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Have had a small Orkney in Titchmarsh which I copper coated in 2022. Gets a bit of slime after a few months and a bit of weed following that but nothing major, mostly slime which a jet wash soon removes.

Tilt hydraulic is leaking on said Honda BF75 single tilt ram not the 2 separate trim rams, outboard approx 1997 vintage Been told as single tilt ram does not come apart* unit must be replaced at cost of £850 *Lower end of ram does not have a bolt to undo so the cap can slide off and have O...

Thanks for tips, going to stick to swinging Maureen by the cleats and figure a way to keep her cleats and add a wench winch

Now that you’ve mentioned the drum I’m asking myself about the best position for the winch. Another owner of similar boat has removed central double cleat post type thing and replaced with drum which serves as replacement post. However I see that not enough room for anchor in his set up and...

Or put another way, are there any modern or more recent windlass that are considered more durable and simplest to buy spares for than the rest Lewmar Quick Lofrans

Considering a used one of the above (vertical with drum is my required version) read they have solenoid built into motor which if fails is replacement motor. Also that mounting bolt holes can be corroded. Is it worth waiting for a better brand to come along or are these as good as the rest out...

Is the reel a level wind

I understood that the exhaust gases contained co2 ipso facto. It does appear that a functional correctly installed heater should not produce much if any co2, internal leaks from the combustion chambers is another matter but this would fall under faulty equipment. The odd blown back exhaust...

Have a Hardy Fisher 20 wouldn’t mind a diesel heater on it am weighing up options to self fit or pay for install, if the latter probably Planar and through an approved fitter. Assumed use would be at anchor, ideally underway, maybe the odd over night. Being at anchor doesn’t always mean that...

We (royal, my Dad & wife) owned ‘Galaxy’ for a while in Walton. Stella website says she is in Burnham On Crouch and was a Petticrows build. I remember going to sleep listening to the tide lapping against the hull sending me off into a deep sleep. Could do with that now instead of insomnia...

Similarly landlocked in London, more recently did wonder if the sea obsession was due to rounding Harwich 1981 in a f6 aged 12 with full sail up. I was on tiller of a charter Cheverton Crusader (Lionheart now Naima) couldn’t believe we weren’t going to fall in the sea as the boat went over...

Osteo told me walking unencumbered if possible was good for a back to reset itself. Ideally after they’d done a bit of clickity clack. I walked about muttering about snake oil and charlatan but after two weeks magically resolved. Doing some basic stretches not a bad idea, like over tensioned...