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It is navigable from the sea but the 1988 act of parliament creating the broads authority , gave it powers of broads regulation. Even...

I think ultimately whatever I go for I won't have it for more than 3-4 years, the boats main purpose will be for me to clock up the...

Hi all, Thanks for your messages. Boat is now safe in her new home waters. Cheers

Thank you all, your views are much appreciated.

That's good enough for me.

At the time it was demonstrated convincingly by Martin Sadler and the then MD taking one out into the bay opening the seacocks and then...

Agree they're excellent by all accounts, and I've always loved Sadlers, but I'd agree I've always been a little skeptical about the...

Another one with over 50 years of having a first aid certificate, first time 1970... In all the years the only thing I've had to treat...

Whilst I can't deny the other 95% of the coast has many advantages over the Solent, this thread was mainly an interesting excuse for a...

If the OP has spotted a tidy engine at a fair price from a local seller he tends to trust, then that's a reasonable proposition IMHO...

Smaller is definitely better for outboards on small yachts, you lose most of the advantages of an outboard if you can't pick the thing...

On my Snapdragon 24, the 3.5 2T from the dinghy pushed it along nicely when the big engine was sulking as long as the water was...

I guess the simplest thing is to add a new rule that makes autonomous boats give way vessel to everything under all circumstances...

And of course, this is only going to get more complicated in years to come. The COLREGS as they stand are not easily digitally...

I've got a bilge keel Corribee which is similar size. I use a 5hp 2T engine with a high thrust prop (ie a lower gear prop for no...