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The trouble with that plan is that while some Orcas will hate it, others will love it, and we don't know which way the killer ones will go.

Tis true. I once took a charter in US waters and was constantly referred to as captain by dock hands and marina staff. When they first...

Conversely, I kept my Motorboat at a Yacht Club, where 95% of boats were motorboats. We welcome visiting boaters.

I think it comes from being a long term Moboer where 'yacht' only got added when it was a serious bit of kit. Ie motoryacht (big...

When I owned a motorboat I always just called it a ‘boat’. Now I have sails I mostly call it a ‘sailing boat’ or occasionally a ‘yacht’...

I regularly move outboards around and can manhandle up to about 60kg in short bursts. When it comes to the one I have to put on and off...

Unfortunately the person with the original problem hasn’t been on the forum since 2008, so I doubt you’ll get a response.

Not my job guv. Point is, we already have laws and they are clearly being flouted. I am sure the police involved in the clip I posted...

That can't be right, surely. Annual tax on my circa £50K 29ft sportscruiser is over E38,000 per year :eek:

Someone more knowledgeable will be along shortly, but if you permanently move your boat to France you will almost certainly have to pay...

I don't think plod are bothered about the current rules, let alone any new ones. See this plod saying "sod this' and walking away in...

Around where I am, with thick black smelly mud, my Delta is the best anchor I have ever used.

There is a lot of context missing here. Were you in a channel? Was there any speed limits in place? Was there room outside the channel...

I would say a danforth style anchor is the worst I have ever used. More than once I have dragged using one, and when I’ve pulled it up I...

They have a new one in the kit but was look8ng at the possibility of keeping the one installed or my mate was looking to install in his...