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Navigational question, for experienced
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Sorry, get new glasses
21 Mar 2024
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Navigational question, for experienced
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No what he said was "On a bright day of 29 July 2023 we done a silly thing and without planing sailed to Harwich from Burnham.on...
21 Mar 2024
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Navigational question, for experienced
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Am I misreading the original post? The OP describes a strong SW wind but his track suggests he is competing against a North Easterly...
20 Mar 2024
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Mainsheet jammer, easy release
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Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader
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Our Elan has a mainsail of about 28M2 and is relatively tender so it is important to be able to release the main quickly in a gust. The...
17 Mar 2024
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Water tank - how to clean and make safe
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And is chlorination a practical solution for DIY boaters? If so how do I set about it?
16 Mar 2024
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VHF/AIS splitter.
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No not so at all. I think the difference is that vessels travelling above set speeds transmit their position etc at more frequent...
11 Mar 2024
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VHF/AIS splitter.
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Just upgrading from receive only to class B, TX and receive. Previously had AIS antenna on a pole clamped to the puspit but getting the...
10 Mar 2024
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GPS Antenna wiring help!!
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The installation instructions do refer to installing the separate GPS aerial, this link to it also has a pretty good wiring diagram...
8 Mar 2024
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Chinese Heater - another thread
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5-8 kw is too much for a 27ft boat. We have just 2kw on our 32footer and it is usually plenty. A smaller unit might also help address...
2 Mar 2024
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Applying barnacle food, suitable rollers.
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Went for the Rota foam rollers, no longer in stock at Toolstation or a few others I tried bur Amazon came up with a bundle with 20...
2 Mar 2024
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What to check while mast is down?
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Fully agree, just had our mast down for the first time and replaced the VHF aerial which I suspected was reducing our radio range and...
2 Mar 2024
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How do i attach this to my speader?
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A single hole right through the spreader is hardly going to endanger the structural integrity of the spreader. Put a small eyebolt right...
2 Mar 2024
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Applying barnacle food, suitable rollers.
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You do it your way, but I will stick with my system,
1 Mar 2024
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Applying barnacle food, suitable rollers.
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Thanks everyone for responses, most seem to be recommending felt or mohair rollers, I would still prefer to stick with foam if possible...
29 Feb 2024
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Applying barnacle food, suitable rollers.
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Thank you, these sound good and certainly worth a try. The concave shaping does sound a liitle odd I hope it does not leave a tramline...
29 Feb 2024
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