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I prefer the Yachtsnet archive. You get a good succinct summary of boats strengths and weaknesses, along with decent pics, and it...

I did think that from the inside would (obviously) be a lot easier, but perhaps the inflow of water was too great to do this. As others...

Just thinking out loud here, but if one were to swim under the boat with, say, a bunched up duvet and force it up into the 15cm hole...

Well built sir. Years ago I built a stitch and glue Canadian canoe from Selway Fisher plans. A very enjoyable project.

It depends how much you like your neighbours. Not all the AF dust will end up in the vacuum cleaner. I worked in a boat building place a...

Does it have twin rudders? Quite unusual on a boat that small, no? And is that a bow sprit or just an anchor up front? Home build?

Does the ProCharge Ultra have a LiFePo setting?

This^^^

I have a boat with a hoofing great 4ft wide wing keel! All the bigger Parker boats have them and they’re boats that are renowned for...

If everything else is right about it, don't worry about the keel - presumably the keel works, the technical details are irrelevant...

Heartbreaking. Glad they’re ok.

You don’t say where you are but if you’re in the UK are you using the cold start procedure? (ie plenty of throttle, gearbox in neutral)...

As Roger says, same as the Matsutec unit. I fitted one 2 years ago. Hasn’t missed a beat.

There’s a chap near me with a very similar boat to Chiara’s example. He mounts his OB on the side of the boat next to where he’s sitting...

True enough, but that outboard mount is a crime against humanity.