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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...

Hi Paul, I don't know the size of the cables from the battery to the inverter, the boat is 165miles away so it's not easy to check. The...

When our children were young we bought them (over 30 years ago) new life jackets, not buoyancy aids. Then took them to the local...

Although the inverter is rated at 2kW, and the kettle at 1.5kW, the initial inrush of current is probably a lot more than the steady...

A 28ft Miller Fifer is very much a motor sailer. I'd be surprised if it sailed to windward very well. It only has a draft of 0.8m...

I think you need to teel us a little more about the boat and if you are keeping it in Inverness Marina, before you get any meaning full...

If they are old they are probably 150kHz or 200kHz. 150kHz usually match the old rotating sounders and have a 30mm diameter head with a...

When we got rid of the gas on board we bought a low wattage toaster from our local camping shop . It’s perfect for running off an...