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Calshot Lightship, flying boats on the slipways, bold men in uniforms, "elf & safety" still 20 years away. -
Another welcome change, this year, was that using a boat, on passage (as opposed to berthed in a French marina) as a French ‘address,’...
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Forty_Two reacted to sfellows's post in the thread Teak decks on an affordable old sailing boat - avoid like the plague? with
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We have an old teak-decked boat. After 30 years there is still 10mm of teak deck left. That’s the thickness of todays’s new boats with... -
Forty_Two replied to the thread French Long Stay Visa.Just back from my appointment for this year's French visa & an interesting change. Previously you had to have a six month gap between...
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Forty_Two replied to the thread Battery connector question.As you're local to the boat, get a power monitor from Ebay or Amazon & a Free €2/mth sim. Peace of mind investment.
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The Chung Hwa were hulls made in Taiwan and fitted out by quite a few family based yards, hence there are quite a few name variants out...