the raw water through the strainer will move whatever is in there around, indeed this is the point as you want to see if moving to be assured the water is flowing. This...

Have a look for the Digital Yacht Nomad. Portable, and sends wireless AIS to Navionics on a table or phone. Not cheap though.

+2 for Aspen, splendid stuff. My Suzuki 2hp 2str loves it. Very clean running, total reliability, starts first pull every time, and the wife does not complain about the smell, unlike petrol.

I've sailed through the London Array and Gunfleet sands.

I would suggest not to use Sikaflex , but a butyl rubber, either tape or the stuff in a tube. The problem with the sika is it is very hard to remove so once it has failed either you or a future owner will have a hard time removing it. If the access around the plates is easy maybe this is less of...

My Grandfather had a Warrior 35 called R Tessa. Would love to know if she is still around.

My approach, and I'm not saying it is perfect, but it has worked for me, is to fit small bright yellow cable ties at 5m intervals. I know I won't be using only 5m of chain, but I like knowing how much is left to bring up when raising anchor. I have one tie at 5m, two ties at 10m, three ties at...

My Admiralty tidal stream atlas shows the tide is not so strong inshore between Dungeness and Eastbourne in the few hours before and after HW Dover. My passage plan has me rounding Dungeness going westbound at Dover HW-5 (not ideal I know) but to avoid the worst of the tide a slightly more...

Have a look at Kinleven Marine who make custom webbing ladders. I've had one on each boat. Very secure, very confidence inspiring, and certainly paid for itself many times over.

I'm wondering what the conditions are like in the new bit, whenever I saw it before (from land) it didn't look like a nice place to be

I've had a search on the forum, and can't find this being discussed elsewhere, apologies if I missed it. Has anyone got any experience of the new Dover marina? Their website states they made better progress than anticipated with the works that closed the marina to visitors over the summer, and...

Does anyone know the owner of the sailing yacht ""Serenity of Totnes"? I think it is a Warrior 34.