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I have a similar set up and requirements. I agree with post two, anything at all would help and you really need nothing at all, as...

It's very well done. About 15 years ago Jeremy Rogers produced a boat with a hybrid engine: Eco-Contessa 32 becomes Round The Island...

My view is that it is a waste of time money and resources. Better do it though because when you flog the boat it is nice to say the...

Yawn. Sorry but you have been CONNED. There is not and never has been such a thing as a "semi-industrial" sewing machine - it's just an...

Looking on the bright side, skiing on Dartmoor.

A point of information; the Dorset Gibsea is on Ebay at the moment with a starting price of £7500. However you always lose a lot of...

Hi thanks for that. I spoke to them last week and they declined the work as it was too labour intensive and not enough customers...

"Plus the airport a taxi ride away (never looked into how ‘connected’ it is, to the UK)." It's good, probably the most handy place on...

I'm also very interested in this post! The 60m of 10mm chain on my boat and, coincidentally, my brother's boat's 60m of 10mm chain both...

I have not managed it for the past 10 years and have recently bought new. There are a lot of red herrings about, however within the...

In 2012 I paid £235 to replace the strip, I saved a bit of money by removing the old one myself (horrid job) so the full cost would...

It looks loose to me, as if it has been pushed over a piece of straight pipe. Your orange flexi pipe needs to fix tightly to a...

Difficult to be 100% but it is quite likely to be one of these: Force 4 Brass Hose Nozzle 5/16” to 8mm Hose | Force 4 Chandlery You...

:LOL: Yes, I'm not so fussed about self tailing winches on a small boat. It would have cost me two grand, I fitted two new old stock...

I agree too. It wasnt until came on here that I discovered peoples pre-occupation with the log. 5.5knts here, 6.1 there. Ive always...