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Insurance renewal shock
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Bishop Skinner. Small increase, boat in commission 12 months of the year on a Thames swinging mooring. I did shop around but some...
Saturday at 12:16
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LeonF
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Lower Thames River Moorings
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East Coast Forum
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Gravesend Sailing Club has a limited number of swinging moorings available on the Lower Thames. Great sailing area either upriver of...
Saturday at 12:14
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LeonF
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Lower Thames River Moorings
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The Thames Forum
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Gravesend Sailing Club has a limited number of swinging moorings available on the Lower Thames. Great sailing area either upriver of...
Saturday at 12:07
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LeonF
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EPIRB on a Plane?
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Gibraltar insisted on confiscating a membrillo.. quince cheese if you don't know it some years ago. Said it was paste. I've since...
23 Mar 2024
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LeonF
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Icom's M330GE DSC GPS VHF Fixed Radio
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Thanks all. Just rang Icom. Yes, needs the antenna but it doesn't need to be led outside the boat, can just be attached alongside the...
15 Mar 2024
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LeonF
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Icom's M330GE DSC GPS VHF Fixed Radio
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The Icom has an internal GPS...just not sure if it will work stand alone or relies on the antenna ?
15 Mar 2024
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LeonF
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Icom's M330GE DSC GPS VHF Fixed Radio
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Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader
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I need to replace my ancient Simrad VHF, non DSC. Looking at the Icom, but will it work below decks without the external antenna ? My...
15 Mar 2024
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LeonF
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single/short handed cruising
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We talk about "cutter rigs" as if they are all the same but there can be significant differences in the relative proportions of stays...
12 Mar 2024
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LeonF
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single/short handed cruising
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I believe my jib might be a yankee.. it furls reasonably well, just prefer to get rid of it and use the staysail. I had new sails from...
12 Mar 2024
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LeonF
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I got a foam luffed Genoa from Arun Sails - it must have been one of the last sails the old owner (Ivan?) made. It certainly had a good...
12 Mar 2024
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My last boat came with a set of "far east" sails by Lee. The yankee headsail was mitre cut so the middle seam had no stretch, but the...
12 Mar 2024
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How far from land before your offshore vs coastal sailing?
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Don't forget the Kraken!
12 Mar 2024
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12 Mar 2024
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single/short handed cruising
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I agree, though I'm not familiar with the efficiency of foam luffed jibs ? The cutter rig and its immense flexibility works for me.
12 Mar 2024
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LeonF
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single/short handed cruising
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My jib sets reasonably when slightly reefed, but my staysail is a very powerful sail, and I prefer to lose the jib completely if I need...
12 Mar 2024
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