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I had the misfortune, some years ago, to contract e-coli. You really, really, really don't want a dose of it. Despite the rapid weight loss achieved (over a stone in less than a week), it is etched in my memory as being a) deeply unpleasant; b) messy (my flatmates kindly gave me free rein of the...

Racing skippers have a thorough understanding of what happens on the foredeck.

Quick update Thank you to everyone for contributing opinions - it certainly is an interesting one and has given me a steep learning curve around physics and chemistry that I thought I'd left behind with my school science lessons! The current strategy is to get a surveyor down to check our...

I think we need more information because there could be several factors in play. What was the original anticorrosive scheme applied before the first Coppercoat, and when? The first coppercoat was applied in 2006, before we owned her - no idea what was used prior to that. Has there been any...

re: the coppercoat - we put a layer of epoxy onto the old coppercoat, then gave 4 layers of the new coppercoat. It didn't go straight onto steel. The old coppercoat had been on for about 9 years and had done its job properly. The bits of hull that are being exposed are showing copper, rather...

We had our boat hauled out last week, as part of the toe rail needed replacing. Since then, we seem to have embarked on a rather unpleasant voyage of discovery. A bit of background is probably helpful. The boat was re-Coppercoated last year. Anodes were replaced. She'd been in the same berth...

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Probably apocryphal, but "A l'eau, c'est l'heure" always makes me chuckle.

Zombie Apocalypse If you'd like to read a novel (ok, that might be overstating it; let's go for "fictional take on" and be nice to everyone) about the thought of using a yacht to get out of trouble in a zombie apocalypse, try "for those in peril on the sea" by Colin M. Drysdale. Actually a lot...

Lionfish are non-indigenous to the Caribbean. Some people believe they are destroying reef eco-systems by eating the smaller reef fish.

Under my boat - one iphone. Under my neighbour's boat - the commodore's wife's rolex. Diving is verboten so it will be there a while...

There's a very clever little plug-in that I use called Autopager. Even the Greek tax thread over on the Liveaboard forum presents as a single page. And it is free. Think it is unique to Chrome though.

Went down to the boat yesterday - she's in the water. Just over an hour's drive. Fitted a new anchor (rocna, if anyone is interested, to replace the CQR). Measured out the anchor chain and marked at 10 metre intervals using cable ties (just how long they'll last is another matter). Then ran a...

Ecover in minimal amounts, maybe 15% of recommended dosage. I have a history of incredibly bad eczema (arms bandaged up to shoulder, gloves more or less constantly, face looking like an agent orange victim) and I can't tolerate anything too chemical. All much much better after 7 months of using...

Thank you to everyone! I really like the look of the suggestion by Damis44 - and I suspect Mr FWD will also for reasons of space etc. This weekend will be spent with a tapemeasure...