Ian_Edwards

Thanks VicS, that's the number I was looking for. I get a gas safety engineer to check the gas system on the boat, every two years. He...

I found two gas regulators when clearing my garage. One is stamped 8 07, the other 01 00. I guess these codes are the date of...

I had a tabernacle on my Parker 275. I used it every spring and autumn to lower an raise the mast. As other has said it is very...

I use a piece of paper a pencil and eraser.

I had a similar problem. The Southerly has a 4ton cast steel plate recessed into the hull, and a 2.5 ton cast steel centre board. The...

These little brass screws are a pain but you might try an impact screwdriver to get them moving. I've never had much success with stud...

Yes, I have used them. The other problem with touch screens is how sensitive they are to finger moisture. Too wet or too dry they don't...

This is just one of the ways in which touch screens and menu-driven stuff sucks. I've had them. IMO, any gear that cannot be operated...

Yes, it's made by West. I have a kit on board, it's been open for at least 2 years, and I use a little now and again, last time in March...

By all means buy your expensive watch but wear it only for evenings ashore etc. Have a cheap waterproof watch for daily wear as it's...

G-Flex make small kits of thickened epoxy. The two components come in tubes, and it's easy to mix small quantities. I find it a lot less...

This may be an unconventional approach. My boat developed a leaking teak deck in 2023. I sort advice on this forum and bought a Fein...

I have one as in #2. It has started both my old Subaru 2L diesel and the 2.2L Yanmar 4jh4e. I've only needed it twice in 4, perhaps 5...

A slight digression. The windows on the Southerly have wooden frames on the inside. I made blackout boards out of light weight foam...

Brainstorming... A prusik hitch and a carabiner might be faster and at least as secure. A rolling hitch or camel hitch with a half...