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DownWest
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Bouba's post
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Canal du Midi
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Doing the canals around the Camargue is a real experience…the while horses coming to talk to you on the fly bridge when tied up….tying...
Yesterday at 21:10
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Yachting on benifits
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The system is abused.. Unless it gets them off benifits..
Yesterday at 20:58
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westernman's post
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improving steerage in reverse?
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Haha
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When I parked my boat in Port Rosas in Spain, the "someone in a dinghy with an outboard" worked perfectly every time. Very efficient and...
Yesterday at 20:52
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Yamaha 2B Outboard
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Yes you do... Are you sure the issue is the impeller? A 3/8 hex drive fits the driveshaft...put a drill on the hex drive and a piece of...
Yesterday at 20:26
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Is this a recognised sail plan?
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Looking at it, I suspect that while it is a working boat type, they likely race them, bit like the open heavily canvassed open boats in...
Monday at 11:19
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DownWest
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Is this a recognised sail plan?
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Yes Likely the 'class'. of boat is a Z-6 ( 6 mts?) followed by the number of the boat and it's name. Owned or sponsered by the Prefecture.
Monday at 09:10
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Sailing around the world on a budget
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Going back to cruising cheaply... Annie Hill's 'Voyaging on a Small Income' is a good read. One of the differences from Shrimpie' and...
Monday at 08:08
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La Mer
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Sunday at 21:54
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What a shame
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He posts a lot on the WBF under his intials. Forgot about being Avant's nav.
Sunday at 12:48
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What a shame
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Tilman was a supernumery on that last voyage, along for the ride. Kukri sailed a couple of times with HRT and knew well the limitations...
Sunday at 12:23
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Daydream believer's post
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Sailing around the world on a budget
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I think that one needs to be sure that it is what one wants. A year's trial nearer home first with a means to return to "normal" life if...
Sunday at 11:16
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DownWest
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HR 36 Re-engine
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I had the Perkins Prima base unit for the MD22 in a van and it was a very good unit. Worth looking at a rebuild.
Friday at 19:29
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HR 36 Re-engine
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Seconded. Also note that Parts4engines sell a rebuild kit for the MD22: https://parts4engines.com/collections/volvo-penta-md22-parts...
Friday at 19:25
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Shackleton et al
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Obviously we now live in a connected world and Pandora’s box is well and truly opened but we should not forget that from my point of...
Friday at 19:21
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Shackleton et al
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"When Ernest Shackleton resolved to cross Antarctica in 1915, he knew the task would require two parties of men. Shackleton and his crew...
Friday at 19:20
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