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DanTribe
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A thought
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When I first got a cruising boat in the 1970s, I asked an older club member where he planned to go for his holiday. He said it depended...
Thursday at 11:27
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Going over to France-Belgium-Netherlands -- would you take your dinghy?
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Not much point in taking the dinghy between Dunkirk and Netherlands but once in Netherlands it can be very handy. We used our inflatable...
20 Jul 2024
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Mast climbing with climbing gear
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I read a report of a guy who got his wife to hoist him up the mast using an electric sheet winch. His final comment was, "make sure she...
18 Jul 2024
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Less than welcoming boat clubs
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I've come across this attitude occasionally. I think that some individuals assume some responsibility and believe that a club exists to...
11 Jul 2024
DanTribe
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Faulty Calor bottle
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Crossed thread? Don't think so. Not my first rodeo changing bottles and it went on a few threads. Retailer responsible? Can't remember...
10 Jul 2024
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Accelerated Weed Growth
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This year seems to be the worst I can remember for weed growth.
10 Jul 2024
DanTribe
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Faulty Calor bottle
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Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader
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I went to change my 4.5kg Calor blue bottle but could only get about 2 or 3 threads on before it seized up. Regulator still very loose...
10 Jul 2024
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Planning first passage. Brightlingsea to Walton Backwater
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I had forgotten that. The sounding stick was common practice in Stellas. A bit of lead wrapped round the bottom helped.
8 Jul 2024
DanTribe
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Dubarry sailing boots
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I bought my wife and daughter Dubarry boots partly because they said they could be repaired. When repair time came they said they...
7 Jul 2024
DanTribe
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Entering the Crouch in a F5 Westerly
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Force 4 /5 in a Twister, sail it, A Twister will eat it up!
1 Jul 2024
DanTribe
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Butley River
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I tried to attach a photo but it's beyond my ability.
1 Jul 2024
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Butley River
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East Coast Forum
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A bit crowded tonight, two of us.
30 Jun 2024
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Spitway
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Off topic, but we just came into the Ore using the ECP chartlet.very reassuring and much appreciated.
29 Jun 2024
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Motoring yachts & sailing dinghies
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The worst case I had was racing my 31 footer and an Optimist called Starboard Grandpa! The fact that I had paid for her boat gave me no...
28 Jun 2024
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Motoring yachts & sailing dinghies
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I often find it's the tail enders who are most belligerent and shout "we're racing!", to which I reply, "well you're not very good at it".
28 Jun 2024
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