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2 stroke every time for me. Less problems with E5/E10 fuel. Less moving parts so less to go wrong. Very simple engines. Lighter for... -
100% for me. Lighter & quieter. We have had several two strokes of various HP ratings up to 9.8 and they have all purred compared to...
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Go to Alderney and buy a new two-stroke? Or keep looking for a decent second hand one at a better price?
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Mark-1 replied to the thread Tohatsu 2.5 and 3.5 2 stroke difference..Wow, you're not far wrong. 🤯 Best small outboard engine Tohatsu 2.5 (De-Restricted)
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Mark-1 reacted to Sea Change's post in the thread Tohatsu 2.5 and 3.5 2 stroke difference. with
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They're the same, but there's is a washer with a slot in it that restricts the power to 2.5hp. That's literally the difference. -
I've a command mic by the helm. Absolute godsend with the dsc alerts. The CG just seem to use lat and long for emergencies nowadays...
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Mark-1 reacted to justanothersailboat's post in the thread I now never turn on my VHF radio... with Like.
DSC alerts are profoundly anti-safety - they condition you that an alarm will be pointless noise, but are happy to cut you off while...
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Mark-1 posted the thread Reflective Mood... Ghosts of the Solent. in Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt.While pootling around this weekend, I spotted the concrete boat of the elderly couple my wife and I teamed up with for an impromptu pub...
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Mark-1 replied to the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed.Us paupers on swinging moorings frequently tow dinghies so that solves the whole problem. Except the times when I'm well away from help...
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Mark-1 reacted to MisterBaxter's post in the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed with Like.
I was once drifting in a flat calm in a Freedom 21, so very low freeboard. I was with a friend who was strong but inexperienced. I tied...
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Mark-1 replied to the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed.Google suggests a Freedom 21 is likely to have an outboard. If you have an outboard you have a ladder. (Lovely looking boat, BTW.)
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Mark-1 replied to the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed.Funny, but I wonder... I'd have thought there would be an excellent Yachting Magazine article on real world performance of...
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Mark-1 replied to the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed.A guy on a previous thread tried to work it out by looking at MAIB reports and the average response times were abysmal. It's only just...
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Mark-1 replied to the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed.I bought a mobile phone designed for elderly people with massive physical buttons I use specifically for sailing which lives in an...
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Mark-1 reacted to oldmanofthehills's post in the thread Recovering from falling overboard when single handed with Like.
Under its autopilot it steadily crossed the BC and ran aground unharmed on the mudflat near Newport. CG flumoxed but locals more used to...