Recent content by domlee

Re: New \"Marina\" success with natives ! Sorry again, its not me on the cider but the individual chasing the dog over the horizon...into a brave new world... where the absence of the RSPCA is not missed...totally forgetting the need to anti foul.......

Re: New \"Marina\" success with natives ! Sorry! it is not a cow but a dog! That cider has a lot to answer for!!!

Re: New \"Marina\" success with natives ! Now, before you get too involved in what looks to me as a healthy specimen of a cider bottle and chasing an equally healthy specimen of a cow over the horizon (presumably after an over-indulgence of the afore-mentioned apple-inspired libation), should...

Re: Air floor v\'s solid floor I too was undecided about a wooden floor/airdeck inflatable but having used a Quicksilver 340 Airdeck combined with a 4hp Mariner 4 stroke for a number of years and I am very pleased with my final choice. I use an electric inflator and top-off the floor (due to...

See! That's how it should be done!

With the danger of a sustained period of deflation on the horizon this is something you do not want to do - the cost of commodities and services will fall but you could be left paying over the odds for something that seemed a bargain at first. A marina may be suffering a 'cashflow' problem...

I was originally thinking of obtaining a boat like an Antares 760 or Sealine S23 but all that frenetic energy (and potential fuel costs) gave me a headache. I then came across an ad. for a Bella 703 and although it nearly but didn't quite come up to the mark, I thought "a small, sea kindly...

The attitude here in Ireland to sailors is similar to those in SE England in that marinas suffer from the 'squeeze 'em until they squeak and then squeeze 'em some more' syndrom. The Celtic Tiger has turned into a neutered cat - the ecomomy is possibly on the verge of collapse but the material...

Try: http://www.scomp.co.uk/grp-specialist-sheet-products-c60.html

Just placed on eBay 28/April/08 an almost unused Mariner 4hp Long shaft 4 stroke outboard for £399. Bought new about 2.5 years ago, used for 45 minutes in fresh water then dry stored since. Only selling as I needed to change to shortshaft for dingy. Located Belfast, Northern Ireland so buyer...

Re: It\'s been a long, boatless winter.... Boatless we may be during the winter but that is no excuse for the misuse of the comma (re. original post). Please check out clearterrain.com for the correct use of this grammatical salt!

Can anyone advise. I am looking for a small fishing boat and was considering something like the Arran 16. Two things I need are a small cuddy (the Arran is excellent for this as the cuddy can be removed if needed) and a self-draining cockpit. The self-draining cockpit is required because the...

Try "The Fibreglass manual" and The Glassfibre handbook" for technical and practical information on using the material: On offer for about £17 for both at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN...3635060-5370211 Of course, see the previous and current issue of Practical Boat Owner for a...

Try: http://www.bateau2.com Now where is me planer?

Pensylvania Avenue = Uncle Sam! Duh....