Recent content by FlyingSpud

Fior that money you can get a Westerly Storm. Simples

GPS is great for telling you where you are, and the stuff about 'What happens if it is turned off' is pointless. Its biggest problem is the accursed Cross Track Error. How many people do you know who fight to keep ‘on the line’ during a longish passage, first turning the bows one way and then...

Neat little free electric bus every 15 minutes now runs on a loop all around Malo Les Bains and reaches the Marina on the east side, jump off half way round for the Operation Dynamo museum. Malo itself is rather chips, kiss me quick hats and formica counters Actually, how does the marina get...

Just to say that I was there on Sunday and they directed me to a berth in 'D', but an hour before low water I could not get far up the aisle before running aground. I need 1.8. Managed to back out. Fingers are still missing on E and F Ramsgate week may be interesting this year if they have not...

To be of any real use, PBO needs to tell its readership when something is useless or rubbish, but it never does, no doubt from fear of upsetting advertisers. I cancelled my subscription because there is no point in such a mag when it doesn’t have the belly to criticise

Rochester Bridge is the furthest up but you would not go that far, little point going past Chatham marina.

I have lost the flange that holds down the barrel of a Blakes seacock (how I did this is another story). Its dates from the 80's, and I was hoping to avoid having to fit a new one , does anyone know a source of older style Blakes?

PM sent re XAS double

We had a similar problem when we bought our boat. The rubber that acts as a spring to push the prong forward for normal use had hardened while the boat had been left standing for a couple of years. The only answer was to take out the whole of the loading section I can’t remember how we did that...

We just take the Thermostat out and then run it through, I would think this would be a quicker option

Tschh….you lot get panicked if you have less than 10 foot of water underneath you, we think we have loads with 10 inches.

South Coast, perhaps, but we on the East coast are of sterner stuff . Joking aside, I have never had any problem with the engine pushing us though the tides here, but as I say, when the wind gets up, on a Storm, you are almost always better off using the sails, the engine is for no wind days.

I have had a Storm for 6 years now, and if it is a force 6, you sail, great fun! Who needs an Engine?

Good idea to book with St Kats before you set off. We tend to take the boat up once a year, on a Saturday, and leave it there until the following weekend; members of the family then use it as a base to go to the theatre etc. during the week In effect you get your own flat by Tower Bridge for...

I am not sure what is wrong with the reports being given with ‘confidence’ factors, As I understand Frank Singleton’s response to my original question it seems to come down to 2 factors (a) The Report would be too long – which I suppose is an issue, but would it really add much to say...