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Just a thought but wouldn't raising the boom make it just a little harder to reach the boom and sail when say hoisting/lowering sail...

Legs folded back 180 degrees reduces any projection.

Just watched an episode of Saving Lives At Sea, really nice yacht out racing with an experienced crew had to call the lifeboat because...

,Well, there comes a point where "long term" anything and age become arithmetically incompatible. But I just bought a neglected Trident...

This post puzzles me in my experience there are terminals on the windlass motor that you connect to the battery cables. How on earth...

Don't know about it being either standard or safe. But on my boat I have all the internal lights on separate switches - on the lights...

I also use R&D mounts on my Yanmar engine but if try want Yanmar replacements this company is worth a look\...

I've sent corrections to another site (better than the one that started this thread) and not seen them acted on or responded to...

Another tip - after refitting don't fully tighten down the fitting straight away- it will probably squeeze all the sealant out- leave it...

I use a standard Seldon gooseneck arrangement. I think it is type 508-040-070 if you look at the Seldon catalogue. Might give you some...

Far too much AI - which generally is not actual "intelligence", just a non-critical trawl through and regurgitate from other sources of...

Yes, a shame. I know little about AI, but it seems to reap scraps off the internet. make a comparison, and then present it's...

I did not start long distance cruising until I was 67 and I could retire. It would have been nice of course to start younger but...

Just say no to AI - it will destroy us

Perhaps that is the reason for all the wind farms on the east coast. You motor or sail right up to them and plug in? A new manoeuvre...