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I suppose webbing like that on lifejacket straps or as used to tie down liferaft cannisters might be better. But does it depend on what...

On my boat it's because tying them to the lower wire leaves the fender line in contact with the teak toe rail which would both abrade...

Guard wires every time. With a clove hitch. It's then simple to slide fenders fore/aft or raise/lower as appropriate. Once secured, an...

Same as you. But it does put a strain on the wire, particularly if the weather squashes the boat against the pontoon and then they move...

A lot depends on whether you’re treating it as a delivery trip or a cruise from Hamble to the Clyde. We did Falmouth to the Clyde (with...

I'm planning to take a new-to-me motor boat from Falmouth to the Clyde in early summer, so have been doing much the same planning as...

It can be very difficult to prove ownership of anything unless a sytem of registration exists to give conclusive evidence of title...

If neither of the boats is registered, there is no legal requirement (in England and Wales) for any paperwork. The boats are 'chattels'...

PS I see from an old copy of Lloyd's Register of Yachts that Finesse was her original name, so you have restored that too. Also in the...

Hi Brian I just happened to be on here when you posted the above. I'll be very interested to see Finesse, and in the meantime will put...

Why not take the scales onto the boat, then when you want to weigh yourself, go ashore with them and do it on the quay, pub terrace or...

That's not correct for many boats. For example, see my post above (#4) about my boat. Many planing boats are more economical in terms of...

I agree with the last post. Cruising speed could mean the engine manufacturers' maximum continuous rpm, or more likely their...

I've always drunk the water from boat freshwater tanks over the last 20 years (and for 10 years as child a long time ago), assuming I...

The builders of my boat, a Sargo 31, produced a sheet giving fuel burn at different speeds for the different engine options. I have two...