Recent content by Dave99

Hi I’m a YM offshore with multiple ocean crossings under my belt. I have sailed all over the world on boats from 20ft to 180ft. I am also a registered Paramedic. I’m working in the UK now (London area) and want to keep sailing. I am open to deliveries etc commercial or not. I am looking to...

Use thin dyneema as the mouse line because a thin twine is likely to snap when you get stuck on cables and things.

Really interesting post. There's a few agencies out there. Best to contact some of the delivery companies. Seaway jumps to mind and PYD as mentioned already. I would invest in the following: 1. decent oilskins 2. decent lifejacket 3. personal locator beacon attached to your lifejacket or...

The comment to self insure is not a great one. Fine for covering the odd sickness bug. I had a bad case gastroenteritis while sailing from Italy to Gibralter. Wanting to rule out appendicitis, I visited a Spanish clinic next to the marina on the spanish side of the border. 60 euros and I was...

Yep Hydrochloric acid is the one to use, but with care. Wear eye protection and gloves and avoid sniffing the vapour or you will need new lungs. Rinse with a hose when done to dilute it and stop the reaction.

I would get Furuno, and display it on a computer running maxsea, but that's overkill if you are just cruising a few miles.

have sent PM

If you do serious long distance offshore or ocean sailing then invest in MaxSea. Best thing ever especially with the routing module.

Tiller have quite a good online course. Centaur sailing is the cheapest last time I did a bit of research

Have you considered the isatphone. Quite cheap and cost effective on airtime and can connect laptop. Will need an external aerial for any of these portable sets. Isat works on the Inmarsat network. I have had one for back up long range calls on transats before

is it really that hard to take them to a MRCC? by the way it is illegal to put them in household rubbish

The only one advance tickets benefits is the advertiser, anyone who clicks through donates a small percentage of their fee to our friends at YBW.com!

I would have thought the boat would need to be coded and the skipper commercially endorsed... people are right though - down to the insurer. Just make sure they put it in writing if they say yes!

I guess if your boat is less than 13.7m (Solas V) then technically you can get away without flares if you are a pleasure vessel, private use only. That said you would definitely be kicking yourself for not spending £50 when you end up getting into a spot of trouble!

Prochlorperazine aka Buccastem works an absolute dream. You take it when you are starting feeling sick rather than as a precaution. Buccastem uses the buccal route into the blood. You place the tablet under your top lip and let it dissolve straight through the skin. Usually stops the sickness...