Lucky Duck

Now that this thread has resurfaced… When I last looked at the RORC online application form you could search on their database for...

Sadly no ‘emergency’ switch despite the batteries them being in one bank of four (in forecabin of all places)

My last boat had the opposite problem as the shore only charged the domestic batteries.

I’m intrigued that the reported performance on these forums seems to vary so much so going down that route seems a relatively expensive...

3rd January morning after a sublime sail the day before

Good to see they are dredging the basin at Shotley as I understand they weren’t accepting visitors during last September’s neaps due to...

On the engine hours I found that the 20 minutes or so it takes to leave the marina, take off the lines and fenders and then get the...

It’s done about 30 hours less than my boat which is 9 years younger, then again I wouldn’t ever claim that it was lightly used

Thank you, lesson learned is to check this before departing where it was bought from rather than having a nasty surprise when on a...

How would fenders come into contact with anti-fouling?

In that example swapping the bottle to a new one resolved the issue. Leaving that aside I don’t recall ever not having the cooker...

Have had that problem when trying to use the dregs of a bottle but this one is half or more full.

This time around it needed to be lot tighter than normal, almost as if the threaded collar was too long or the ‘ball bearing’ wasn’t...

Last October I exchanged bottles in the usual way but the new one was quite difficult to get working. Pressing the ‘button’ produced the...

For a typical 10m boat the saving is £1! Lady Bee £4.40 and Brighton £4.50 per metre