Recent content by Lynette

Thanks for this , WWalsh, most helpful. I have just cancelled my flight out at the end of May and rebooked for early July.

Thanks everyone for your help. The wiring looks professional, and must have been like this for a good many years. I think most of you are agreeing that the neutral AC line should be disconnected from the earth, but leave the AC earth grounded with the DC negative through the propeller shaft...

Like most yachts, mine has a 12v DC internal supply and a 240v AC shore power connection via an RCD. I had assumed that these were entirely separate, and the 240v supply was earthed back to the marina post. But I've just discovered a green-and-yellow wire I hadn't ever noticed before. This...

I replaced the teak (actually teak veneer over plywood) on my Moody 376 with Dek-king back in 2014. PBO published my article about it in the Nov. 2014 issue. It looked really good, if not quite the elegance of teak. But at £650 or so it was quarter the price of replacement teak, and fitting it...

In rice? I've had them often enough in flour when sailing in the tropics. It's possible to sift out the black adults but the tiny grubs slip through and get baked in the bread. Protein supplement, I call it.

4 parts fresh to 1 of seawater is what I use for any recipe involving salted water.

Men can be SO uncaring. Every time I buy new shoes or a handbag for the boat, HE insists I throw one of my old ones out! What about all the space he takes up with his stupid tools?

Must be very recent. I went through on 23rd (4 days ago) at 1pm, still the same old "Santa Maura" then. That old wreck is part of the ambience.

I fitted fake teak (Dek-King) 3 years ago. The decks do get a bit hot in the strongest Mediterranean sunshine, but otherwise no complaints at all.

I'm still using my old but trusty Aries, with 100,000 miles under sail. Its much repaired and gradually falling apart now though, and its time is almost due. I think I would prefer another servo-pendulum type rather than a trim-tab like the Hydrovane, even though we have a centre cockpit.

Crash stop. Then make contact with the casualty (shout, torch). The other stuff you suggest then follows, according to conditions. That locking nut on your wheel could be helpful when you are hove-to. If you are below when they go over and have lost contact, I would also add, double check...

[ QUOTE ] (What me, jealous? I' ve tried offering SWMBO a first-class flight to anywhere else, but no go). [/ QUOTE ] He flatters himself. Any offers from good-looking rich guys with own yacht?

I've done a fair amount of long-distance sailing, mainly with my partner in our yacht, sometimes with larger crews, both as skipper and as crew. My partner and I are currently preparing for another extended cruise. Are you planning on going solo? Are you in the situation of being persuaded by...

We regularly do harbour races in Dover harbour, where in summer the cross-channel swimmers practice sometimes a long way out from shore. One crew member is posted to watch for them, but even in the conditions inside the harbour you have to be almost within 100m before they are obvious. If they...

There are two 'regular' chandlers in the area, one at Gillingham Marina (rather expensive but very helpful) and Pirate's Cove. To find the latter, go through the Medway tunnel out of Chatham, left at the first roundabout, first right onto the industrial estate, and it is one of the first...