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Sorry 11th June

Family illnes means our crew of six is diminshed to four on a 10 berth Bavaria 46 we have bareboat chartered Saturday 12th June for a week. The current crew are fifty plus two sailers two holiday adveturers .Two cabins available suit another couple or two mature individuals .Shared costs budget...

Could buy a MacGregor 26 brilliant access from stern . Been there done that ,life is full of compromises

Found a second hand yanmar 1GM 10 with control panel and f/r reduction box but no throttle cable or f/r lever at £700 and through hull shaft tube £125. P bracket not yet found . I am an experienced engineer and fabricator but have limited experience fiberglassing (more used to mild steel) The...

Four stroke curently which is pretty quiet and smooth so any inboard diesel is probably going to be noisier and vibey by camparison.

Thanks for your replies. The reasoning behind going inboard is mainly to allow better access via the transom. The boat is on a swing mooring and getting on and off from a tender is difficult because the easy access is denied by the positioning of the outboard. None of us are getting any...

I have a Dehler 25 lift keel currently fitted with a long shaft yamaha 8 hp outboard. I am hoping to go inboard with a yanmar 1GM10. I am after some practical advise on how to go about this ie how to mount the engine what angle through hull positioning prop dimensions etc etc . Does anyone have...