Recent content by JasB

They did that with the Stenna Britannica, turning it into a "Super-Ferry" so I was told!

The previous owner could claim (possibly with his hand on his heart) that he never used the engine long enough for the overheating to become noticable, and possibly that the oil leak was not as bad when he last used it as it is now. If you hadn't had the survey, I would suggest you swallow your...

Re: It\'s wonderful, it\'s marvelous. lol, when is Yachting and Gardening Monthly coming out?

Re: It\'s wonderful, it\'s marvelous. sounds good, but doesn't the wind cause a problem, or do you cover the straw with something else?

I had this problem a couple of months back, but with newish sails which optomism had made me leave in place over the winter. I can't say wether it will work with cloth sails. I tried washing them in the Wife's hot tub....didn't work, so I used a pressure washer which did work, but my sails were...

[ QUOTE ] Cripes. Thats a long way to bring bouyage for reworking. Surely Harwich can't be the only workshop left in the UK for such a task. [/ QUOTE ] Pretty sure I delivered a bouy, and other bits and pieces to somewhere in South Wales...Cardiff, or Swansea maybe. That was a Trinity...

That is for the gear change, I think the model in question has an integrated gear change/throttle...I might be wrong

looks like a frog to me...but I suppose "You Frog!" doesn't make a good title. Is that IN your anchor locker?

Not what you want on your first season, or any season for that matter. Just posting to say good luck with the repairs, and you should feel proud that you were competant enough to handle the situation as you did.

[ QUOTE ] may even have to get a "proper" job....... [/ QUOTE ] Bloody unlikely. Can't see Alistair Darling saying "Do you want fries with that?"

Ahha! Sun's come out, winds have dropped (Harwich) <check diary> yep, back to work tomorrow

Someone posted on here a month-or-so ago, mentioning a website that dealt with last minute sailing holiday bookings. I remember I had a look, and there were some good deals on there. Can anyone remember the thread?

[ QUOTE ] Remind me... why don't we go for a week in Marbella like other families? [/ QUOTE ] Owning a boat is FUN, remember? (I was going to say "sailing is fun", but...)

Here is a similar one, mine was cheaper, and looks it, but probably does the same job: Tiller extension

There is an extension handle that most swindlers stock, it clamps onto the control/throttle, but is just a lengthening of the control arm