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How do you mean "they don't mix well". I tend to think of ss jamming solid in Alu. Isn't that what we want here? Not sure how i would...

My Nic 31 has an external chainplate for the backstay. It is fastened by 4 3/8" stainless machine screws through to an aluminum backing...

I am sure you are right but i just can't visualise it really. I can't imagine being able to tie a string around a plastic bag...

Was absolutely meticulous with it last time but skinned over just the same. When turned upside down it just skins over on the...

Great to put on etc. But how do you manage to keep the unused stuff in usable condition please ? Nearly giving up with it.

Quite! Our boat is 3,500 miles from home atm and we carry a HUGE range of tools and spares. Tools include a large Halfords Professional...

.. and a torque wrench, and a crowsfoot, and deep sockets, and socket drivers, and Philips screwdrivers, and slot head screwdrivers, and...

Really? Do you think that is a good passage plan? Why safe havens only at the destination? No discussion about whether best to go west...

Given large language models (ai) have no real understanding of the content they create and are just guessing what the next word will be...

A friend has recently done azores straight to newfoundland. Incidentally, said water temp on grand banks was 20 C, last time he was...

Yes I watched the video and he firmly belongs in the box of people who are spreading disinformation. Like many who should know better he...

Not watched vids, but kniwledge has moved on from the book of his that i have. I don't refer to it anymore for anything other than...

These days I treat "Calder" stuff with a lot of caution.

It’s bread toasted then packaged,very tasty for breakfast or snacks

Sounds like the surveyor i had. Utterly useless. So i might take it as a symptom of that rather than as a fault with the boat.