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North are very good but get the impression that they are pricey the sort of sailing that you do would go for terylene wont make your boat go as fast as kevlar (which i race with but the team Im with does a lot of rorc racing) but will last ten times longer as not as allergic to UV.

all depends on a lot of factors including design of frame, type of rig is it eg deck or keel, what it is constructed out of and also height.

You are probebly going to hate me for this but the best thing to do is to remove all the antifould and start fresh. You should be able to get good glass friendly strippers (it tends to be easier on wooden boats lots of nitromose and a good tungsten tipped scraper) But it will take you a long...

Strap it preferbly with either bronze or copper strips and thro bolt it seeing that your boat is based in the basin I would suggest seeing James Bryan Shaw he is the local shipwright there based in the shed that the dawn was restored he has over 40 years experiance in wooden boats and played a...

think it also depends where you moor the boat nothing really works for long on the river medina even when you are using the yacht most weekends.

On the whole it certainly looks like the older boats seams to be holding out better. I just hope Steve can get round in one piece and be able to clear the debts he has run up getting to the start.

one and a half 2.5l tins of blakes green antifoul about 6 years £70 new old sutible for both salt and fresh water one tin hasnt been opened any reasonable offers accepted based Chelmsford Essex can deliver 10mile radius of Chelmsford or Cowes if you dont mind waiting til March.

crewsaver very good and if the rnli use them then they are more than up to the job I got a hydrostatic one so it doesnt go off accendently also the back up pull cord isnt over long so it doesnt catch on guard wires when you are hiking out or transfering to/from a tender (I think Beken prob have...

A tip to bear in mind if you regalv your floors is to take them to your local blacksmith or get a group to gether with stuff which needs regalved to get over the min order charge which can be anywhere up to £80 (many blacksmiths would be more than happy to do this if you dont mind waiting for...

poor bloke bet hes not a happy chappy

Dont even show it antifoul as you will set up galvanic corrosion due to the disimular metal in the worst instances you will be able to see it fizzing and be able to run your cabin lights off the ensuring electosis. It does sound like you dont have a bronze prop as your prop hasnt fallen off...

I wear a mish mash of gear gill jacket, hernri lloyd bottoms, musto,mid layers, fleece and thermals it all boils down to what ever fits the best My gill Jacket is fairly bombproof but I find that musto fits me better although I dont find it as durible. but musto custermor service is very good...

mooring at bideford is suppost to be around £10/wk but nobody from the coucil bothers to collect the rent be warn there are no facelities for water or tolets (apart from the rarther stinky pubic ones that are locked every night) also the Torridge dries out to a thin trickle at low tide so you...

Try speaking to gardner parts their email is sales@gardnerparts.co.uk their phone number is 01617861900. They are very helpful even with models that are no longer made, and in the rare event they cant supply what you are looking for than they know a man who can. cheers pip

Blue dancer kayak in good condition for sale in Devon no blades or spray deck £100 ono or will exchange/part exchange for a tender or a canadian canoe buyer collect.