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Back to OP’s question - I just paid £144 for labour for two people for and hour to look at my wind instruments and fix a problem. I think if they had had to remove old transducers and wire and replace then I would have expected 3 times that for labour.

Not done it myself but... 3 weeks seems optimistic for a "normal" 30 footer, let alone a heavy motor sailer

I think a ot of that will come down to the type of sailing you day and availability of alternative supplies. If you carry a spare that will be big enough to last you for your longest likely trip then it's irrelevant - which one is cheaper would be my steer. However - if you're away from home...

I have a rechargeable SUP Pump. No idea how many dinghies i could inflate with it on one charge but plenty of juice in it. Expensive £120 but good. Previously we had a coleman that was high volume, low pressure and would get it most of the way there and then use the manual pump but when it died...

Have only l;ost one fender and that was where it chafed through on the toe rail - My clove hitches ( and even those of my daughter) have not come undone - That said - 3 strand rope and with a reasonable tail may help. We chartered once in Greece a few year ago and the lanyards on the fenders...

Decades since i used one but should be fine. Mirrors were designed for it

Diving suit?

Shambles is a bit further West than both of those ;)

Think also of the billions that has been spent on the Ford yet the real experts online always know how we can do things so much better

Yet

AIS has her just off Rosyth

This thread has had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra

I would disagree wholeheartedly. A lot of manufacturers put regular material online showing how to use their kit, many places have pilotage guides and of course there is a boatload (sorry) of material of varying quality where one may need to be selective in choosing what lesson to learn where...

That was my assumption. If something can repair those tiny cracks then it may well be valid option for many.

PBO reporting on Facebook that the Calor Press Office have confirmed. Seems like it’s genuine- just a badly managed communication